ضون1 ضَوْنَةٌ, (K,) an inf. n. of which the verb is ضَانَ, aor. ـُ said of a man, (TK,) The having numerous offspring; as also ↓ تَضَوُّنٌ. (K.) [Probably from ضَيْوَنٌ.]5 تَضَوَّنَ see the preceding paragraph.ضَوْنٌ The إِنْفَحَة [i. e. runnet, or runnet-bag, of a hid, or lamb]. (K.) ضَانَةٌ A nose-ring of brass (بُرَةٌ M, K, مِنْ صُفْرٍM) for a camel: (K:) or a [camel's nose-ring  such as is termed] خِزَامَة; accord. to Sh: mentioned in the K in art. ضأن; but this is its proper place, for it is without. (TA.) ضَوْنَةٌ A young female child. (K, TA. [In the CK, الظَّبْيَةُ is put for الصَّبِيَّةُ.]) ضَيْوَنٌ, (S, M, K,) of the measure فَيْعَلٌ, not فَعْوَلٌ, because the former is the more common, (IB, TA,) extr. [in respect of rule], preserving its original form, (M,) without إِدْغَام [i. e. not having its و incorporated into the ى so as to become ضَيَّنٌ, as it should by rule,] because it is a primitive noun, (S,) like حَيْوَةُ, which is a proper name of a man, (S, M,) but more extr. because that is allowable in a proper name which is not allowable in another kind of word, (M,) [A he-cat;] i. q. سِنَّوْرٌ [q. v.]; (M:) the male سِنَّوْر: (S, K:) or a certain small beast resembling the سِنَّوْر: (M:) pl. ضَيَاوِنُ, (S, K,) in which the و is unaltered because it is so in the sing.: (S, TA:) Sb says, the dim. is ↓ ضُيَيِّنٌ, like أُسَيِّدٌ [dim. of أَسْوَدُ], but he who says أُسَيْوِدٌ may say ↓ ضُيَيْوِنٌ. (S.) ضُيَيِّنٌ and ضُيَيْوِنٌ: see what next precedes.