شحس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific type of hard, unyielding tree, its wood, and its properties. It describes the tree's characteristics, such as its hardness and height, and the difficulty in working with its wood.

Derived headwords

شَحَسَverb

1.
to be hard, unyieldingclassical
Describing a tree or wood that is exceptionally hard and difficult to bend or work with.

شَحْسnoun

1.
hardness, unyielding natureclassical
The quality of being hard and resistant to bending or shaping, particularly referring to wood.

شَحَسٌnoun

1.
a type of treeclassical
A specific kind of tree found in the mountains of Oman, known for its hardness and height.

شَحْسnoun

1.
wood of the شحس treeclassical
The timber derived from the شحس tree, characterized by its extreme hardness.

Parallel reading

أخبرني بعض أعراب عمان قال: الشحس من شجر جبالنا وهو مثل العتم ولكنه أطول منه ولا تتخذ منه القسي لصلابته، فإن الحديد يكل عنه، ولو صنعت منه القسي لم تؤات النزع.

Some Bedouins of Oman informed me, saying: The shahs is from the trees of our mountains, and it is like the 'atm tree, but it is taller than it. Bows are not made from it due to its hardness, for iron becomes dull from it, and even if bows were made from it, they would not be suitable for drawing.

الشحس من شجر جبالنا

The shahs is from the trees of our mountains.

وهو مثل العتم ولكنه أطول منه

And it is like the 'atm tree, but it is taller than it.

ولا تتخذ منه القسي لصلابته

And bows are not made from it due to its hardness.

فإن الحديد يكل عنه

For iron becomes dull from it.

ولو صنعت منه القسي لم تؤات النزع

And even if bows were made from it, they would not be suitable for drawing.