أشنان

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أشنان

/ʔuʃ.naːn/

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Borrowed from Classical Persian اُشْنَان (ušnān) or its Middle Persian ancestor, related to Arabic أُشْنَة (ʔušna, “moss, lichen”).

noun أُشْنَان · ʔušnān · الْأُشْنَان · أُشْنَانٌ

Anabasis gen et spp.
Arthrocnemum macrostachyum
Kali spp.
Salsola spp.
Salicornia spp.
potash
Similar: قِلْي, قِلْو, بُوتَاس

In English

potash chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potass

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أشنان. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {أشنان},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}