أشنة

See also: اشنه

Arabic

Etymology

From Classical Persian اشنه (ušna) or its Middle Persian ancestor, as also Classical Syriac ܫܢܬܐ (šanṯā, moss, lichen); related to أُشْنَان (ʔušnān, saltwort).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuʃ.na/

Noun

أُشْنَة • (ʔušna) f (plural أُشْنَات (ʔušnāt) or أُشَن (ʔušan))

  1. moss, lichen (the name of various mosses and lichens)

Declension

Descendants

  • Translingual: Usnea
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