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سغن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to poor quality food or sustenance. The primary derived term signifies bad or inferior nourishment.

Derived headwords

الأسغانnoun
  1. 1.
    bad foodclassical

    Refers to food that is of poor quality, unwholesome, or inferior.

أسغنnoun
  1. 1.
    bad foodclassical

    An alternative term for poor quality or inferior food.

Parallel reading

الأسغان الأغذية الرديئة
Al-asghan are bad foods.
ويقال باللام أيضا
And it is also said with 'lam'.