شنظر

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes harsh, abusive speech, particularly insults directed at someone's honor. It also extends to meanings of being foolish, coarse, or ill-mannered, and metaphorically refers to the rugged edges or parts of a mountain.

Derived headwords

شَنَظَرَverb

1.
to insult honorclassical
To verbally attack and insult the honor and reputation of people.

شَنْظَرَةnoun

1.
insulting speechclassical
The act of verbally attacking the honor of others; a form of abusive speech.
2.
foolishnessclassical
A state of being foolish or lacking in intelligence.

شَنَظِيرadjective

1.
foolishclassical
Someone who is foolish, weak in intellect, or lacking sense.
2.
coarseclassical
Describing a person or animal as coarse, ill-mannered, or foul-tempered.
3.
rugged edgeclassical
Referring to the edges, extremities, or rugged parts of a mountain.
4.
rock fragmentclassical
A piece of rock that has split off from a mountain.

شَنَظِيرَةnoun

1.
foolish womanclassical
A woman who is foolish, lacking in sense, or ill-mannered.
2.
coarse womanclassical
A woman characterized by foul temper, coarse behavior, or ill manners.
3.
rock fragmentclassical
A rock that has split from the side of a mountain.

شَنَغِيرadjective

1.
vulgarclassical
Describing a person as vulgar, foul-mouthed, and excessively immodest.

شَنَذِيرَةnoun

1.
foolish woman (variant)classical
A variant pronunciation or spelling for 'شنظيرة', referring to a foolish or ill-mannered woman.

شَنَاظِيرnoun

1.
mountain edgesclassical
The edges, extremities, or rugged parts of a mountain.

Parallel reading

شنظر الرجل بالقوم شنظرة: شتم أعراضهم

The man insulted the people with an insult: he cursed their honor.

يشنظر بالقوم الكرام، ويعتزي ... إلى شر حاف في البلاد وناعل

He insults the noble people, and boasts... of the worst shod and sandal-wearing [people] in the land.

الشنظير السخيف العقل

The foolish one is weak of mind.

وهو الشنظيرة أيضا

And it is also the foolishness.

والشنظير: الفاحش الغلق من الرجال والإبل السيء الخلق

And the coarse one: the immodest, ill-tempered one among men and camels, of bad character.

ورجل شنغير وشنظير وشنظيرة: بذي فاحش

And a man is 'شنغير', 'شنظير', and 'شنظيرة': vulgar and immodest.

شنظيرة زوجنيه أهلي، ... من حمقه يحسب رأسي رجلي

A foolish woman my family married me to... from his foolishness he thinks my head is my leg.

وربما قالوا شنذيرة، بالذال المعجمة، لقربها من الظاء لغة أو لثغة

And sometimes they say 'شنذيرة', with the unpointed ذ, due to its proximity to ظ, as a dialect or lisp.

والأنثى شنظيرة؛ قال: قامت تعنظي بك بين الحيين ... شنظيرة الأخلاق، جهراء العين

And the female is 'شنظيرة'; he said: She stood, boasting about you between the two tribes... coarse in morals, with wide eyes.

الشنظير مثل الشنظرة وهي الصخرة تنفلق من ركن من أركان الجبل فتسقط

The 'شنظير' is like the 'شنظرة', which is the rock that splits from a corner of the mountain and falls.

شناظير الجبل أطرافه وحروفه، الواحد شنظير

The 'شناظير' of the mountain are its edges and its sides; the singular is 'شنظير'.