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حثن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be primarily associated with a place name and a specific stage of grape development. It is noted as being neglected by some lexicographers and its primary usage seems to be in classical poetry and geographical descriptions.

Derived headwords

حَثَنٌname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place located in the land of the Hudhayl tribe, described as being two days' journey from Mecca.

حَثَنٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Unripe grapesclassical

    Refers to unripe grapes, specifically when the seeds are as small as ants' heads. The singular form is 'hathnah'.

الحَثَنُnoun
  1. 1.
    Unripe grapesclassical

    An alternative term for unripe grapes, described as being like the heads of ants.

Parallel reading

ع ببلاد هذيل
in the land of Hudhayl
أرى حثنا أمسى ذليلا كأنه تراث
I see Hathn has become humbled, as if it were inherited property.
هو موضع بالحجاز بينه وبين مكة يومان
It is a place in the Hejaz, two days' journey between it and Mecca.
الحثن، بالفتح: حصرم العنب
Al-Hathn, with a fatha: unripe grapes.
وقيل: هو إذا كان الحب كرؤوس الذر، واحدته بالهاء
And it was said: it is when the seeds are like the heads of ants, its singular is with ta' marbuta.