From Proto-Semitic *ṣ́aʾn- (“small cattle, sheep”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒇇𒇻𒄭𒀀 (ṣēnum) and Biblical Hebrew צֹאן (ṣoʾn).
ضَأْن • (ḍaʔn) f (collective, singulative ضَائِن f (ḍāʔin), paucal أَضْؤُن (ʔaḍʔun))
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | ضَأْن ḍaʔn |
الضَّأْن aḍ-ḍaʔn |
ضَأْن ḍaʔn |
| Nominative | ضَأْنٌ ḍaʔnun |
الضَّأْنُ aḍ-ḍaʔnu |
ضَأْنُ ḍaʔnu |
| Accusative | ضَأْنًا ḍaʔnan |
الضَّأْنَ aḍ-ḍaʔna |
ضَأْنَ ḍaʔna |
| Genitive | ضَأْنٍ ḍaʔnin |
الضَّأْنِ aḍ-ḍaʔni |
ضَأْنِ ḍaʔni |
| Singulative | basic singulative triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | ضَائِن ḍāʔin |
الضَّائِن aḍ-ḍāʔin |
ضَائِن ḍāʔin |
| Nominative | ضَائِنٌ ḍāʔinun |
الضَّائِنُ aḍ-ḍāʔinu |
ضَائِنُ ḍāʔinu |
| Accusative | ضَائِنًا ḍāʔinan |
الضَّائِنَ aḍ-ḍāʔina |
ضَائِنَ ḍāʔina |
| Genitive | ضَائِنٍ ḍāʔinin |
الضَّائِنِ aḍ-ḍāʔini |
ضَائِنِ ḍāʔini |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | ضَائِنَيْن ḍāʔinayn |
الضَّائِنَيْن aḍ-ḍāʔinayn |
ضَائِنَيْ ḍāʔinay |
| Nominative | ضَائِنَانِ ḍāʔināni |
الضَّائِنَانِ aḍ-ḍāʔināni |
ضَائِنَا ḍāʔinā |
| Accusative | ضَائِنَيْنِ ḍāʔinayni |
الضَّائِنَيْنِ aḍ-ḍāʔinayni |
ضَائِنَيْ ḍāʔinay |
| Genitive | ضَائِنَيْنِ ḍāʔinayni |
الضَّائِنَيْنِ aḍ-ḍāʔinayni |
ضَائِنَيْ ḍāʔinay |
| Paucal (3-10) | basic broken paucal triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَضْؤُن ʔaḍʔun |
الْأَضْؤُن al-ʔaḍʔun |
أَضْؤُن ʔaḍʔun |
| Nominative | أَضْؤُنٌ ʔaḍʔunun |
الْأَضْؤُنُ al-ʔaḍʔunu |
أَضْؤُنُ ʔaḍʔunu |
| Accusative | أَضْؤُنًا ʔaḍʔunan |
الْأَضْؤُنَ al-ʔaḍʔuna |
أَضْؤُنَ ʔaḍʔuna |
| Genitive | أَضْؤُنٍ ʔaḍʔunin |
الْأَضْؤُنِ al-ʔaḍʔuni |
أَضْؤُنِ ʔaḍʔuni |