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شهرز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses a specific type of date, likely of Persian origin, found in the vicinity of Basra. It details variations in its pronunciation and orthography, noting its presence in classical Arabic dictionaries.

Derived headwords

شَهْرِيزnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of dateclassical

    A specific variety of date fruit, originating from the regions around Basra. Its name is considered an Arabicized loanword.

شُهْرِيزnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of dateclassical

    An alternative pronunciation of the name for a specific type of date fruit from the Basra region.

Parallel reading

تمر شهريز، بالكسر وبالضم، وبإعجام الشين وإهمالها، هنا ذكره الجوهري، وأغفله في السين المهملة، وهو ضرب من التمر في نواحي البصرة، معرب، وأنكر بعضهم ضم الشين، وقد تقدم في السين المهملة قريبا.
The date 'shahriz', with kasra and damma, and with the dotting of the shīn and omitting it, is mentioned here by Al-Jawhari, and he omitted it under the letter sīn. It is a type of date in the regions of Basra, an Arabicized word. Some denied the damma on the shīn, and it was previously mentioned under the letter sīn.