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الءسفنج

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a specific type of beneficial tree sap or substance used in traditional medicine. It is known for its healing properties, particularly for treating festering wounds.

Derived headwords

الإسفنجnoun
  1. 1.
    Tree sap/substanceclassical

    A beneficial sap or substance derived from a tree, known for its medicinal properties.

عروقnoun
  1. 1.
    Veins/vesselsboth

    Refers to the vascular structures within a plant, or metaphorically, the channels through which a substance flows.

شجرnoun
  1. 1.
    Treeboth

    A perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, supporting branches and leaves.

نافعadjective
  1. 1.
    Beneficialboth

    Producing a good or helpful result; advantageous.

القروحnoun
  1. 1.
    Soresboth

    An open, inflamed, or painful lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface, often accompanied by the discharge of pus.

عفنةadjective
  1. 1.
    Festeringboth

    Of a wound or sore: becoming infected and discharging pus.

Parallel reading

الإسفنج: عروق شجر نافع في القروح العفنة
Al-Isfanj: veins of a beneficial tree [used] in festering sores.