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هرشن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific physical characteristic of a camel, namely its wide jaws. It is a rare root with limited attestation.

Derived headwords

الْهَرشَنnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel with wide jawsclassical

    A camel characterized by having wide jaws or a wide mouth.

كزبرجother
  1. 1.
    With the voiced shclassical

    This appears to be a note indicating the pronunciation of the 'sh' sound in the word 'الهرشن' as the voiced 'ش' (shin).

Parallel reading

الهرشن، كزبرج: بالشين المعجمة
Al-harshan, with the voiced sh: with the pointed sh.
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن دريد: هو البعير (الواسع الشدقين) ؛
And Ibn Duraid said: It is the camel (wide of jaws);
قال: ولا أدري ما صحته.
He said: And I do not know its authenticity.
ونقله ابن سيده عنه أيضا.
And Ibn Sidah transmitted it from him as well.