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شرض

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be very limited in usage, primarily describing a type of large, soft, or sometimes robust animal, specifically a camel.

Derived headwords

شَرْوَاضadjective
  1. 1.
    large and softclassical

    Describing a camel that is large and soft, possibly implying a lack of firmness or robustness.

جَرْوَاضadjective
  1. 1.
    large, stout, and firmclassical

    Describing a camel that is large, with a thick hump, and is firm or solid.

شَرَاوِيضnoun
  1. 1.
    large and soft camelsclassical

    The plural form of شرواض, referring to multiple camels that are large and soft.

Parallel reading

أهملت الشين مع الضاد إلا قولهم جمل شرواض: رخو ضخم
Al-Azhari said: The letters Shin and Dhad together were neglected, except for their saying 'a sharwad camel': soft and large.
فإن كان ضخما ذا قصرة غليظة وهو صلب، فهو جرواض
But if it is large, with a thick hump, and it is firm, then it is jarwad.
والجمع شراويض
And the plural is sharawid.