شهدنج

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This entry discusses the plant 'shahdanj' (cannabis seed), its various names, its origin as a Persian loanword, and its medicinal properties. It details its use in treating fevers, skin conditions, and intestinal worms.

Derived headwords

الشَّهْدَنَجnoun

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cannabis seedboth
The seed of the cannabis plant, also known as hemp seed. It is referred to as 'shah danah' in Persian, meaning 'king of seeds'.

شَاهْدَانْجnoun

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cannabis seedboth
An alternative name for cannabis seed, derived from the Persian 'shah danah'.

شَاهْدَانَكnoun

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cannabis seedclassical
Another variant name for cannabis seed, possibly a dialectal or scribal variation.

شَاهْدَانَقnoun

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cannabis seedclassical
A further variant name for cannabis seed, likely a phonetic adaptation.

حَبّ القِنَّبnoun

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hemp seedboth
A descriptive term for cannabis seed, emphasizing its origin from the hemp plant.

بِذْر القِنَّبnoun

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hemp seedboth
Another descriptive term for cannabis seed, specifically referring to it as the seed of the hemp plant.

يَنْفَعُverb

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to benefitboth
To be useful or advantageous; to have a positive effect.

يُقْتُلُverb

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to killboth
To cause the death of; to destroy or eliminate.

Parallel reading

الشَّهْدَنَجُ بِفَتْحِ الشِّينِ وَكَسْرِ النُّونِ

Al-shahdanj, with a fatha on the shin and a kasra on the nun.

وَيُقَالُ شَاهْدَانْج بِزِيَادَةِ الأَلِفِ بَعْدَ الشِّينِ

And it is said shahdanj, with the addition of an alif after the shin.

وَيُقَالُ لَهُ شَاهْدَانَك، وَشَاهْدَانَق بِالكَافِ وَالقَافِ

And it is called shahdanak, and shahdanq, with a kaf and a qaf.

وَالكُلُّ مُعَرَّبٌ عَنْ شَاه دَانَهْ

And all of them are loanwords from Persian 'shah danah'.

وَمَعْنَاهُ سُلْطَانُ الحَبِّ

And its meaning is 'king of seeds'.

وَيُعَبِّرُونَ فِي كُتُبِ الطِّبِّ بِأَنَّهُ حَبُّ القِنَّبِ

And they refer in medical books to it as 'hemp seed'.

وَمِنْ خَوَاصِّهِ أَنَّهُ يَنْفَعُ مِنْ حُمَّى الرَّبْعِ شُرْبًا

And among its properties is that it benefits from quartan fever when drunk.

وَالبَهَقَ وَالبَرَصَ طِلَاءً

And vitiligo and leprosy when applied topically.

وَيَقْتُلُ حَبَّ القُرْعِ

And it kills tapeworms.

وَهُوَ دُودُ البَطْنِ أَكْلًا وَوَضْعًا عَلَى البَطْنِ مِنْ خَارِجٍ أَيْضًا

Which are intestinal worms, when eaten and also when placed on the abdomen externally.

وَفِي المَغْرِبِ: أَنَّهُ بِذْرُ القِنَّبِ

And in Al-Maghrib: it is hemp seed.