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شسا

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to something dry or withered, specifically referring to dates that have dried out.

Derived headwords

الشساnoun
  1. 1.
    dried datesclassical

    Refers to dates that have become dry and hard, likely due to being left to ripen and then dry out.

البسر اليابسnoun
  1. 1.
    hard unripe datesclassical

    Specifically denotes dates that are still in the 'busr' stage (unripe but firm) and have become dry and hard.

Parallel reading

التهذيب في المعتل: ابن الأعرابي الشسا البسر اليابس.
Al-Tahdhib in the Defective [Verbs]: Ibn al-A'rabi said: Al-shasa is the dry, unripe date.