Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

شَانَّةٌ

Root: شن

Full Definition

شَانَّةٌ The [channel called] مَدْفَع [q. v.] of a small valley: or a small مَدْفَع of a valley: or شَوَانُّ, its pl., signifies the channels of water, of mountains, that pour forth into valleys from a rugged place.


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