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الشس

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes hardness, dryness, and leanness. It extends to concepts of solid, stony ground, withered plants, and a weakened or emaciated person. The core idea is a lack of moisture or vitality, leading to a state of rigidity or decay.

Derived headwords

الشَّسnoun
  1. 1.
    Hard groundboth

    Refers to solid earth, as if it were a single stone.

شَسَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Hard ground (pl.)classical

    Plural form of 'الشَّس', referring to hard, stony ground.

شُسُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    Hard ground (pl.)classical

    Another plural form of 'الشَّس', denoting hard, stony ground.

شَسِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    Hard ground (pl.)classical

    A further plural form of 'الشَّس', indicating hard, stony ground.

الشَّثnoun
  1. 1.
    Known plantboth

    Refers to a specific, well-known plant.

الشَّاسadjective
  1. 1.
    Emaciatedboth

    Describes someone who is thin and weak, having become lean.

شَسَّverb
  1. 1.
    To become dryclassical

    To become dry or withered.

شُسُوسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Drynessclassical

    The state of being dry or withered; a masdar for the verb 'شَسَّ'.

Parallel reading

الأرض الصلبة، كأنها حجر واحد
The solid ground, as if it were a single stone.
ج: شساس وشسوس وشسيس
Plurals: shasaas, shusoos, and shasees.
كضأن وضئين
Like da'n and da'een (referring to patterns of pluralization).
والشث: للنبات المعروف
And al-shath: refers to the known plant.
والشاس: الناحل الضعيف
And al-shaas: the emaciated, the weak.
وشس شسوسا: يبس
And shassa shasoosan: it became dry.