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فشن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the naming of a specific river, with discussions on its etymology and linguistic classification. It also touches upon the potential for a specific noun pattern.

Derived headwords

فَيْشُونname
  1. 1.
    river nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a river. It is cited by Al-Ayn as potentially following the 'fa'alūn' pattern, though Sibawayh did not record this specific construction.

فَعْلُونother
  1. 1.
    noun patternclassical

    A hypothetical noun pattern ('fa'alūn') that the name 'Fayshūn' might belong to, as suggested by Al-Ayn.

أَفْشِيُونname
  1. 1.
    foreign nameclassical

    A name, possibly of non-Arabic origin, mentioned in contrast to 'Fayshūn'.

Parallel reading

فَيْشُون: اسم نهر؛ حكاه صاحب العين على أنه قد يكون فعلونا، وإن لم يحك سيبويه هذا البناء.
Fayshūn: the name of a river; the author of Al-'Ayn narrated it as possibly being of the pattern 'fa'alūn', even though Sibawayh did not narrate this construction.
الليث: فيشون اسم نهر، وأفشيون أعجمي.
Al-Layth: Fayshūn is the name of a river, and Afshiyūn is foreign.