غصن

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to branches of trees, their growth, and the act of breaking or taking them. It extends metaphorically to concepts of being held back, occupied, or delayed, and also to specific descriptive terms for plants, animals, and names.

Derived headwords

الغُصْنnoun

1.
branchboth
A branch of a tree, encompassing both thin and thick offshoots from the main trunk.

أَغْصَانnoun

1.
branches (plural)both
The plural form of 'ghusn', referring to multiple branches of a tree.

غُصُونnoun

1.
branches (plural)both
Another plural form of 'ghusn', also referring to multiple branches.

غُصْنَةnoun

1.
small branchboth
A small offshoot or twig from a tree branch.

غَصَنَverb

1.
to cut offclassical
To cut off or take a branch from a tree.
2.
to extendclassical
To extend or reach out a branch towards someone.

غَصْنًاnoun

1.
cutting offclassical
The act of cutting off or taking a branch.
2.
extendingclassical
The act of extending or reaching out a branch.

يَغْصِنُهُverb

1.
he cuts it offclassical
He cuts off or takes the branch.
2.
he extends itclassical
He extends or reaches out the branch.

مَغْصُونadjective

1.
extendedclassical
A branch that has been extended or reached out.

غَصَنَنِيverb

1.
to deter meclassical
To deter someone from something or prevent them from it.

يَغْصِنُنِيverb

1.
he deters meclassical
He deters someone or prevents them from something.

مَا غَصَنَكَ عَنِّيphrase

1.
what occupied you from meclassical
An expression asking what occupied or distracted someone from another person, derived from the concept of a branch diverting attention.

أَغْصَنَverb

1.
to grow large (fruit)classical
When referring to a cluster of grapes, it means its berries have begun to grow large.

غَصَّنَverb

1.
to grow large (fruit)classical
Similar to 'aghṣana', referring to the fruit of a vine growing large.

ثَوْرٌ أَغْصَنadjective

1.
bull with white tailclassical
A bull that has a white patch on its tail.

غُصَيْنname

1.
nameclassical
A given name, possibly diminutive of 'ghusn'.

بَنِي غُصَيْنname

1.
Banu Ghusaynclassical
A tribal name, possibly referring to a clan or lineage named Ghusayn.

أَبُو الغُصْنname

1.
Abu al-Ghusnclassical
A kunya (patronymic or descriptive nickname) associated with Juḥā.

Parallel reading

الغُصْنُ مَا تَشَعَّبَ عَنْ سَاقِ الشَّجَرَةِ دِقَاقُهُ وَغِلَاظُهُ

The branch is what has branched off from the tree's trunk, both its thin and thick parts.

وَالْجَمْعُ أَغْصَانٌ وَغُصُونٌ وَغُصْنَةٌ

And the plural is 'aghṣān', 'ghusūn', and 'ghuṣnah'.

وَالْغُصْنَةُ: الشُّعْبَةُ الصَّغِيرَةُ مِنْهُ

And 'al-ghuṣnah' is the small offshoot from it.

يُقَالُ: غُصْنَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ، وَالْجَمْعُ غُصْنٌ

It is said: one 'ghuṣnah', and the plural is 'ghusn'.

وَتُكَرِّرُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ ذِكْرُ الْغُصْنِ وَالْأَغْصَانِ

And the mention of 'al-ghusn' and 'al-aghṣān' is repeated in the hadith.

غَصَنَ الْغُصْنَ يَغْصِنُهُ غَصْنًا: قَطَعَهُ وَأَخَذَهُ

He cut the branch, he cuts it, a cutting: he cut it and took it.

غَصَنْتُ الْغُصْنَ غَصْنًا إِذَا مَدَدْتُهُ إِلَيْكَ

I extended the branch, a stretching, if I extended it to you.

فَهُوَ مَغْصُونٌ

And it is extended.

غَصَنَنِي فُلَانٌ عَنْ حَاجَتِي يَغْصِنُنِي أَيْ ثَنَانِي عَنْهَا وَكَفَّنِي

So-and-so deterred me from my need, he deters me, meaning he turned me away from it and prevented me.

وَمَا غَصَنَكَ عَنِّي أَيْ مَا شَغَلَكَ

And what deterred you from me, meaning what occupied you.

مَا شَعَبَكَ عَنِّي أَيْ مَا شَغَلَكَ

What branched you off from me, meaning what occupied you.

وَالْأَعْرَفُ مَا غَضَنَكَ عَنِّي

And what is more known is 'mā ghaḍanaka 'annī' (with ḍād).

وَغَصَنَ الْعُنْقُودُ وَأَغْصَنَ: كَبُرَ حَبُّهُ شَيْئًا

And the cluster of grapes grew large, and 'aghṣana': its berries grew large somewhat.

وَثَوْرٌ أَغْصَنُ: فِي ذَنَبِهِ بَيَاضٌ

And a bull 'aghṣan': in its tail is whiteness.

وَغُصَيْنٌ: اسْمَانِ

And 'Ghuṣayn': two names.

وَأَحْسَبُ أَنَّ بَنِي غُصَيْنٍ بَطْنٌ

And I think that Banu Ghusayn is a clan.

وَأَبُو الْغُصْنِ: كُنْيَةُ جُحَا

And Abu al-Ghusn: the kunya of Juḥā.