شين

شِينٌ ذ One of the letters of the alphabet, (S, K,) [i. e. the name of that letter; (see art. ش,)] of the letters termed مَهْمُوسَة [expl. in art. ش], with somewhat of التَّنْغِيم and التَّغْشِيَة [app. meaning that kind of utterance which is undertoned, and muffled, exactly like our “ sh ”], its place of utterance being the شَجْر, i. e. the place of the opening of the mouth, (K, TA,) near the place of utterance of ج: masc. [as meaning a حَرْف, or letter], and fem. [as meaning a كَلِمَة, or word]: pl. أَشْيَانٌ and شيانات [a mistranscription for شِينَاتٌ]. (TA.) -A2- Also, thus with kesr, A man having many رِقَاع [i. e. patches in his garment, pl. of رُقْعَةٌ]. (Kh, TA.) -A3- And A long مَرْكَب [app. meaning ship or boat ]. (TA.)