شنع

Root entry · 30 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns ugliness, repulsiveness, and offensiveness. It extends to concepts of being notorious, infamous, and also to actions of hastening, preparing, or girding oneself.

Derived headwords

الشَّنَاعَةnoun

1.
Ugliness, repulsivenessboth
The state or quality of being ugly, foul, or repulsive.
2.
Infamy, notorietyclassical
A state of being widely known for something negative or shameful.

شَنُعَverb

1.
To be ugly, foulboth
The verb form indicating that something is inherently ugly or repulsive.

شَنَعاًnoun

1.
Ugliness, foulnessboth
A masdar (verbal noun) denoting the state of being ugly or repulsive.

شُنُوعاًnoun

1.
Ugliness, foulnessboth
Another masdar (verbal noun) for the state of being ugly or repulsive.

شَنِيعadjective

1.
Ugly, repulsiveboth
Describing something that is ugly, foul, offensive, or repulsive.

الشَّنْعَةnoun

1.
Ugliness, repulsivenessboth
A noun denoting the quality of being ugly or repulsive.

أَشْنَعadjective

1.
More ugly, more repulsiveboth
The comparative or superlative form of 'ugly', indicating a greater degree of ugliness or repulsiveness.
2.
Foul, abominableboth
Describing something extremely ugly, offensive, or abominable.

مُشَنَّعَةadjective

1.
Ugly, repulsiveclassical
An adjective describing a woman who is ugly or repulsive in appearance.

شَنَّعَverb

1.
To condemn, to denounceboth
To criticize something severely, to declare it ugly or reprehensible.

تَشْنِيعnoun

1.
Condemnation, denunciationboth
The act of condemning or denouncing something as ugly or reprehensible.

اِسْتَشْنَعَverb

1.
To find ugly, to abhorboth
To perceive something as ugly, repulsive, or abominable.

تَشَنَّعَverb

1.
To become ugly, to be in disarrayclassical
To become ugly or disordered, often due to disagreement or confusion.
2.
To prepare, to get readyclassical
To prepare oneself for something, to get ready.
3.
To hasten, to speed upclassical
To move quickly, to hasten.

شَنَعَverb

1.
To insult, to revileclassical
To insult someone or speak ill of them.
2.
To find ugly, to be weary ofclassical
To find something ugly or to be weary of it.

مَشْنُوعadjective

1.
Infamous, notoriousclassical
Known for something bad or shameful; infamous.

شَنِيعٌ أَشْنَعadjective

1.
Extremely uglyclassical
A combination emphasizing extreme ugliness or repulsiveness.

قِصَّةٌ شَنْعَاءnoun phrase

1.
An ugly affairclassical
A story or event that is ugly, shameful, or repulsive.

رَجُلٌ أَشْنَعُ الخَلْقnoun phrase

1.
A man of ugly dispositionclassical
A man characterized by an ugly or repulsive nature or appearance.

شَنَعْتُ بِهِverb

1.
To be disgusted byclassical
To be disgusted or repulsed by someone or something.

اِسْتَشْنَعَ بِفُلانٍ جَهْلَهُverb phrase

1.
His ignorance became apparentclassical
His ignorance became evident or noticeable.

شَنَعَناverb

1.
To disgrace, to shameclassical
To disgrace or bring shame upon someone.

التَّشْنِيعnoun

1.
Girding up, preparingclassical
The act of girding up one's loins, preparing for action.

شَمَّرَverb

1.
To gird up, to hastenboth
To tuck up one's garments and prepare to move quickly or work hard.

أَشْنَعَتِ النَّاقَةverb phrase

1.
The she-camel hastenedclassical
The she-camel sped up and exerted herself in her pace.

تَشَنَّعَتِ النَّاقَةverb phrase

1.
The she-camel hastenedclassical
The she-camel sped up and exerted herself in her pace.

مُشَنَّعَةadjective

1.
Hastening, speedingclassical
Describing a she-camel that is hastening or speeding up her pace.

التَّشَنُّعnoun

1.
Haste, exertionclassical
The act of hastening, exerting oneself, or being diligent in a matter.

شَنَنْعَنَnoun

1.
Tall manclassical
A term for a tall man.

تَشَنَّعَتِ الغَارَةverb phrase

1.
The raid was dispersedclassical
The raid was spread out or dispersed.

تَشَنَّعَ الفَرَسverb phrase

1.
The horse was riddenclassical
The horse was mounted or ridden.

تَشَنَّعَ السِّلَاحverb phrase

1.
The weapon was wornclassical
The weapon was put on or worn.

Parallel reading

شنع الأمر أو الشيء شناعة وشنعا وشنعا وشنوعا: قبح

The matter or thing was ugly, foul, or repulsive in its ugliness, foulness, and repulsiveness.

فهو شنيع

And it is ugly/repulsive.

فأما قول عاتكة بنت عبد المطلب: سائل بنا في قومنا، ... وليكف من شر سماعه قيسا، وما جمعوا لنا ... في مجمع باق شناعه

As for the saying of Atikah bint Abd al-Muttalib: Ask about us among our people, ... and let the evil of hearing about Qays suffice us, and what they gathered for us ... in a gathering whose infamy remains.

وأمر أشنع وشنيع: قبيح

And an affair is more ugly and ugly: it is repulsive.

ومنه قول أبي ذؤيب: متحاميين المجد كل واثق ... ببلائه، واليوم يوم أشنع

And from it is the saying of Abu Dhu'ayb: Avoiding glory, each one confident ... in his trial, and today is a more ugly day.

وفي حديث أبي ذر: وعنده امرأة سوداء مشنعة

And in the hadith of Abu Dharr: And with him was an ugly black woman.

يقال: منظر شنيع وأشنع ومشنع

It is said: an ugly, more ugly, and repulsive sight.

وشنع عليه الأمر تشنيعا: قبحه

And the matter was condemned against him with condemnation: it was deemed ugly.

وشنع بالأمر شنعا واستشنعه: رآه شنيعا

And he condemned the matter with condemnation and found it ugly: he saw it as repulsive.

وتشنع القوم: قبح أمرهم باختلافهم واضطراب رأيهم

And the people became disordered: their affair became ugly due to their disagreement and confusion of opinion.

وتشنع فلان لهذا الأمر إذا تهيأ له

And so-and-so prepared himself for this matter when he made himself ready for it.

وتشنع الرجل: هم بأمر شنيع

And the man intended a heinous matter: he was about to do something ugly.

وشنعه شنعا: سبه؛ عن ابن الأعرابي، وقيل: استقبحه وسئمه

And he reviled him with revilement: he insulted him; according to Ibn al-A'rabi, and it was said: he found it ugly and was weary of it.

والشنع والشناعة والمشنوع كل هذا من قبح الشيء الذي يستشنع قبحه، وهو شنيع أشنع

And ugliness, repulsiveness, and notoriety - all of this is from the ugliness of a thing whose ugliness is found repulsive, and it is ugly and more ugly.

وفي الهام منه نظرة وشنوع

And in the serpent, from it, is a look and ugliness.

تقول: رأيت أمراً شنعت به شنعاً أي استشنعته

You say: I saw a matter that I found ugly with ugliness, meaning I found it repulsive.

فوض إلى الله الأمور، فإنه ... سيكفيك، لا يشنع برأيك شانع

Entrust matters to God, for He ... will suffice you; no detractor will find fault with your opinion.

وقد استشنع بفلان جهله: خف

And so-and-so's ignorance became apparent: it became light.

وشنعنا فلان وفضحنا

And so-and-so disgraced us and shamed us.

والتشنيع: التشمير

And girding up: is tucking up the garments.

وشنع الرجل: شمر وأسرع

And the man girded up: he tucked up his garments and hastened.

وشنعت الناقة وأشنعت وتشنعت: شمرت في سيرها وأسرعت وجدت، فهي مشنعة

And the she-camel hastened and sped up and exerted herself: she girded up in her pace, sped up, and found strength, so she is hastening.

والتشنع: الجد والانكماش في الأمر؛ عن ابن الأعرابي، تقول منه: تشنع القوم

And hastening: is seriousness and concentration in the matter; according to Ibn al-A'rabi, you say from it: the people became serious.

والشنعنع: الرجل الطويل

And al-shan'an': the tall man.

وتشنعت الغارة: بثثتها

And the raid was dispersed: you dispersed it.

والفرس والراحلة والقرن: ركبته وعلوته

And the horse, the riding camel, and the horn: you rode it and mounted it.

والسلاح: لبسته

And the weapon: you wore it.