ذقن

See also: دفن and دقن

Arabic

Etymology 1

From ذ ق ن (ḏ-q-n), from Proto-Semitic *ḏaḳan- (“beard”). Compare Hebrew זָקָן (zāqān) and Ugaritic 𐎄𐎖𐎐 (dqn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ذَقَن or ذِقْن • (ḏaqan or ḏiqn) m (plural أَذْقَان (ʔaḏqān) or ذُقُون (ḏuqūn))

1. chin
2. (by extension, Modern Standard Arabic) beard on the chin; goatee

   Synonym: عُثْنُون (ʕuṯnūn, “goatee”)

   1. (Modern Standard Arabic, proscribed and dialectal) beard

Declension

Declension of noun ذَقَن (ḏaqan)‎; ذِقْن (ḏiqn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ذَقَن‎; ذِقْن ḏaqan‎; ḏiqn	الذَّقَن‎; الذِّقْن aḏ-ḏaqan‎; aḏ-ḏiqn	ذَقَن‎; ذِقْن ḏaqan‎; ḏiqn
Nominative	ذَقَنٌ‎; ذِقْنٌ ḏaqanun‎; ḏiqnun	الذَّقَنُ‎; الذِّقْنُ aḏ-ḏaqanu‎; aḏ-ḏiqnu	ذَقَنُ‎; ذِقْنُ ḏaqanu‎; ḏiqnu
Accusative	ذَقَنًا‎; ذِقْنًا ḏaqanan‎; ḏiqnan	الذَّقَنَ‎; الذِّقْنَ aḏ-ḏaqana‎; aḏ-ḏiqna	ذَقَنَ‎; ذِقْنَ ḏaqana‎; ḏiqna
Genitive	ذَقَنٍ‎; ذِقْنٍ ḏaqanin‎; ḏiqnin	الذَّقَنِ‎; الذِّقْنِ aḏ-ḏaqani‎; aḏ-ḏiqni	ذَقَنِ‎; ذِقْنِ ḏaqani‎; ḏiqni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ذَقَنَيْن‎; ذِقْنَيْن ḏaqanayn‎; ḏiqnayn	الذَّقَنَيْن‎; الذِّقْنَيْن aḏ-ḏaqanayn‎; aḏ-ḏiqnayn	ذَقَنَيْ‎; ذِقْنَيْ ḏaqanay‎; ḏiqnay
Nominative	ذَقَنَانِ‎; ذِقْنَانِ ḏaqanāni‎; ḏiqnāni	الذَّقَنَانِ‎; الذِّقْنَانِ aḏ-ḏaqanāni‎; aḏ-ḏiqnāni	ذَقَنَا‎; ذِقْنَا ḏaqanā‎; ḏiqnā
Accusative	ذَقَنَيْنِ‎; ذِقْنَيْنِ ḏaqanayni‎; ḏiqnayni	الذَّقَنَيْنِ‎; الذِّقْنَيْنِ aḏ-ḏaqanayni‎; aḏ-ḏiqnayni	ذَقَنَيْ‎; ذِقْنَيْ ḏaqanay‎; ḏiqnay
Genitive	ذَقَنَيْنِ‎; ذِقْنَيْنِ ḏaqanayni‎; ḏiqnayni	الذَّقَنَيْنِ‎; الذِّقْنَيْنِ aḏ-ḏaqanayni‎; aḏ-ḏiqnayni	ذَقَنَيْ‎; ذِقْنَيْ ḏaqanay‎; ḏiqnay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَذْقَان‎; ذُقُون ʔaḏqān‎; ḏuqūn	الْأَذْقَان‎; الذُّقُون al-ʔaḏqān‎; aḏ-ḏuqūn	أَذْقَان‎; ذُقُون ʔaḏqān‎; ḏuqūn
Nominative	أَذْقَانٌ‎; ذُقُونٌ ʔaḏqānun‎; ḏuqūnun	الْأَذْقَانُ‎; الذُّقُونُ al-ʔaḏqānu‎; aḏ-ḏuqūnu	أَذْقَانُ‎; ذُقُونُ ʔaḏqānu‎; ḏuqūnu
Accusative	أَذْقَانًا‎; ذُقُونًا ʔaḏqānan‎; ḏuqūnan	الْأَذْقَانَ‎; الذُّقُونَ al-ʔaḏqāna‎; aḏ-ḏuqūna	أَذْقَانَ‎; ذُقُونَ ʔaḏqāna‎; ḏuqūna
Genitive	أَذْقَانٍ‎; ذُقُونٍ ʔaḏqānin‎; ḏuqūnin	الْأَذْقَانِ‎; الذُّقُونِ al-ʔaḏqāni‎; aḏ-ḏuqūni	أَذْقَانِ‎; ذُقُونِ ʔaḏqāni‎; ḏuqūni

Etymology 2

Verb

ذقن (form I)

1. ذُقْنَ (ḏuqna) /ðuq.na/: inflection of ذَاقَ (ḏāqa):
   1. third-person feminine plural past active
   2. second-person feminine plural imperative
2. ذِقْنَ (ḏiqna) /ðiq.na/: third-person feminine plural past passive of ذَاقَ (ḏāqa)