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العنصية

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes scarcity, remnants, and scattered things. It encompasses small, dispersed quantities of vegetation, remaining wealth, and sparse hair. It can also denote something dense or intense.

Derived headwords

العنصيةnoun
  1. 1.
    Scattered plantsboth

    A small, dispersed quantity of vegetation.

  2. 2.
    Remnant of wealthboth

    The remaining portion of wealth, typically between one-half and one-third.

  3. 3.
    Scattered hairboth

    Sparse, dispersed hair remaining on the head.

العنصاةnoun
  1. 1.
    Scattered plantsboth

    A small, dispersed quantity of vegetation.

  2. 2.
    Remnant of wealthboth

    The remaining portion of wealth, typically between one-half and one-third.

  3. 3.
    Scattered hairboth

    Sparse, dispersed hair remaining on the head.

العناصيnoun
  1. 1.
    Scattered plantsboth

    A small, dispersed quantity of vegetation.

  2. 2.
    Remnant of wealthboth

    The remaining portion of wealth, typically between one-half and one-third.

  3. 3.
    Scattered hairboth

    Sparse, dispersed hair remaining on the head.

العنصوةnoun
  1. 1.
    Scattered plantsboth

    A small, dispersed quantity of vegetation.

  2. 2.
    Remnant of wealthboth

    The remaining portion of wealth, typically between one-half and one-third.

  3. 3.
    Scattered hairboth

    Sparse, dispersed hair remaining on the head.

عناصnoun
  1. 1.
    Scattered remnantsboth

    Plural of 'anṣaṣah', referring to scattered remnants of plants, wealth, or hair.

أعنصverb
  1. 1.
    To have scattered remnantsboth

    To have scattered remnants, particularly referring to sparse hair remaining on the head.

عنصنصadjective
  1. 1.
    Intenseclassical

    Describing something as strong or intense.

Parallel reading

القليل المتفرق من النبت وغيره
The small, dispersed quantity of vegetation and other things.
والبقية من المال من النصف إلى الثلث
And the remainder of wealth, from one-half to one-third.
وما بقي من ماله إلا عناص
And nothing remained of his wealth except scattered remnants.
ذهب معظمه
Most of it was gone.
وأعنص: بقي في رأسه عناص
And 'a'naṣa': scattered remnants remained on his head.
أي: شعر متفرق
Meaning: dispersed hair.
الواحدة: عنصوة
The singular is 'unṣuwah'.
أو هي من كل شيء بقيته
Or it is the remnant of anything.
وقرب عنصنص: شديد
And 'anṣanṣaṣ' (as an adjective) means intense.