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حرشن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes small, hard, and unyielding things, particularly in the context of nature and animals. It encompasses specific types of fish, lean camels, arid years, and prickly plants.

Derived headwords

الحراشنnoun
  1. 1.
    type of fishclassical

    A small, hard type of fish.

  2. 2.
    lean camelsclassical

    Camels that are thin and emaciated; this is a plural form with no singular.

  3. 3.
    drought yearsclassical

    Years of severe drought and famine; this is a plural form with no singular.

حرسونnoun
  1. 1.
    type of fishclassical

    The singular form of a small, hard type of fish.

حرشنname
  1. 1.
    proper nameclassical

    A proper name.

الحرشونnoun
  1. 1.
    type of cottonclassical

    A type of cotton that does not fluff up and is not easily processed by mallets.

  2. 2.
    small prickly burrclassical

    A small, hard burr that attaches to sheep's wool.

Parallel reading

وهو (نوع من السمك) صغير صلب
It is a small, hard type of fish.
والحراشين: العجاف من الإبل لا واحد لها
And Al-Harashin: the emaciated camels, for which there is no singular.
والحراشين: السنون المقحطة
And Al-Harashin: the drought-stricken years.
وأن واحده حرسون بالضم
And its singular is Harsoon, with dammah.
حرشن، كجعفر: اسم
Harshan, like Ja'far: a name.
والحرشون، بالضم: جنس من القطن لا ينتفش ولا تديثه المطارق
And Al-Harshoon, with dammah: a type of cotton that does not fluff up and is not processed by mallets.
كما تطاير مندوف الحراشين
Like the scattered fluff of Al-Harashin.
والحرشون أيضا: حسكة صغيرة صلبة تتعلق بصوف الشاة
And Al-Harshoon also: a small, hard burr that attaches to sheep's wool.