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الشناخ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to geographical features, specifically the prominent part of a mountain. It also extends to a specific agricultural term concerning date palms.

Derived headwords

الشَّنَاخnoun
  1. 1.
    mountain spurclassical

    The prominent, projecting part of a mountain, often resembling a nose or a prominent feature.

شَنَخَ عَلَيْهِ نَخْلُهُ تَشْنِيخًاverb
  1. 1.
    to prune date palmsclassical

    To prune the date palm by removing its spathes (slua') and other unwanted growths, a process specific to cultivating date palms.

Parallel reading

الشَّنَاخُ، كَكِتَابٍ: أَنْفُ الْجَبَلِ.
Al-shanakh, like kitāb: the nose of the mountain.
وَالْمَشْنُوخُ، كَمُعَظَّمٍ، مِنَ النَّخْلِ: مَا نُقِّحَ عَنْهُ سَلَاؤُهُ،
And al-mashnūkh, like mu'aẓẓam, from the date palms: that from which its spathes have been cleared,
وَقَدْ شَنَخَ عَلَيْهِ نَخْلُهُ تَشْنِيخًا.
And he pruned his date palm with pruning.