ءشن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to substances used for cleansing or perfuming, specifically a white, powdery aromatic substance and a plant used for washing. It also touches upon a term for a companion at a meal.

Derived headwords

الأشنةnoun

1.
White perfume substanceclassical
A white substance resembling peeled material, used as a perfume or aromatic.

الأشنnoun

1.
Aromatic substanceclassical
A white, fine, aromatic substance, like peeled bark or root. Its Arabic origin is questioned.

الأشنانnoun

1.
Washing alkaliboth
A well-known plant or alkali used for washing hands. The pronunciation with 'damma' on the hamza is more common.

الإشنانnoun

1.
Washing alkaliboth
A well-known plant or alkali used for washing hands. The pronunciation with 'damma' on the hamza is more common.

الأوشنnoun

1.
Table companionclassical
One who adorns a man and sits with him at his table to eat his food.

Parallel reading

الأشنة: شيء من الطيب أبيض كأنه مقشور.

Al-ushnah: a substance of perfume, white, as if peeled.

قال ابن بري: الأشن شيء من العطر أبيض دقيق كأنه مقشور من عرق؛ قال أبو منصور: ما أراه عربيا.

Ibn al-Bari said: Al-ushn is a substance of perfume, white and fine, as if peeled from a root; Abu Mansur said: I do not think it is Arabic.

والأشنان والإشنان من الحمض: معروف الذي يغسل به الأيدي، والضم أعلى.

And al-ushnan and al-ishnan are from the alkali plant: it is known, that which is used to wash hands, and the pronunciation with damma is more common.

والأوشن: الذي يزين الرجل ويقعد معه على مائدته يأكل طعامه، والله أعلم.

And al-ushun: he who adorns a man and sits with him at his table to eat his food, and God knows best.