شرج

شَرِيجٌ ذ A branch, or rod, that is split into two halves: and ↓ شَرِيجَةٌ, a bow that is made thereof: (S, O, K:) or the former, a branch, or rod, from which are split two bows: and either of the bows thus made: or a split bow: pl. شَرَائِجُ: accord. to AA, a bow that is split from a branch, or rod, in two halves; also called فِلْقٌ: accord. to Lh, a bow in which is a splitting (شَقٌّ, used as an inf. n.), and [ such as is ] a شِقّ, by which is meant the subst. [i. e. half of a branch or rod divided lengthwise ]; شريج being used by him as an epithet: and some say that ↓ شَرِيجَةٌ signifies a bow that is not [ made ] from a sound, or whole, branch; like فِلْقٌ. (TA.) ― -b2- Also An arrow used in the game called المَيْسِر belonging to the person who plays with it, not borrowed. (TA in art. شجر.) ― -b3- See also شَرْجٌ, in three places. ― -b4- المَرْءُ بَيْنَ شَرِيجَىْ غَمٍّ وَسُرُورٍ is a tropical saying [app. meaning (tropical:) Man is between the two different conditions of grief and happiness ]. (A, TA.)