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شنذر

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to plants and negative character traits. It describes a type of plant and also terms for someone with a bad disposition or who is intensely jealous.

Derived headwords

الشَّنْذَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Plant typeclassical

    A plant similar to a moist one, but larger and with bigger leaves. Abu Hanifa states it is of Persian origin.

شَنَذَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Jealousyclassical

    A man who is intensely jealous or zealous.

شَنَذِيرَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Bad-temperedclassical

    Describing a person with a bad disposition or ill manners.

شَنَظِيرَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Bad-temperedclassical

    Describing a person with a bad disposition or ill manners.

شَنَفِيرَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Bad-temperedclassical

    Describing a person with a bad disposition or ill manners.

Parallel reading

الشنذرة: شبيه بالرطبة إلا أنه أجل منها وأعظم ورقا
Al-shanthara: similar to al-ratbah, but it is larger and has bigger leaves.
هو فارسي
It is Persian.
رجل شنذارة أي غيور
A man is 'shantharah', meaning jealous.
أجد بهم شنذارة متعبس
I find in them a jealous, frowning disposition.
رجل شنذيرة وشنظيرة وشنفيرة إذا كان سيء الخلق
A man is 'shanthirah', 'shanthirah', and 'shanfīrah' if he has bad character.