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الشاسف

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root describes a state of extreme dryness, leanness, and desiccation, often applied to living beings, food, or land. It conveys a sense of being withered, parched, or shriveled due to lack of moisture or sustenance.

Derived headwords

شَسُفَverb
  1. 1.
    to be dry and leanboth

    To become dry, withered, and emaciated due to leanness or lack of sustenance.

  2. 2.
    to be parchedclassical

    To become dry and barren, especially referring to land lacking water.

شَسِفَverb
  1. 1.
    to be dry and leanboth

    To become dry, withered, and emaciated due to leanness or lack of sustenance.

  2. 2.
    to be parchedclassical

    To become dry and barren, especially referring to land lacking water.

شُسُوفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    dryness and leannessboth

    The state of being dry, withered, and emaciated.

شَسَافَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    dryness and leannessboth

    The state of being dry, withered, and emaciated.

شَسْفٌnoun
  1. 1.
    drynessclassical

    The state of being dry, especially referring to the dryness of bread.

شاسِفٌadjective
  1. 1.
    dry and leanboth

    Describing something that is dry, withered, and emaciated due to leanness or lack of sustenance.

  2. 2.
    parchedclassical

    Describing land that is dry and barren.

شَسِيفٌadjective
  1. 1.
    almost dryboth

    Describing something that is on the verge of becoming dry or withered, such as meat or a waterskin.

  2. 2.
    splitclassical

    Describing dates that have split open due to dryness.

شاسِفadjective
  1. 1.
    dry and leanboth

    Describing something that is dry, withered, and emaciated due to leanness or lack of sustenance.

  2. 2.
    parchedclassical

    Describing land that is dry and barren.

شَسِيفadjective
  1. 1.
    almost dryboth

    Describing something that is on the verge of becoming dry or withered, such as meat or a waterskin.

  2. 2.
    splitclassical

    Describing dates that have split open due to dryness.

Parallel reading

اليابس ضمرا وهزالا، والقاحل.
Dry from leanness and emaciation, and parched.
وقد شسف، كنصر وكرم، شسوفا وشسافة، ويكسر: يبس.
And he became dry, like 'nasara' and 'karuma', with 'shusufan' and 'shasafatan', and with the kasra: he became dry.
وسقاء شاسف وشسيف: كاد ييبس
And a waterskin that is dry and lean, or almost dry:
وهو البسر المشقق، وقد شسفوه.
And it is the split unripe dates, and they have made them dry.
والشسف، بالكسر: قرص يابس من خبز.
And 'al-shasf', with the kasra: a dry disc of bread.