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الشث

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a fragrant plant used in tanning. It also extends to describe bees that produce honey and geological formations resembling battlements or broken mountain tops. Additionally, it can denote a type of walnut.

Derived headwords

الشَّثُّnoun
  1. 1.
    fragrant plantboth

    A plant known for its pleasant aroma, often used in the process of tanning hides.

  2. 2.
    honey-producing beesclassical

    Bees that collect nectar and produce honey.

  3. 3.
    mountain formationclassical

    A geological feature consisting of broken pieces from the top of a mountain that remain in a state resembling battlements or ramparts.

  4. 4.
    walnutboth

    A type of walnut, also referred to as 'juz al-barr'.

شَثَّverb
  1. 1.
    to be fragrantclassical

    To emit a pleasant scent, referring to the plant.

شَثَاثٌnoun
  1. 1.
    broken mountain topsclassical

    The plural form of 'shath', referring to fragments or broken pieces from the summit of a mountain.

جَوْزُ البَرِّnoun
  1. 1.
    wild walnutboth

    A type of walnut found in the wild, also known as 'shath'.

Parallel reading

الشَّثُّ: نَبْتٌ طَيِّبُ الرِّيحِ يُدْبَغُ بِهِ
Al-shath: a plant with a pleasant scent used for tanning.
والنَّحْلُ العَسَّالُ
And the honey-producing bees.
وما تكسَّرَ من رأسِ الجبلِ فَبَقِيَ كَهَيْئَةِ الشُّرْفَةِ
And what broke off from the mountain's summit and remained like battlements.
ج: شَثَاثٌ
Plural: shathath.
وجَوْزُ البَرِّ
And wild walnut.