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شغبز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses a word for a jackal, with a correction regarding its spelling. It primarily focuses on a single noun and its etymological accuracy.

Derived headwords

الشَّغَبْزnoun
  1. 1.
    jackalclassical

    A term referring to the animal known as a jackal.

الشَّغْبَرnoun
  1. 1.
    jackalclassical

    The correct term for a jackal, as stated by Al-Azharī.

Parallel reading

الشَّغَبْز ابْنُ آوَى
The shagbaz is the jackal.
قال الأزهري: هَكَذَا قَالَ بِالزَّاي، وَالصَّحِيحُ الشَّغْبَرُ، بِالرَّاءِ.
Al-Azharī said: Thus he said it with the letter zay, and the correct form is ash-shaghbar, with the letter ra.
وَرُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي عَمْرٍو أَنَّهُ قَالَ: الشَّغْبَرُ ابْنُ آوَى
And it was narrated from Abu Amr that he said: Ash-shaghbar is the jackal.
وَمَنْ قَالَهُ بِالزَّايِ فَقَدْ صَحَّفَ.
And whoever says it with the letter zay has made an error in transcription.