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الءش
Root entry · 5 derived lemmasThis root primarily relates to concepts of dryness, hardness, and a state of being brittle or easily broken. It also extends to meanings of movement, particularly towards evil, and a sense of cheerfulness or liveliness.
Derived headwords
الأشّnoun
- 1.stale breadboth
Refers to bread that has become dry and hard, likely stale.
- 2.standingclassical
The act of standing or being in an upright position.
- 3.moving towards evilclassical
The act of moving or intending to do evil or harm.
الأشاشnoun
- 1.cheerfulnessboth
A state of being cheerful, lively, and good-humored.
الأشاشةnoun
- 1.cheerfulnessboth
A state of being cheerful, lively, and good-humored; similar to الأشاش.
أشّverb
- 1.to be cheerfulboth
To be cheerful, lively, and good-humored.
يئشverb
- 1.to be cheerfulboth
Present tense form of 'to be cheerful', indicating liveliness and good humor.
Parallel reading
الأش: الخبز اليابس
Al-ash: stale bread.
والقيام
And standing.
والتحرك للشر
And moving towards evil.
والأشاش والأشاشة: الهشاش والهشاشة
And al-ashash and al-ashashah: cheerfulness and good humor.
وقد أش يأش
And he was cheerful, he is cheerful.
وألحق الحش بالإش: لغة في السين، وذكر
And al-hash was substituted for al-ish: a dialectal variation using 'seen' instead of 'sheen', and it is mentioned.