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السوسن

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This entry discusses the iris flower, its varieties, and its medicinal properties. It also mentions a historical figure named Abu al-Qasim al-Muhassin.

Derived headwords

السوسنnoun
  1. 1.
    Iris flowerboth

    A fragrant flower, referring to the iris plant. It is further divided into wild and garden varieties.

بريadjective
  1. 1.
    Wildboth

    Referring to the wild variety of the iris flower.

بستانيadjective
  1. 1.
    Gardenboth

    Referring to the garden variety of the iris flower.

الأزاذnoun
  1. 1.
    White irisclassical

    A variety of the garden iris, specifically the white one.

  2. 2.
    Lightening agentclassical

    Described as a gentle, lightening agent that dissolves thick substances.

الإيرساءnoun
  1. 1.
    Sky-blue irisclassical

    A variety of the garden iris, specifically the sky-blue or violet one.

سوسنةnoun
  1. 1.
    A single irisboth

    The singular form of the iris flower.

أبو القاسم المحسن بن محمد بن المحسن بن سسنويهname
  1. 1.
    A hadith narratorclassical

    A biographical mention of a hadith narrator named Abu al-Qasim al-Muhassin bin Muhammad bin al-Muhassin bin Sasanawayh.

Parallel reading

هذا المشموم، ومنه: بري، وبستاني.
This is the fragrant [flower], and of it are: wild and garden.
والبستاني صنفان: الأزاذ، وهو الأبيض، والإيرساء، وهو الأسمانجوني
And the garden [variety] is of two kinds: Al-Azadh, which is white, and Al-Irsā', which is sky-blue.
نافع للاستسقاء، ملطف للمواد الغليظة.
Beneficial for dropsy, and it softens thick humors.
والأزاذ لطيف نافع من العلل الباردة في الدماغ
And Al-Azadh is gentle, beneficial for cold ailments in the brain,
محلل للرياح الغليظة المجتمعة فيه
a dissolver of thick winds gathered within it,
وأصله جلاء محلل
and its root is a cleansing, dissolving agent.
وورقه نافع من حرق الماء الحار
And its leaves are beneficial for burns from hot water,
ومن لسع الهوام والعقرب خاصة
and from the stings of vermin and scorpions in particular.
الواحدة: سوسنة.
The singular [unit] is: Sawsanah.
وأبو القاسم المحسن بن محمد بن المحسن بن سسنويه، كعمرويه: محدث.
And Abu al-Qasim al-Muhassin bin Muhammad bin al-Muhassin bin Sasanawayh, like Amrūyah: a hadith narrator.