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كشن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific type of plant, possibly a legume, and its name. The primary derived term refers to this plant, with a note comparing it to another known plant.

Derived headwords

الكشنىnoun
  1. 1.
    plant nameclassical

    A specific type of plant, identified by Abu Hanifa as being the same as 'al-kursannah'.

الكرسنةnoun
  1. 1.
    plant nameclassical

    A plant name, mentioned as being synonymous with 'al-kashnā'.

Parallel reading

الكشنى، مقصور نبت
Al-kashnā, a short-form plant.
قال أبو حنيفة هو الكرسنة
Abu Hanifa said it is al-kursannah.