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السجلاط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily describes types of plants, specifically jasmine, and also refers to decorative coverings for a camel litter or embroidered linen garments.

Derived headwords

السِّجْلَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Jasmineboth

    A fragrant flowering plant, commonly known as jasmine.

  2. 2.
    Camel litter coveringclassical

    A piece of wool or similar material that a woman places on top of her camel litter (howdah).

  3. 3.
    Embroidered linenclassical

    Linen garments that are embroidered, with the embroidery resembling a seal.

السِّنْجِلَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    A plantclassical

    A type of plant, possibly a variant of jasmine or another fragrant herb.

  2. 2.
    Fragrant herbclassical

    A fragrant herb, often mentioned alongside other plants.

Parallel reading

السِّجْلَاط، بكسر السين والجيم: الياسمين
Al-sijlat, with kasra on the sin and jim: Jasmine.
وشيء من صوف تلقيه المرأة على هودجها
And something of wool that a woman throws on her howdah.
أو ثياب كتان موشية، وكأن وشيه خاتم
Or embroidered linen garments, and its embroidery is like a seal.
والسِّنْجِلَاط، بزيادة النون: ع
And al-sinjlat, with the addition of the noon: a plant.
وريحان
And basil/fragrant herb.