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هشنق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of weaving or preparing threads for weaving. It specifically describes the threads or material that a weaver uses in their work.

Derived headwords

الهشنقnoun
  1. 1.
    Woven materialclassical

    The material or threads that are laid out by a weaver for the process of weaving.

يسديverb
  1. 1.
    to weaveclassical

    To lay out threads or material for the purpose of weaving.

Parallel reading

الهشنق: ما يسدي عليه الحائك
Al-hashnaq: what the weaver lays out.
أرمل قطنا أو يسدي هشنقا
He prepared cotton or laid out warp threads.