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شن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

10 استشنّ ذ : see 5, in three places. ― -b2- Also, (Kh, S, K,) said of a man, (Kh, S, TA,) and of a camel, (TA,) (tropical:) He became lean, or emaciated, (Kh, S, K, TA,) like the water-skin that has become old, and worn out: so says Aboo-Kheyreh: (TA:) or, said of an animal, he became dried up, and lean, or emaciated. (Har p. 530.) ― -b3- And استشنّ اـِلَى اللَّبَنِ i. q. عَامَ, (K,) i. e. He betook himself to milk, or the milk, and desired it eagerly, or longed for it. (TA.)

Derived headwords

استشنّverb
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استشنّ اـِلَى اللَّبَنِ