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فشعت

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes the state of something, particularly plants or their parts, becoming dry, withered, or shriveled at the edges. It conveys a sense of desiccation or the initial stages of decay.

Derived headwords

فَشِعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be dry at the edgesboth

    This verb describes the state of something, typically a plant or its leaves, becoming dry and withered specifically at its extremities.

فَشَعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    dryness at the edgesboth

    The state or condition of being dry, withered, or shriveled at the edges, as applied to plants or similar organic matter.

Parallel reading

فشعت الذرة، كمنع: يبس أطرافها.
The grain became dry at its edges, like 'man'a': its extremities withered.