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شهنز

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses a specific plant or seed, identified as black cumin. It notes that the term was overlooked by a prominent lexicographer and provides alternative names for it.

Derived headwords

الشَّهْنِيزnoun
  1. 1.
    black cuminclassical

    A specific type of seed or plant, identified as black cumin.

الشُّونِيزnoun
  1. 1.
    black cuminclassical

    An alternative name for black cumin, mentioned in the text.

الشِّينِيزnoun
  1. 1.
    black cuminclassical

    Another name for black cumin, presented as a synonym.

الحَبَّةُ السَّوْدَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    black cuminboth

    The common name for the seed referred to by the root, meaning 'the black seed'.

Parallel reading

الشَّهنيز، بالكسر، أهمله الجوهري
Al-shahneez, with a kasra, was neglected by Al-Jawhari.
وقال ابن شميل: سمعت أبا الدقيش يقول للشونيز الشهنيز
And Ibn Shumayl said: I heard Abu Al-Daqeesh call Al-shooniz Al-shahneez.
وهو الشينيز
And it is Al-sheeneez.
وهو الحبة السوداء
And it is the black seed.
وقد تقدم قريبا
And it has been mentioned previously, nearby.