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عشن

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to guessing, conjecture, and estimation, often based on opinion rather than certainty. It also extends to terms for leftover dates or parts of a palm tree, and the act of gathering these remnants.

Derived headwords

عَشِنَverb
  1. 1.
    to guessboth

    To form an opinion or make a conjecture based on one's own reasoning or estimation.

عَشِنَverb
  1. 1.
    to estimateboth

    To judge or calculate the value, amount, or extent of something.

اعتَشَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to guessboth

    To form an opinion or make a conjecture based on one's own reasoning or estimation.

العاشِنnoun
  1. 1.
    one who guessesclassical

    A person who makes conjectures or estimations.

العُشَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    date remnantsboth

    The leftover bits of dates that remain after harvesting, especially those at the base of the palm frond.

العُشَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    palm frond baseboth

    The base part of a palm frond, where dates might have been attached.

العُشَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    griefclassical

    A state of sorrow or distress; a heavy burden.

العُشَانnoun
  1. 1.
    date remnantsboth

    Similar to العُشَانَة, referring to the leftover dates at the base of a palm frond after picking.

أبو عشانةname
  1. 1.
    a kunyaclassical

    A kunya (patronymic or matronymic name) used for a Companion of the Prophet named Hayy ibn Yawman al-Ma'afiri.

اعتَشَنَ النخلةverb
  1. 1.
    to gather date remnantsboth

    To follow the base of the palm fronds and gather the leftover dates.

تَعَشَّنَهاverb
  1. 1.
    to gather date remnantsboth

    To follow the base of the palm fronds and gather the leftover dates.

اعتَشَنَ فلاناًverb
  1. 1.
    to attack unjustlyboth

    To assault or attack someone without a valid right or justification.

أعْشَنَ الرجلverb
  1. 1.
    to speak based on opinionclassical

    To express oneself or make statements based on personal opinion or conjecture.

Parallel reading

قال برأيه وخمن
He spoke based on his opinion and guessed.
قال ابن الأعرابي: العاشن: المخمن
Ibn al-A'rabi said: The 'ashin is the one who guesses.
العُشَانَة: لقاطة التمر
Al-'ushanah: the gleanings of dates.
ما يبقى في أصل السعفة من التمر
What remains at the base of the palm frond of dates.
يقال لما بقي في الكباسة من الرطب إذا لقطت النخلة العُشَانَة
It is said about what remains in the bunch of dates when the palm tree is picked clean, 'al-'ushanah'.
وكذلك البذارة والبذار
And likewise al-bitharah and al-bidhar.
وهو حي بن يومن المعافري تابعي عن عقبة بن عامر الجهني
He is Hayy ibn Yawman al-Ma'afiri, a Successor who narrated from 'Uqbah ibn 'Amir al-Juhani.
اعتشن النخلة: تتبع كرابتها فأخذها
To 'atashana the palm tree: to follow its frond bases and take what is there.
اعتشن فلانا: واثبه بغير حق
To 'atashana someone: to attack him unjustly.
أعشن الرجل: قال برأيه
The man 'a'shana: he spoke based on his opinion.
العُشَانَة: الكربة، عمانية
Al-'ushanah: the grief, from Oman.
وحكاها كراع بالغين معجمة ونسبها إلى اليمن
And Kra' narrated it with 'ghayn' and attributed it to Yemen.