حرشن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a type of cotton or a small, hard burr that attaches to sheep's wool. It describes a specific kind of unprocessed cotton and a prickly seed pod.

Derived headwords

الحرشونnoun

1.
type of cottonclassical
A specific kind of cotton that does not fluff up and is not processed by mallets.
2.
small hard burrclassical
A small, hard, prickly seed pod that attaches itself to sheep's wool.

الحراشينnoun

1.
processed cottonclassical
Refers to cotton that has been fluffed or processed, likely in contrast to the unprocessed type mentioned.

Parallel reading

والحرشون: جنس من القطن لا ينتفش ولا تديثه المطارق؛ حكاه أبو حنيفة

And al-ḥurshūn: a type of cotton that does not fluff up and is not processed by mallets; Abu Hanifa narrated this.

وأنشد: كما تطاير مندوف الحراشين

And he recited: 'As the fluffed al-ḥarāshīn scattered.'

والحرشون: حسكة صغيرة صلبة تتعلق بصوف الشاة

And al-ḥurshūn: a small, hard burr that attaches to sheep's wool.

وأنشد البيت أيضا

And he recited the verse also.