شنز

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to the black cumin seed, known by various Persian-derived names. It also has a geographical reference to a specific cemetery in Baghdad.

Derived headwords

الشينيزnoun

1.
black cumin seedboth
The well-known black seed, also known as black cumin.

الشونيزnoun

1.
black cumin seedboth
The Persian name for the black seed, also known as black cumin.

الشونوزnoun

1.
black cumin seedboth
Another variant name for the black seed, also known as black cumin.

الشهنيزnoun

1.
black cumin seedboth
A variant name for the black seed, also known as black cumin.

الشونيزيةname

1.
cemetery in Baghdadclassical
A specific cemetery for righteous people located in Baghdad on the western side.

Parallel reading

وهو الذي يسميه الفرس: الشونيز، بالضم

And it is what the Persians call: al-shūnīz, with dammah.

وحكى فتحها كما في التوشيح للجلال السيوطي

And he narrated its fatha, as in al-Tawshīḥ by al-Jalāl al-Suyūṭī.

ويقال أيضا الشونوز، بالضم

And it is also said al-shūnūz, with dammah.

وهذه عن أبي الدقيش

And these are from Abū al-Daqīsh.

كل ذلك: الحبة السوداء المعروفة

All of that: the known black seed.

أو فارسي الأصل، وهو الصحيح، كما قاله الدينوري

Or Persian in origin, and that is the correct view, as al-Dīnawarī said.

والشونيزية بالضم: مقبرة للصالحين ببغداد بالجانب الغربي

And al-shūnīziyyah, with dammah: a cemetery for the righteous in Baghdad on the western side.