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الءشنة

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a type of plant or substance found on trees, a place name, and a medicinal herb. It also includes a verb related to washing with such a substance.

Derived headwords

الأشنةnoun
  1. 1.
    Plant growth on treesclassical

    A substance that wraps around oak and pine trees, appearing as if peeled from a root. It is a white, fragrant material.

أشنىname
  1. 1.
    Place name in Egyptclassical

    A town located in Upper Egypt, distinct from the city of Isna.

أشنونةname
  1. 1.
    Fortress name in Al-Andalusclassical

    The name of a fortress located in Al-Andalus (Islamic Spain).

الأشنانnoun
  1. 1.
    Medicinal herbboth

    A beneficial herb used for treating scabies and itching. It acts as a cleanser, diuretic, and abortifacient. Some attribute its use to modern sellers.

تأشنverb
  1. 1.
    To wash hands withclassical

    To wash one's hand using the substance known as Al-Ashnan.

Parallel reading

الأشنة، بالضم: شيء يلتف على شجر البلوط والصنوبر، كأنه مقشور من عرق، وهو عطر أبيض.
Al-ushnah, with dammah: a thing that wraps around oak and pine trees, as if peeled from a root, and it is a white perfume.
وأشنى، كحسنى: ة بصعيد مصر، وهي غير إسنى.
And Ushna, like Husna: a town in Upper Egypt, and it is not Isna.
وأشنونة، بالضم: حصن بالأندلس.
And Ushnunah, with dammah: a fortress in Al-Andalus.
والأشنان، بالضم والكسر: م نافع للجرب والحكة، جلاء منق مدر للطمث، مسقط للأجنة، وينسب إلى بيعه محدثون.
And Al-Ashnan, with dammah and kasrah: a herb beneficial for scabies and itching, a cleanser, diuretic, inducing menstruation, causing abortion, and its sale is attributed to modern people.
وتأشن: غسل يده به.
And Ta'ashshan: he washed his hand with it.