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شيص

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes dates that are underdeveloped or imperfect. It refers to dates whose pits do not harden properly, often due to a lack of pollination in the palm tree.

Derived headwords

الشَّيْصnoun
  1. 1.
    with kasraboth

    with kasra

الشَّيْصَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    dates whose pits do not hardenboth

    dates whose pits do not harden

تَشَيَّصَverb
  1. 1.
    to be underdevelopedclassical

    Said of a date when its pit does not harden, typically due to lack of pollination.

Parallel reading

التمر الذي لا يشتد نواه
The date whose pit does not harden.
وإنما يتشيص إذا لم تلقح النخل
And it becomes underdeveloped if the palm tree is not pollinated.