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شجح

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to a specific bird, the magpie, and its name. It is primarily used in classical Arabic texts to identify this creature.

Derived headwords

الشَّجَحَىname
  1. 1.
    Magpieclassical

    A name for a type of bird, specifically the magpie.

Parallel reading

قال ابن خالويه روى ثعلب عن إسحاق الموصلي أن العقعق يقال له الشجحى
Ibn Khalaweh said, Tha'lab narrated from Ishaq al-Mawsili that the 'aq'aq is called al-shajḥā.