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الءشاء

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root pertains to young palm trees. The primary meaning refers to small date palms, with a discussion on the etymology and origin of the hamza in the word.

Derived headwords

الأَشَّاءnoun
  1. 1.
    young palm treesclassical

    Refers to small or young palm trees.

نَخْلnoun
  1. 1.
    palm treesboth

    The general term for palm trees.

صِغَارadjective
  1. 1.
    smallboth

    Indicating a small size or youth.

Parallel reading

الأشاء، كسحاب: صغار النخل
Al-ashaa', like 'sahab': young palm trees.
قال ابن القطاع: همزته أصلية عن سيبويه
Ibn al-Qatta' said: its hamza is original, according to Sibawayh.
فهذا موضعه، لا كما توهم الجوهري
So this is its place, not as Al-Jawhari mistakenly thought.