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شخا

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of blackness or darkness, possibly in the context of vegetation or land. It also touches upon the meaning of a salt-encrusted or barren land.

Derived headwords

خَشَاnoun
  1. 1.
    Black vegetationclassical

    Refers to crops or vegetation that have turned black, likely due to frost or cold weather.

شَخَاnoun
  1. 1.
    Salt-encrusted landclassical

    Denotes a type of land that is barren and encrusted with salt, often indicating poor fertility.

Parallel reading

الخشا الزرع الأسود من البرد
Al-khashā is black vegetation from the cold.
والشخا السبخة
And al-shakhā is the salt-encrusted land.