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سقن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of constriction, shrinking, or being lean, particularly in reference to the flanks or waist. It also has a derived meaning related to the finishing or polishing of a sword.

Derived headwords

اَلْأَسْقَنnoun
  1. 1.
    lean flanksclassical

    Referring to the flanks or sides of a person that are shrunken or lean.

أَسْقَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to become leanclassical

    A man becomes lean, specifically referring to his flanks becoming shrunken or constricted.

سَقَلَطُونnoun
  1. 1.
    type of garmentclassical

    A type of fabric or garment, possibly of foreign origin.

سَقْلَطُونnoun
  1. 1.
    type of garmentclassical

    A type of fabric or garment, possibly of foreign origin.

سَقْلَاطِسnoun
  1. 1.
    type of garmentclassical

    A type of fabric or garment, possibly of foreign origin, identified by a Roman woman.

Parallel reading

الأسقان الخواصر الضامرة
Al-asqan are the shrunken flanks.
أسقن الرجل إذا تمم جلاء سيفه
A man becomes lean when he finishes the polishing of his sword.
السقلاطون: ضرب من الثياب
As-suqlaṭūn: a type of garment.
ينبغي أن يكون خماسيا لرفع النون وجرها مع الواو
It should be pentasyllabic to allow for the raising and genition of the nun with the waw.
عرضته على رومية وقلت لها ما هذا؟
I showed it to a Roman woman and asked her, 'What is this?'
فقالت: سجلاطس
And she replied: 'Sijlaṭis'.