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القشوان

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe qualities related to leanness, thinness, and possibly dryness, applied to both humans and animals. It also includes place names.

Derived headwords

القَشْوَانadjective
  1. 1.
    lean manboth

    A man who has little flesh or is thin.

القَشْوَنِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    thin-skinned camelclassical

    Describes a female camel that has thin skin.

  2. 2.
    narrow-mouthed camelclassical

    Describes a female camel that has a narrow mouth.

قَشَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be leanclassical

    To be thin or have little flesh.

قَشَنname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place located on the coast of the sea of Yemen.

قَاشَانname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place located near Qum.

Parallel reading

القشوان، بالضم: الرجل القليل اللحم.
Al-Qashwan (with dammah): the man with little flesh.
والقشونية من الإبل: الرقيقة الجلد، الضيقة الفم.
And Al-Qashawniyyah from the camels: the thin-skinned, the narrow-mouthed.
وقشن، بالكسر: ة بساحل بحر اليمن.
And Qashan (with kasrah): a place on the coast of the sea of Yemen.
وقاشان: د قرب قم.
And Qashan: a place near Qum.
وحكى صاحب "اللباب" إهمال الشين لغة.
And the author of 'Al-Lubab' narrated a pronunciation omitting the 'sh' as a dialect.