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ءشق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of medicinal substance, possibly a gum-like drug. It is noted as being of foreign origin within Arabic.

Derived headwords

الأَشُقّnoun
  1. 1.
    gum-like drugclassical

    A medicinal substance resembling gum, also referred to as al-ashaj. It is considered a loanword in Arabic.

الأَشَجّnoun
  1. 1.
    gum-like drugclassical

    An alternative name for al-ashuqq, referring to a gum-like medicinal substance. It is also considered a loanword.

Parallel reading

الأشق: دواء كالصمغ وهو الأشج، دخيل في العربية.
Al-ashuqq: a drug like gum, and it is al-ashaj, a loanword in Arabic.