شنر

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of defect, shame, disgrace, and bad reputation. It also extends to meanings of evil, wickedness, and negative character traits. Some derived terms relate to specific actions like criticizing or exposing someone, and a few unrelated meanings appear, such as generosity or a specific gait.

Derived headwords

الشَّنَارnoun

1.
shame, disgraceboth
A defect, blemish, or disgrace that brings shame upon someone or something.
2.
infamy, notorietyclassical
A particularly bad or ugly defect or disgrace, often something widely known for its negativity.

شَنَارnoun

1.
defect, shameboth
A defect or shame, often used in conjunction with 'عيب' (defect) or 'عار' (shame).

شَنَائِرnoun

1.
defects, disgracesclassical
The plural form of 'شنار', referring to multiple defects or disgraces.

شَنَرَ عَلَيْهِverb

1.
to criticize, to find fault withboth
To find fault with someone, to criticize them, or to point out their defects.

شَنِيرadjective

1.
wicked, evilboth
Describing a person who is wicked, full of evil, and has many defects or faults.
2.
ill-mannered, bad-temperedboth
Describing someone with bad character or disposition.

شَنَّرَ الرَّجُلَ تَشْنِيرًاverb

1.
to expose, to disgraceclassical
To expose someone's faults or disgrace them by making their bad reputation known.

تَشْنُرَverb

1.
to be exposed, to be disgracedclassical
To be exposed for one's faults or to be disgraced.

الشَّنَارnoun

1.
infamous thingclassical
An affair or matter that is well-known for its ugliness, disgrace, or offensiveness.

مَنْشُورَةadjective

1.
generous, liberalclassical
Describing a woman who is generous and liberal with her wealth.

مَشْنُورَةadjective

1.
generous, liberalclassical
Describing a woman who is generous and liberal with her wealth.

شَمْرَةnoun

1.
swaggering gaitclassical
The gait or manner of walking of a boastful or swaggering person.

شَنَرَةnoun

1.
virtuous gaitclassical
The gait or manner of walking of a righteous and diligent person.

بَنُو شَنِيرname

1.
Banu Shanirclassical
A tribal name, referring to a lineage or clan named Shanir.

Parallel reading

ونحن رعية وهم رعاة، ... ولولا رعيهم شنع الشنار

And we are subjects and they are shepherds, ... and were it not for their shepherding, the disgrace would be terrible.

كان ذلك شنارا فيه نار

That was a disgrace that contained fire (i.e., was particularly severe or shameful).

الشنار: العيب والعار

Al-shanar: defect and shame.

وقيل: هو العيب الذي فيه عار

And it was said: it is the defect that carries shame.

والشنار: أقبح العيب والعار

And al-shanar: the ugliest of defects and shame.

يقال: عار وشنار

It is said: shame and disgrace.

وقلما يفردونه من عار

And they rarely use it separately from 'aar' (shame).

فإني خليق أن أودع عهدها ... بخير، ولم يرفع لدينا شنارها

For I am likely to leave her time... in good condition, and no disgrace has been raised against us.

وقد جمعوه فقالوا شنائر

And they have pluralized it, saying 'shana'ir' (defects/disgraces).

تأتي أمورا شنعا شنائرا

You commit terrible deeds, disgraces.

شنر عليه: عابه

Shanara 'alayhi: he criticized him.

ورجل شنير: شرير كثير الشر والعيوب

And a shanir man: wicked, full of evil and defects.

ورجل شنير: سيء الخلق

And a shanir man: ill-mannered.

شنرت الرجل تشنيرا إذا سمعت به وفضحته

You disgraced a man by exposing him if you made his bad reputation known.

وشترت به تشتيرا إذا أسمعته القبيح

And you shatarta him by exposing him if you made him hear the ugly (things).

وأنكر شمر هذا الحرف وقال إنما هو شنرت، بالنون، وأنشد

And Shimr denied this letter and said it is only 'shanartu', with the noon, and he recited:

وباتت توقي الروح، وهي حريصة ... عليه، ولكن تتقي أن تشنرا

And she spent the night avoiding the soul, while eager... for it, but she feared being disgraced.

جعله من الشنار وهو العيب

He made it from 'al-shanar', which is defect.

والشنار: الأمر المشهور بالقبح والشنعة

And 'al-shanar': the matter famous for ugliness and offensiveness.

امرأة منشورة ومشنورة إذا كانت سخية كريمة

A woman is manshurah and mashnurah if she is generous and noble.

الشمرة مشية العيار، والشنرة مشية الرجل الصالح المشمر

Al-shamrah is the gait of the boastful, and al-shanarah is the gait of the righteous, diligent man.