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ظين

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific type of wild plant, identified as wild jasmine or a plant resembling chamomile. It is also used to describe something tanned or treated with this plant.

Derived headwords

ظيانnoun
  1. 1.
    wild jasmineclassical

    A type of wild plant, specifically identified as wild jasmine. It is described as resembling the chamomile flower.

مظينadjective
  1. 1.
    tanned with wild jasmineclassical

    Describes something, particularly leather, that has been tanned or treated using the plant known as ظيان (wild jasmine).

Parallel reading

أديم مظين: مدبوغ بالظيان
Tanned hide: tanned with wild jasmine.
وهو مذكور في موضعه
And it is mentioned in its place.
والظيان: ياسمين البر، وهو نبت يشبه النسرين
And the wild jasmine: it is wild jasmine, and it is a plant that resembles chamomile.
بمشمخر به الظيان والآس
On a lofty place where wild jasmine and myrtle grow.