غضن

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of branches, specifically of a vine or cluster, and by extension, to things that are abundant or have white markings. It also appears in place names and personal names.

Derived headwords

غُصْنnoun

1.
branchboth
A branch, especially of a vine or a cluster of fruit.

الغُصْنname

1.
place nameclassical
A valley name, specifically mentioned as being in the vicinity of Medina or part of the 'Aqiq valleys.

أبو الغُصْنname

1.
personal nameclassical
A kunya (patronymic or nickname) for Dujayn bin Thabit bin Dujayn, which some sources mistakenly attributed to Juha.

أَغْصَنَverb

1.
to have abundant fruitboth
Said of a grape cluster when its berries become abundant or large.

غُصِّنَadjective

1.
white-tailedclassical
Describing a garment that has a white marking on its tail or lower part.

غُصَيْنname

1.
family nameboth
A diminutive form used as a family name, with mention of a specific lineage in Gaza and Ramla.

Parallel reading

وهو عند شمر بالضاد، قال: وهو صحيح.

And it is with Shamir using the letter Dad; he said: and it is correct.

وذو الغصن: واد من حرة بني سليم

And Dhu al-Ghusn: a valley from the Harrat Bani Sulaym.

وقيل: واد قريب من المدينة تصب فيه سيول الحرة، عن نصر، رحمه اللها تعالى.

And it was said: a valley near the city into which the torrents of the Harrat flow, from Nasr, may God Almighty have mercy on him.

وقيل: هو من أودية العقيق.

And it was said: it is from the valleys of al-'Aqiq.

وأبو الغصن: دجين بن ثابت بن دجين وليس بجحى كما توهمه الجوهري، أو هو كنيته

And Abu al-Ghusn: Dujayn bin Thabit bin Dujayn, and not Juha as al-Jawhari mistakenly thought, or it is his kunya.

وأغصن العنقود وغصن، بالتشديد: كثر، وفي بعض الأصول: كبر، حبه شيئا، وهو الصواب.

And the grape cluster became abundant (aghsana) and branched (ghassana), with shadda: it became abundant, and in some manuscripts: it became large, its berries somewhat, and this is the correct reading.

وثوب أغصن: في ذنبه بياض.

And a garment (thawb) aghsan: it has whiteness on its tail.

وغصن، بالضم وكزبير: اسمان

And Ghusn, with damma and like Zubayr: two names.

قال ابن دريد: وأحسب أن بني غصين بطن.

Ibn Duraid said: And I believe that the Banu Ghusayn are a clan.

قلت: وهم اليوم بغزة وشرذمة بالرملة، ومنهم الإمام المحدث الشيخ عبد القادر بن غصين الغزي الشافعي، روى عنه أبو السعادات محمد بن عبد القادر الفاسي وغيره، وقد انقرض الحديث الآن من بيتهم.

I say: And they are today in Gaza and a group in Ramla, and among them is the Imam, the Muhaddith, Sheikh Abdul Qadir bin Ghusayn al-Ghazzi al-Shafi'i, Abu al-Sa'adat Muhammad bin Abdul Qadir al-Fasi and others narrated from him, and the transmission of hadith has now ended from their house.