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شغفر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be primarily associated with the name of a woman, with some debate about its authenticity and meaning. It is also used poetically to describe a beautiful woman, though this usage is contested.

Derived headwords

شَغْفَرname
  1. 1.
    woman's nameboth

    A proper name for a woman.

شَعْفَرname
  1. 1.
    woman's nameclassical

    A proper name for a woman, mentioned as a possible alternative to شغفر.

الشَّغْفَرnoun
  1. 1.
    beautiful womanclassical

    A term used to describe a beautiful woman, though its application in this context is debated and potentially ironic.

Parallel reading

شغفر: اسم امرأة؛ عن ثعلب.
Shaghfar: the name of a woman; according to Tha'lab.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: إنما هي شعفر، وقد تقدم ذكره في حرف العين المهملة.
And Ibn al-A'rabi said: it is actually Sha'far, and it has been previously mentioned under the letter 'ayn.
أبو عمرو: الشغفر المرأة الحسناء؛
Abu Amr: Al-Shaghfar is the beautiful woman;
أنشد عمرو بن بحر لأبي الطوف الأعرابي في امرأته وكان اسمها شغفر وكانت وصفت بالقبح والشناعة:
Amr ibn Bahr recited for Abu al-Tuf al-Arabi about his wife, whose name was Shaghfar, and she was described with ugliness and hideousness:
وكلهن في الجمال شغفر
And all of them in beauty are Shaghfar.
وأنشدني المنذري: ولم أسق بشغفر المطيا
And Al-Mundhiri recited to me: And I did not water with Shaghfar al-Mutiya.
صادتك يوم القرتين «2» شغفر.
On the day of al-Qartayn, a Shaghfar captured you.