shīsh
fencing, swordplay
شِيش
From the same root
All words from ش ي ش →Lane's Lexicon
Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 3 entries-
اشاشت النَّخْلَةُ Form IV The palm-tree produced dates such as are termed شِيش
The palm-tree produced dates such as are termed شِيش. (O, K.) -
شِيشٌ A sort of dates which do not organize and compact stones
and ↓ شِيشَآءٌ A sort of dates which do not organize and compact stones; (Fr, O, K;) or, if they do so, they do not become hard; and when they dry, they become such as are termed حَشَف, not sweet: (O, K:) dial. vars. of شِيصٌ and شِيصَآءٌ: (S:) accord. to AHn, (TA,) of Persian origin. (O, TA.) -
شِيشَآءٌ Open entry
: see the next preceding paragraph.
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