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شعن

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of being disheveled, unkempt, or scattered, particularly concerning hair or vegetation. It can also denote separation or dispersal.

Derived headwords

اشعنّverb
  1. 1.
    to become disheveledboth

    To become unkempt, with hair standing on end or scattered.

  2. 2.
    to scatterclassical

    To become dispersed or separated.

اشعانnoun
  1. 1.
    dishevelmentclassical

    The state of being disheveled or scattered.

اشعيناناnoun
  1. 1.
    scatteringclassical

    The act or state of scattering or dispersing.

مشعونnoun
  1. 1.
    scatteringclassical

    A state of being scattered or dispersed.

مشعنةnoun
  1. 1.
    disheveled stateclassical

    A condition of being disheveled or unkempt.

مشعانadjective
  1. 1.
    disheveledboth

    Having unkempt, scattered, or dusty hair; looking untidy.

  2. 2.
    scatteredclassical

    Dispersed or separated.

شعثadjective
  1. 1.
    disheveledboth

    Untidy, unkempt, with hair in disarray.

شعثاadjective
  1. 1.
    disheveledboth

    Untidy, unkempt, with hair in disarray.

شعنnoun
  1. 1.
    scattered leavesclassical

    The dry leaves of grass that have fallen after being disturbed and dried.

Parallel reading

اشعن الشعر: انتفش.
Disheveled hair: it became unkempt.
واشعان اشعينانا: تفرق، وكذلك مشعون؛
And scattering, a scattering: it dispersed, and likewise scattered things;
قال: ولا شوع بخديها، ... ولا مشعنة قهدا .
He said: And no scattering on her cheeks, ... nor a disheveled state of exhaustion.
رأيت فلانا مشعان الرأس إذا رأيته شعثا منتفش الرأس مغبرا أشعث.
I saw so-and-so with a disheveled head if I saw him with untidy, unkempt, dusty, disheveled hair.
فجاء رجل مشعان بغنم يسوقها ؛
Then came a disheveled man driving sheep;
هو المنتفش الشعر الثائر الرأس.
He is the one with unkempt hair and a disheveled head.
يقال: شعر مشعان ورجل مشعان ومشعان الرأس، والميم زائدة.
It is said: disheveled hair, a disheveled man, and a disheveled head, and the 'mim' is extra.
وأشعن الرجل إذا ناصى عدوه فاشعان شعره.
And the man became disheveled when he confronted his enemy, so his hair became scattered.
والشعن: ما تناثر من ورق العشب بعد هيجه ويبسه،
And 'al-sha'n': what scatters from the leaves of grass after it is disturbed and dries,
أن رجلا جاء شعثا مشعان الرأس
That a man came with disheveled, unkempt hair on his head
فقال له: ما لي أراك شعثا؟
And he said to him: Why do I see you disheveled?
فقال: إن النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، نهى عن الإرفاه ؛
He said: Indeed, the Prophet, peace be upon him, forbade excessive grooming;
ما الإرفاه؟ فقال: الترجل كل يوم.
What is 'al-irfāh'? He said: Combing the hair every day.