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هرشن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to the description of animals, specifically camels, and their physical characteristics. It is used to denote a wide mouth or jaw.

Derived headwords

هَرْشَنٌadjective
  1. 1.
    wide-mouthedclassical

    Describing a camel that has wide jaws or is wide in the mouth.

Parallel reading

بعير هرشن: واسع الشدقين.
A wide-mouthed camel: wide in the jaws.
قال ابن سيده: قال ابن دريد لا أدري ما صحته.
Ibn Saydah said: Ibn Duraid said, 'I do not know its authenticity.'