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سهن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to soft, yielding sand, possibly with a connection to neglect or abandonment. The primary discussion revolves around a specific term for soft sands, with a note on potential phonetic shifts.

Derived headwords

الأسهانnoun
  1. 1.
    soft sandsclassical

    A term referring to soft, yielding sands, likened to 'ashāl'.

أسهالnoun
  1. 1.
    soft sandsclassical

    A term for soft sands, used as a comparison for 'al-As'hān'.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري.
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: هي (الرمال اللينة) كالأسهال.
And Ibn al-A'rabi said: It is (soft sands) like 'ashāl'.
قال الأزهري: أبدلت النون من اللام.
Al-Azhari said: The 'nūn' was substituted for the 'lām'.