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عسنب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of stirring or agitating water. It is mentioned in the context of specific lexicographical entries and their placement within different sections of a dictionary.

Derived headwords

عَسْنَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to stir up waterclassical

    To agitate or stir up water, causing it to become turbulent.

عَسْنَبَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to stir up waterclassical

    To agitate or stir up water, causing it to become turbulent. This is a variant form of the verb.

Parallel reading

وكذا عسنبت الماء: ثورته.
And likewise, 'asnabta' the water means: its agitation.
هنا ذكرهما ابن القطاع أي في حرف العين المهملة، وسيأتي للمصنف، ذكرهما في الغين المعجمة.
Ibn al-Qatta' mentioned them here, meaning in the letter 'ayn' (without dots), and the author will mention them later, he mentioned them in the letter 'ghayn' (with dots).