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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe things that are long and slender, particularly in the context of plant structures like vines or branches, and also geological formations like long, thin roots or veins in the earth.

Derived headwords

الشَّنْغَافnoun
  1. 1.
    long slender vine/branchclassical

    Refers to a long, thin vine or branch.

الشَّنْغُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    long slender root/veinclassical

    Describes a long, thin root emerging from the earth, or a vein-like structure.

Parallel reading

الشنغاف: الطويل الدقيق من الأرشية والأغصان.
Al-shanġāf: The long, slender one of vines and branches.
والشنغوف: عرق طويل من الأرضدقيق، كذا في التهذيب.
And al-shanġūf: a long, slender root from the earth, thus in Al-Tahdhib.