شِجْنَةٌ

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شِجْنَةٌ : see شَجَنٌ, in five places.
2 Also, i. e. with kesr, or شَجَنٌ and شَجَنَةٌ , A branchlet of a bunch of a grape-vine of which all the grapes come to maturity.
3 شِجْنَةٌ signifies also Relationship closely, or intimately, connected. One says, بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَهُ شِجْنَةُ رَحِمٍ, and رَحِمٍ, Between me and him is a relationship closely, or intimately, connected. And it is said in a trad., الرَّحِمُ شِجْنَةٌ مِنَ ٱللّٰهِ i. e. الرَّحِمُ is derived from الرَّحْمٰن: (S, L: [see رَحِمٌ:]) or, accord. to AO, the meaning is, [الرَّحِم is] relationship, from God, closely, or intimately, connected, like the roots of trees.
4 Also A crack, or cleft, in a mountain.

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