عشن

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to guessing, estimating, or forming an opinion based on conjecture. It also extends to the remnants of dates left on palm fronds after harvesting and the act of collecting these remnants.

Derived headwords

عَشَنَverb

1.
to opineclassical
To state one's opinion or judgment, often based on conjecture or estimation.

اعْتَشَنَverb

1.
to opineclassical
To state one's opinion or judgment, often based on conjecture or estimation.
2.
to collect date remnantsclassical
To collect the dates that remain on the palm fronds after the main harvest.

أَعْشَنَverb

1.
to opineclassical
To state one's opinion or judgment, often based on conjecture or estimation.

العَاشِنnoun

1.
conjecturerclassical
One who guesses or estimates; a conjecturer.

العَشَانَةnoun

1.
hardshipclassical
A difficult situation or hardship.
2.
date remnantsclassical
The dates that remain on the palm fronds after harvesting, or the remnants left in the collection basket.
3.
base of a palm frondclassical
The base of a palm frond, where the dates grow.

تَعَشَّنَverb

1.
to collect date remnantsclassical
To collect the dates that remain on the palm fronds after the main harvest.

العُشَانnoun

1.
date remnantsclassical
The dates that remain in the collection basket after the palm has been picked.

الغُشَانnoun

1.
date remnantsclassical
Similar to العُشَان and العَشَانَة, referring to the dates left in the basket after picking.

البَذَارnoun

1.
date remnantsclassical
Similar to العُشَان and العَشَانَة, referring to the dates left in the basket after picking.

أبو عشانةname

1.
kunya nameclassical
A kunya (patronymic or descriptive name) derived from العشانة, referring to the base of a palm frond.

Parallel reading

قال برأيه

He stated his opinion.

قال برأيه، وفي التهذيب: أعشن واعتشن؛ عن الفراء.

He stated his opinion, and in Al-Tahdhib: A'shan and I'tashan; from Al-Farra.

العاشن المخمن

The conjecturer, the one who guesses.

والعشانة الكربة، عمانية

And Al-'Ashanah is hardship, from Oman.

وحكاها كراع بالغين معجمة، ونسبها إلى اليمن.

And Kra' narrated it with the letter 'ghayn' (غ), attributing it to Yemen.

والعشانة: ما يبقى في أصول السعف من التمر.

And Al-'Ashanah: what remains at the bases of the palm fronds of dates.

وتعشن النخلة: أخذ عشانتها.

And the palm tree was 'ta'ashshanat': its 'ashanah was taken.

يقال: تعشنت النخلة واعتشنتها إذا تتبعت كرابتها فأخذته.

It is said: The palm tree was 'ta'ashshanat' and I 'i'tashtanatuha' if you followed its spathes and took them.

والعشانة: اللقاطة من التمر.

And Al-'Ashanah: the gleaning of dates.

يقال لما بقي في الكباسة من الرطب إذا لقطت النخلة العشان والعشانة، والغشان والبذار مثله

It is said about what remains in the basket of fresh dates when the palm tree is picked: Al-'Ushan and Al-'Ashanah, and Al-Ghushan and Al-Bithar are similar.

والعشانة: أصل السعفة

And Al-'Ashanah: the base of the palm frond.

وبها كني أبو عشانة.

And Abu 'Ashanah was given this kunya based on it.