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فجن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the plant rue and the act of consuming it. It also touches upon the idea of persistence or habituation.

Derived headwords

الفيجنnoun
  1. 1.
    Rue (plant)both

    A type of herb, specifically the plant known as rue.

الفيجلnoun
  1. 1.
    Rue (plant)both

    Another term for the herb rue, synonymous with الفيجن.

أفجنverb
  1. 1.
    To persist in eating rueclassical

    To habitually or continuously consume the herb rue.

Parallel reading

الفيجن والفيجل: السذاب
Al-fijnu and al-fayjalu: Rue.
قال ابن دريد: ولا أحسبها عربية صحيحة
Ibn Durayd said: And I do not consider it to be a correct Arabic word.
وقد أفجن الرجل إذا دام على أكل السذاب
And a man has 'afjana if he persisted in eating rue.