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هشر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to trees and plants, specifically a type of thorny shrub or tree. It is also used metaphorically to describe something dense or tangled.

Derived headwords

الهيشرnoun
  1. 1.
    thorny tree/shrubclassical

    A type of thorny tree or shrub.

الهيشورnoun
  1. 1.
    thorny tree/shrubclassical

    A type of thorny tree or shrub, synonymous with الهيشر.

هيشورnoun
  1. 1.
    thorny tree/shrubclassical

    A type of thorny tree or shrub, synonymous with الهيشر.

Parallel reading

الهيشر والهيشور: شجر.
Al-hayshar and al-hayshūr: trees.
كأن أعناقها كراث (1) سائفة * طارت لفائفه أو هيشر سلب
As if their necks were leeks, their coverings flown off, or a thorny shrub of the sallow.
وكذلك الهيشور.
And likewise al-hayshūr.
لبابة من همق هيشور
The best part of a thorny shrub.