Dukayn
دكين
Say it du-KAYN
Dusky in colour
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Arabic root
- d-k-n
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- The Companions
- Also spelled
- Dukain, Dukayn
Meaning & source
A diminutive from dukn, a dusky colour between red and black (Lisān); Lisān lists Dukayn as a name.
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دكن: الدَّكْن والدَّكَن والدُّكْنة: لَوْنُ الأَدْكن كَلَوْنِ الخَزِّ الَّذِي يضربُ إِلى الغُبرة بَيْنَ الْحُمْرَةِ وَالسَّوَادِ، وَفِي الصِّحَاحِ: يَضْرِبُ إِلى السَّوَادِ، دَكِن يَدْكَن دَكَناً وأَدْكَن وَهُوَ أَدْكَنُ؛