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نحش

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to burnt or scorched food, specifically bread. It describes the state of being burnt or the burnt pieces themselves.

Derived headwords

النحاشةnoun
  1. 1.
    burnt breadclassical

    Bread that has been burnt or scorched during baking.

النحشnoun
  1. 1.
    burnt breadclassical

    Bread that has been burnt or scorched.

Parallel reading

أهمله الليث
Al-Layth neglected it.
سمعت أعرابيا يقول الشظفة والنحاشة الخبز المحترق
I heard an Arab saying that al-shiẓafah and al-naḥāshah are burnt bread.
وكذلك الجلفة والقرقة
And likewise al-jilfah and al-qarqah.