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شخو

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to barren or infertile land, specifically a type of salty, unproductive ground. It is noted as being neglected by some lexicographers and defined by others.

Derived headwords

الشخاnoun
  1. 1.
    barren landclassical

    A type of land that is barren and does not produce any vegetation.

كالعصاother
  1. 1.
    like a staffclassical

    A simile used to describe the barren land, perhaps implying its rigidity or lack of life.

Parallel reading

الشخا، كالعصا
Al-Shakhā, like a staff.
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: هي السبخة في الأرض لا تنبت شيئا
And Ibn al-A'rabi said: It is the salt-flat in the land that does not grow anything.
كذا في التكملة
Thus it is in Al-Takmilah.