Arabic - English Dictionary وَرَشان
Root: و ر شArabic English Dictionary: meaning and translation for وَرَشان (wrshan)
ج وَراشينُ ووِرْشان
Translation:
Plural: وَراشينُ and وِرْشان
Sub-Meanings / Derivatives:
الوَرَشانُ
(حن) طائر من الفصيلة الحماميّة، أكبر قليلاً من الحمامة المعروفة، يستوطن أوربّا ويهاجر في جماعات إلى العراق والشَّام، ولكنها لا تمرّ بمصر
Translation:
(Zoology) Woodpigeon; a bird of the dove family, slightly larger than the common pigeon, native to Europe and migrating in flocks to Iraq and the Levant, though it does not pass through Egypt
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Example / Citation:
- " حان وقت هجرة الوَرَشانِ
- بعِلَّة الوَرَشان يُؤْكل رُطَب المُشان [مثل] : يُضرب لمن يُظْهر شيئًا والمراد منه شيء آخر "
Translation:
- " The time for the woodpigeon's migration has come
- Under the pretext of the woodpigeon, the fresh dates of Mushan are eaten [Proverb] : Said of someone who pretends to show one thing while intending another "