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ستن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns trees and plants, specifically their origins, growth, and appearance. It also extends to concepts of entering a year or season, and hidden or nascent qualities.

Derived headwords

الأُسْتُنnoun
  1. 1.
    tree originsclassical

    The origins or roots of trees.

  2. 2.
    withered tree rootsclassical

    The roots of trees that are old or withered.

  3. 3.
    prolific treesclassical

    Trees that grow abundantly and spread widely in their habitat, appearing from a distance like human figures.

  4. 4.
    nascent qualityclassical

    A hidden or nascent quality within a stem or branch.

أُسْتُنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tree rootclassical

    A single root or origin of a tree.

أَسَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to enter a yearclassical

    To enter into a year or a new season.

أَسَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to become oldclassical

    To become old or enter into old age (related to entering a year).

Parallel reading

الأستان أصل الشجر
Al-ustun is the origin of trees.
الأستن أصول الشجر البالي
Al-ustun are the withered roots of trees.
واحدته أستنة
Its singular is ustunah.
الأستن، على وزن أحمر، شجر يفشو في منابته ويكثر
Al-ustun, on the pattern of 'ahmar', are trees that spread and become numerous in their habitat.
وإذا نظر الناظر إليه من بعد شبهه بشخوص الناس
And when an observer looks at them from afar, they resemble human figures.
تحيد عن أستن سود أسافله
You turn away from dark ustun whose lower parts [are like]...
مثل الإماء الغوادي تحمل الحزما
...like the female slaves who travel in the morning carrying bundles.
أستن الرجل وأسنت إذا دخل في السنة
A man enters into the year (astana) and becomes old (asannata) if he enters into the year.
والأبنة في القضيب إذا كانت تخفى فهي الأستن
And the knot in a branch, if it is hidden, it is al-ustun.