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الوشن
Root entry · 5 derived lemmasThis root primarily describes elevated or rough terrain and characteristics of camels. It also extends to describe a person who is overly familiar and intrusive, as well as a scarcity of water.
Derived headwords
الوشنnoun
- 1.elevated groundclassical
That which is raised or high from the earth's surface.
- 2.coarse camelclassical
A description of a camel that is rough or coarse in its nature or appearance.
الأوشنadjective
- 1.intrusive personclassical
A person who approaches another, sits with them, and eats their food, implying an unwelcome or overly familiar presence.
الوشنانnoun
- 1.saltwortclassical
A plant, specifically saltwort, which is a type of herb used for washing.
الأشنانnoun
- 1.saltwortclassical
A plant, specifically saltwort, used as a detergent or for washing.
التوشنnoun
- 1.scarcity of waterclassical
A state of having little or no water; drought or lack of water.
Parallel reading
ما ارتفع من الأرض
What is elevated from the earth.
والغليظ من الإبل
And the coarse/rough one from the camels.
والأوشن: الذي يأتي الرجل، ويقعد معه، ويأكل طعامه
And Al-Awshan: he who comes to a man, sits with him, and eats his food.
والوشنان، مثلثة: الأشنان
And Al-Washnan, with three pronunciations: Al-Ashnan.
والتوشن: قلة الماء
And At-Tawshan: scarcity of water.