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الزءان

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to things that mix with or are mixed into something else, particularly grain. It also extends to descriptions of physical attributes like shortness.

Derived headwords

الزُّؤَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Tares; darnelboth

    A type of weed or grain that grows among cultivated crops, often considered undesirable.

زِئْنِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Shortclassical

    Describing something, particularly a dog, as being short.

أَزْأَنِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Of the darnel typeclassical

    Relating to or resembling darnel (الزؤان), used here in the context of a spear.

يَزْأَنِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Of the darnel typeclassical

    An alternative pronunciation or form for 'أزأني', also relating to darnel and used for a spear.

Parallel reading

الزُّؤَانُ، مثلثة: الذي يخالط البُرَّ.
Tares, with three possible pronunciations, is that which mixes with wheat.
وكلبٌ زِئْنِيٌّ، بالكسر: قصيرٌ.
And a dog that is 'zi'nī', with a kasra, is short.
ورمحٌ أَزْأَنِيٌّ ويزأني: لغتان في يزني.
And a spear that is 'az'anī' and 'yaz'anī': these are two variants for 'yaznī'.