لدن

Arabic

Etymology 1

Developed from لَ (la, “to, for”) + دُون (dūn, “beneath; by one's feet”); hence coming to or being at a space or duration close or near, right at their feet, immediately before them, in the presence of, happening or being near, following in a location or time.

Preposition

1. at, by, near

Usage notes

• Usually preceded by مِنْ (min, “from”).

Inflection

Inflected forms
Base form					لَدُنْ (ladun)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	لَدُنِي (ladunī)		لَدُنَّا (ladunnā)
Second person	لَدُنْكَ (ladunka)	لَدُنْكِ (ladunki)	لَدُنْكُمَا (ladunkumā)	لَدُنْكُمْ (ladunkum)	لَدُنْكُنَّ (ladunkunna)
Third person	لَدُنْهُ (ladunhu)	لَدُنْهَا (ladunhā)	لَدُنْهُمَا (ladunhumā)	لَدُنْهُمْ (ladunhum)	لَدُنْهُنَّ (ladunhunna)

Etymology 2

Verb

لِدْنَ • (lidna) (form I)

1. second-person feminine plural active imperative of وَلَدَ (walada)