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الحرشف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to small, scaly, or rough things, extending to include young creatures, parts of armor, and thorny plants. It also encompasses concepts of coarseness and age.

Derived headwords

الحِرْشَفnoun
  1. 1.
    fish scalesboth

    The small, overlapping plates that cover the bodies of fish.

  2. 2.
    young birdsboth

    The young of birds, especially small ones.

  3. 3.
    young ostrichesboth

    The young of ostriches.

  4. 4.
    small thingsboth

    Any small or insignificant thing.

  5. 5.
    chainmail linksclassical

    The interlocking rings or scales that form a coat of mail or armor.

  6. 6.
    weaklingsclassical

    Those who are weak or feeble.

  7. 7.
    old menclassical

    Elderly men.

  8. 8.
    menclassical

    Men, particularly in the context of soldiery or strength.

  9. 9.
    weapon adornmentsclassical

    Decorative elements used to embellish weapons.

  10. 10.
    thorny plantboth

    A prickly plant, often of Persian origin.

الحُرْشُفnoun
  1. 1.
    thorny plantboth

    A prickly plant, identified as Persian (Kankar).

الحِرْشَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    coarse groundboth

    Rough, uncultivated, or coarse land.

Parallel reading

فلوس السمك
fish scales
صغار الطير
young birds
صغار النعام
young ostriches
كل شيء
everything
من الدرع: حبكه
from the armor: its links
والضعفاء
and the weaklings
والشيوخ
and the old men
والرجالة
and the men
وما يزين به السلاح
and what is used to adorn weapons
ونبت شائك فارسيته: كنكر
and a thorny plant, its Persian name: Kankar
الأرض الغليظة
the coarse ground