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شهدر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to descriptions of people, specifically concerning shortness and unpleasant or excessive qualities. It also touches upon the concept of being foul or wicked.

Derived headwords

الشَّهْدَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    short manclassical

    A man who is short in stature.

شَهْدَارَةadjective
  1. 1.
    foul, wickedclassical

    Describing someone as foul, wicked, or excessively unpleasant.

Parallel reading

الرجل القصير؛ وأنشد الفراء فيه: ولم تك شهدارة الأبعدين، ... ولا زمح الأقربين الشريرا
A short man; and Al-Farra' recited concerning it: 'And he was not the shortness of the distant ones, ... nor the wickedness of the near ones.'
ورجل شهدارة أي فاحش، بالدال والذال جميعا.
And a man is 'shahdara' meaning foul, using both the letter Dal and Dhal.