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غصن

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to branches of trees and the act of cutting or breaking them. It also extends to figurative uses, such as a nickname or a descriptor.

Derived headwords

الغُصْنnoun
  1. 1.
    branchboth

    A branch of a tree.

اَلْأَغْصَانnoun
  1. 1.
    branchesboth

    The plural form of 'ghusn', referring to multiple branches of a tree.

اَلْغُصُونnoun
  1. 1.
    branchesboth

    Another plural form of 'ghusn', referring to multiple branches of a tree.

اَلْغُصْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    branchboth

    A singular form, similar to 'ghusn', referring to a branch of a tree.

غَصَنْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to cut itclassical

    To cut or break a branch.

أَبُو الغُصْنname
  1. 1.
    the kunya of Juḥāboth

    the kunya of Juḥā

Parallel reading

الغصن: غصن الشجر
The branch: a branch of a tree.
والجمع الاغصان والغصون والغصنة
And the plurals are al-aghsan, al-ghusoon, and al-ghusnah.
مثل قرط وقرطة
Like qirt and qirtah.
وغصنته، أي قطعته
And I cut it (ghasnatuhu), meaning I cut it.
وأبو الغصن: كنية جحا
And Abu al-Ghusn: the kunya of Juha.