ش ح س

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of tree and its properties, particularly its hardness and unsuitability for certain uses.

Derived headwords

الشَّحْسnoun

1.
a type of treeclassical
A tree similar to the 'atam (oak), but taller. It is not used for making bows due to its dryness and hardness, which dull iron tools. If bows were made from it, they would not withstand tension.

شَجَرnoun

1.
treesboth
A general term for trees, used here in comparison to the specific tree 'al-shahs'.

عَتَمnoun

1.
oak treeclassical
A type of tree, specifically oak, used as a point of comparison for the tree 'al-shahs'.

قِسِيّnoun

1.
bowsboth
Plural of qaws (bow). Refers to bows made for archery, which the tree 'al-shahs' is unsuitable for.

نَزْعnoun

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drawing (a bow)classical
The act of drawing a bowstring, referring to the tension and strain placed on a bow during use. The tree 'al-shahs' is unsuitable for this.

أَعْرَابnoun

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Bedouinsboth
Plural of 'arabi. Refers to the nomadic Arab people, specifically those from Oman in this context, who provided the information about the tree.

الشحس، أهمله الجوهري

Al-Shahs, Al-Jawhari neglected it.

وقال أبو حنيفة رحمه الله: هو شجر مثل العتم إلا أنه أطول منه

And Abu Hanifa, may God have mercy on him, said: It is a tree like the 'atam, except that it is taller than it.

ولا تتخذ منه القسي، ليبسه وصلابته

And bows are not made from it, due to its dryness and hardness.

فإن الحديد يكل عنه

For iron becomes dull from it.

ولو صنعت منه القسي لم تؤات النزع

And if bows were made from it, they would not withstand the drawing.

هكذا حكاه عن بعض أعراب عمان

Thus he narrated it from some of the Bedouins of Oman.