عنث

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the dried, blackened, and decayed state of certain plant matter, specifically the fruit of the 'ḥuliyy' plant. It also extends to the appearance of this dried matter, particularly when it is white and withered before darkening.

Derived headwords

العنثةnoun

1.
Dried, blackened fruitclassical
Refers to the dried, blackened, and decayed fruit of the 'ḥuliyy' plant.

العنثوةnoun

1.
Dried, blackened fruitclassical
Synonymous with 'al-'anathah', referring to the dried, blackened, and decayed fruit of the 'ḥuliyy' plant.

العنثوةnoun

1.
Withered white fruitclassical
Specifically refers to the fruit of the 'ḥuliyy' plant when it turns white and withers before it darkens and decays.

عناثnoun

1.
Dried, blackened fruit (pl.)classical
The plural form of 'al-'anathah' or 'al-'anathwah', referring to multiple instances of the dried, blackened, and decayed fruit of the 'ḥuliyy' plant.

عناثيnoun

1.
Withered white fruit (pl.)classical
The plural form of 'al-'anathwah', specifically referring to the withered white fruit of the 'ḥuliyy' plant.

عناثيnoun

1.
White withered hair (pl.)classical
Used metaphorically to describe white, withered hair, likened to the appearance of the withered white fruit.

عنثوةnoun

1.
Dried, blackened fruitclassical
Refers to the dried, blackened, and decayed fruit of the 'ḥuliyy' plant.

Parallel reading

كل ذلك يبيس الحلي خاصة إذا اسود وبلي

All of that is the dried fruit of the ḥuliyy, especially when it turns black and decays.

والجمع عناث وعناث

And the plural is 'anāth and 'anāth.

عناثي الحلي ثمرته إذا ابيضت ويبست قبل أني تسود وتبلى

'Anāthī al-ḥuliyy is its fruit when it whitens and dries before it turns black and decays.

وشبه الراجز بياض لمته ببياضها بعد الشيب؛ فقال: عليه من لمته عناث

And the poet likened the whiteness of his hair to its whiteness after greying, and said: Upon his hair are 'anāth.

ويروى عناثي: جمع عنثوة

And it is narrated as 'anāthī: the plural of 'anathwah.