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سبنج

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of garment or covering, possibly made from fox fur, and also to a greenish color.

Derived headwords

سَبَنْجونَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Garment/coveringclassical

    A type of garment or covering, specifically mentioned as being made from fox skins.

فَرْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fur coat/skinboth

    A coat or skin made of fur, specifically mentioned in relation to foxes.

ثَعَالِبnoun
  1. 1.
    Foxesboth

    The plural of fox, referring to the animal.

لَوْنnoun
  1. 1.
    Colorboth

    The visual property of light, referring to hue.

خُضْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Greennessboth

    The quality or state of being green; a shade of green.

آسْمَان جُونother
  1. 1.
    Sky blue/greenclassical

    A color described as being like the sky, possibly with a greenish hue.

Parallel reading

روي أن الحسن بن علي، عليهما السلام، كانت له سبنجونة من جلود الثعالب
It is narrated that Al-Hasan ibn Ali, peace be upon them, had a sabanjuna made from fox skins.
كان إذا صلى لم يلبسها
When he prayed, he would not wear it.
سألت محمد بن بشار عنها، فقال: فروة من ثعالب
I asked Muhammad ibn Bishar about it, and he said: A fur coat made of foxes.
وسألت أبا حاتم فقال: كان يذهب إلى لون الخضرة
And I asked Abu Hatim, and he said: It refers to the color of greenness.
آسمان جون ونحوه
Sky blue and the like.