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عسلج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the young, tender, and green shoots of trees and vines as they first emerge. It also describes the act of a tree producing these shoots.

Derived headwords

العَسَلَجnoun
  1. 1.
    tender green shootsboth

    The soft, green, and pliable branches or shoots of trees and grapevines, especially when they are newly sprouted.

العُسْلُوجnoun
  1. 1.
    tender green shootsboth

    Synonymous with العسلج, referring to the young, green, and flexible shoots of trees and vines in their initial growth phase.

عَسَلَجَتْverb
  1. 1.
    produced shootsboth

    The past tense verb indicating that a tree or vine has produced its young, green shoots.

Parallel reading

العسلج بالضم والعسلوج: ما لان واخضر من قضبان الشجر والكرم أول ما ينبت.
Al-ʿasalaj (with damma) and al-ʿuslūj: what is soft and green of the branches of trees and vines, the first time they sprout.
وقد عسلجت الشجرة: أخرجت عساليجها.
And the tree has produced shoots: it has put forth its young branches.