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ءسقن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of completion or fullness, particularly in the context of a sword's gleam. It also extends to describe a physical state of emaciation in the flanks.

Derived headwords

أَسْقَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to complete gleamclassical

    To complete the shining or gleam of a sword.

الْأَسْقَانnoun
  1. 1.
    emaciated flanksclassical

    The flanks that are shrunken or emaciated.

Parallel reading

أسقن: تمم جلاء سيفه.
He completed the gleam of his sword.
والأسقان: الخواصر الضامرة.
And the *al-asqan* are the shrunken flanks.