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حرسن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of scarcity, leanness, and hardship, particularly concerning animals and periods of drought. It describes emaciated camels and lean years.

Derived headwords

الحَرَسُونnoun
  1. 1.
    emaciated camelclassical

    A camel that is very thin and weak, often due to lack of sustenance.

حُرَاسِنadjective
  1. 1.
    lean, emaciatedclassical

    Describing animals, particularly camels, that are severely thin and lacking in flesh.

حُرَاسِينnoun
  1. 1.
    lean years, drought yearsclassical

    Years characterized by severe drought and scarcity of food and water, leading to hardship.

الحُرَاسِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    lean years, drought yearsclassical

    An alternative form for years of severe drought and scarcity.

Parallel reading

الحرسون، بالضم: البعير المهزول
Al-ḥarasūn, with damma: the emaciated camel.
وأنشد لعمار بن البولانية الكلبي: (وتابع غير متبوع حلائلهيزجين أقعدة حدبا حراسنا
And he recited for Ammar ibn al-Būlāniyyah al-Kilbī: (And a follower not followed, its saddle-girths, two lean ones, making it stoop, our lean ones.
إبل حراسين عجاف
Lean, emaciated camels.
وخوص حراسين شديد لغوبها
And lean, emaciated palm fronds whose weakness is severe.
الحراسيم والحراسين: السنون المقحطات
Al-ḥarāsīm and al-ḥarāsīn: the barren, drought-stricken years.