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شلز

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific type of fruit or plant, possibly a hybrid or a plant with edible seeds. It describes a sweet fruit resembling apricots and almonds, and a plant with elongated seeds that are eaten like pistachios.

Derived headwords

المشلوزnoun
  1. 1.
    Sweet fruitclassical

    A sweet fruit, described as a hybrid of apricot and almond.

المشمشةnoun
  1. 1.
    Apricotboth

    A fruit, specifically an apricot, used as a comparison for the 'mushallawz'.

اللوزnoun
  1. 1.
    Almondboth

    A nut, specifically an almond, used as a comparison for the 'mushallawz'.

الجلوزnoun
  1. 1.
    Plant with edible seedsclassical

    A plant that has elongated seeds, the pith of which is eaten, resembling pistachios.

Parallel reading

المشلوز المشمشة الحلوة المخ.
The mushallawz is the sweet pith of the apricot.
أخذ من المشمش واللوز
It is derived from apricot and almond.
والجلوز نبت له حب إلى الطول ما هو
And al-julawz is a plant that has elongated seeds.
ويؤكل مخه شبه الفستق.
And its pith is eaten, resembling pistachios.