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شع

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

R. Q. 1 شَعْشَعَهُ ذ , (S, O, K,) inf. n. شَعْشَعَةٌ, (TA,) He mixed it, namely, wine, (S, O, K,) with water. (O.) And He mixed one part of it, namely, a thing, with another part, (O, * K,) like as one mixes wine with water. (O.) And شَعْشَعَ الثَّرِيدَةَ He mixed the ثريدة [or mess of crumbled bread ] with olive-oil: (O:) or he put much clarified butter to it, (ISh, O, K,) and much grease, or gravy: (K:) or he raised its head; (O, K;) as some say: (Sh, O:) or he made its head high; (O, K;) as some say; from شَعْشَاعٌ as an epithet applied to a man, meaning “ tall. ” (O.) But the verb is used more in relation to wine than to ثريد. (TA.) ― -b2- See also 1.

Derived headwords

شَعْشَعَهُ
  1. 1.