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شيظ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of something entering or penetrating, particularly in a sharp or piercing manner. It can also describe the sensation or action of being pierced or entering.

Derived headwords

شَاظَverb
  1. 1.
    to enter, penetrateclassical

    To enter into something, to penetrate it. This is often used in a context implying a sharp or forceful entry.

شَظِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    splinter, shardboth

    A small, sharp fragment or piece of something, like wood or bone. It can also refer to a sharp point or projection.

تَشَيَّظَverb
  1. 1.
    to enter, be enteredclassical

    To enter into something, or to be entered into. This is a reflexive or passive form related to the root's core meaning of penetration.

شَيْظًاnoun
  1. 1.
    entering, penetrationclassical

    The act or process of entering or penetrating something. It is the verbal noun (masdar) of the verb related to this root.

Parallel reading

شاظت «3» يدي شظية من القناة تشيظها شيظا: دخلت فيها.
My hand was pierced by a shard from the channel, entering into it.
يدي شظية من القناة
My hand [was pierced by] a shard from the channel
تشيظها شيظا
entering into it, with penetration
دخلت فيها
it entered into it