شحو

1 شَحَا ذ , (K,) or شَحَا فَاهُ, (Ks, S,) aor. شَحَوَ , (Ks, TA,) or شَحُوَ , (S,) inf. n. شَحْوٌ, (Ks, S, TA,) said of a man, (TA,) He opened his mouth; (S, K, TA;) as also ↓ اشحى [or app., اشحى فَاهُ], (K,) and فَاهُ ↓ شحّى, inf. n. تَشْحِيَةٌ. (TA.) شَحَا فَاهُ [meaning as above] is also said of the ass when about to bray. (TA.) And one says of the bit, شَحَا فَمَ الدَّابَّةِ [ It opened the mouth of the beast ]. (TA.) [See also art. شحى.] -A2- And شَحَا فُوهُ, (S, K, *) aor. شَحُوَ , (S,) inf. n. as above, (TA,) His mouth opened; (S, K;) as also فوه ↓ شحّى; (TA;) but one should not say اشحى فوه. (IAar, TA.) ― -b2- And شَحَا, inf. n. as above, He stepped, paced, or walked. (TA.) Hence it is related in a trad. of 'Alee, that, having mentioned sedition, or conflict and faction, or the like, he said to 'Ammár, لَتَشْحُوَنَّ فِيهَا شَحْوًا لَا يُدْرِكُكَ الرَّجُلُ السَّرِيعُ, meaning Thou shalt assuredly go [or step or pace ] quickly, and advance, therein [so that the swift man shall not overtake thee ]. (TA.) And it is said that شَحَا فِيهِ signifies He went far; and took a wide, or an ample, range; in it. (TA. [See also 5.])