أشنة

See also: اشنه

Arabic

Etymology

From Classical Persian (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))

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

Declension

Declension of noun **أُشْنَة** (ʔušna)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أُشْنَة ʔušna	الْأُشْنَة al-ʔušna	أُشْنَة ʔušnat
nominative	أُشْنَةٌ ʔušnatun	الْأُشْنَةُ al-ʔušnatu	أُشْنَةُ ʔušnatu
accusative	أُشْنَةً ʔušnatan	الْأُشْنَةَ al-ʔušnata	أُشْنَةَ ʔušnata
genitive	أُشْنَةٍ ʔušnatin	الْأُشْنَةِ al-ʔušnati	أُشْنَةِ ʔušnati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أُشْنَتَيْن ʔušnatayn	الْأُشْنَتَيْن al-ʔušnatayn	أُشْنَتَيْ ʔušnatay
nominative	أُشْنَتَانِ ʔušnatāni	الْأُشْنَتَانِ al-ʔušnatāni	أُشْنَتَا ʔušnatā
accusative	أُشْنَتَيْنِ ʔušnatayni	الْأُشْنَتَيْنِ al-ʔušnatayni	أُشْنَتَيْ ʔušnatay
genitive	أُشْنَتَيْنِ ʔušnatayni	الْأُشْنَتَيْنِ al-ʔušnatayni	أُشْنَتَيْ ʔušnatay
plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أُشْنَات‎; أُشَن ʔušnāt‎; ʔušan	الْأُشْنَات‎; الْأُشَن al-ʔušnāt‎; al-ʔušan	أُشْنَات‎; أُشَن ʔušnāt‎; ʔušan
nominative	أُشْنَاتٌ‎; أُشَنٌ ʔušnātun‎; ʔušanun	الْأُشْنَاتُ‎; الْأُشَنُ al-ʔušnātu‎; al-ʔušanu	أُشْنَاتُ‎; أُشَنُ ʔušnātu‎; ʔušanu
accusative	أُشْنَاتٍ‎; أُشَنًا ʔušnātin‎; ʔušanan	الْأُشْنَاتِ‎; الْأُشَنَ al-ʔušnāti‎; al-ʔušana	أُشْنَاتِ‎; أُشَنَ ʔušnāti‎; ʔušana
genitive	أُشْنَاتٍ‎; أُشَنٍ ʔušnātin‎; ʔušanin	الْأُشْنَاتِ‎; الْأُشَنِ al-ʔušnāti‎; al-ʔušani	أُشْنَاتِ‎; أُشَنِ ʔušnāti‎; ʔušani

Descendants

Translingual: Usnea
- → English: usnea