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شعا

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of spreading, scattering, and dispersion, often in a wild or untamed manner. It extends to descriptions of widespread raids, dispersed armies, and even the untamed growth of plants or hair. It can also denote intense concern or preoccupation.

Derived headwords

أَشْعَىverb
  1. 1.
    to incite, to stir upboth

    To cause something to spread or become active, particularly in the context of a raid or conflict.

  2. 2.
    to be concernedclassical

    To be preoccupied or intensely interested in something.

أشعى القوم الغارة إشعاء: أشعلوها — The people incited the raid, setting it ablaze.
أشعى به — He was concerned about it.
إِشْعَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    incitement, instigationboth

    The act of inciting or stirring up, especially a raid or conflict.

  2. 2.
    setting ablazeclassical

    The act of setting something on fire, used metaphorically for initiating a raid.

أشعلوا الغارة إشعاء — They incited the raid, setting it ablaze.
شَعْوَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    widespread, scatteredboth

    Describing something that is dispersed, spread out, and often wild or untamed, like a raid or growing branches.

  2. 2.
    fierce, devastatingclassical

    Characterizing a raid that is widespread and causes great disruption.

غارة شعواء — A widespread and devastating raid.
شجرة شعواء — A tree with spreading branches.
شَعِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to spread, to disperseclassical

    To become spread out or dispersed, used to describe a raid.

شعيت الغارة تشعى شعا إذا انتشرت — The raid spread and dispersed.
شَعَاnoun
  1. 1.
    spreading, dispersionclassical

    The act or state of spreading or dispersing.

شعيت الغارة تشعى شعا إذا انتشرت — The raid spread and dispersed.
شَاعِيadjective
  1. 1.
    distantclassical

    Far away or remote.

الشاعي: البعيد — The distant one: far.
شَعْوnoun
  1. 1.
    fluffing of hairclassical

    The state of hair becoming puffed up or spread out.

الشعو: انتفاش الشعر — The fluffing: the spreading of hair.
شَعَىnoun
  1. 1.
    tufts of hairclassical

    Strands or tufts of hair that are spread out or disheveled.

الشعى: خصل الشعر المشعان — The tufts of hair that are spread out.
شَعْوَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    mane of hairclassical

    A thick mass or mane of spread-out or disheveled hair.

الشعوانة: الجمة من الشعر المشعان — The mane of hair: the thick mass of spread-out hair.
شَوَاعِيadjective
  1. 1.
    scattered, dispersedclassical

    In a state of being scattered or dispersed, often used for horses or armies.

جاءت الخيل شواعي — The horses came scattered.
شَوَائِعadjective
  1. 1.
    scattered, dispersedclassical

    In a state of being scattered or dispersed, often used for horses or armies.

جاءت الخيل شواعي وشوائع — The horses came scattered and dispersed.
الشَّعْوَاءname
  1. 1.
    name of a she-camelclassical

    The proper name of a specific she-camel belonging to Al-A'raj.

لم ترهب الشعواء أن تناصا — Al-Sha'wa' did not fear to approach.

Parallel reading

أشعى القوم الغارة إشعاء: أشعلوها.
The people incited the raid, setting it ablaze.
وغارة شعواء: فاشية متفرقة
And a widespread, scattered raid.
شعواء كاللذعة بالميسم
Widespread like the branding with a hot iron.
كيف نومي على الفراش، ولما ... تشمل الشام غارة شعواء
How can I sleep on the bed, when ... a widespread raid envelops Syria?
تذهل الشيخ عن بنيه، وتبدي، ... عن خدام، العقيلة العذراء
It distracts the old man from his children, and reveals ... from servants, the noble virgin.
وشعيت الغارة تشعى شعا إذا انتشرت، فهي شعواء
And the raid became widespread, spreading and dispersing, so it is شعواء (widespread).
كما يقال عشيت المرأة تعشى عشا فهي عشواء
Just as it is said, the woman was blinded, she becomes blinded, and she is عشواء (blind).
والشاعي: البعيد.
And the distant one: far.
والشعو: انتفاش الشعر.
And the fluffing: the spreading of hair.
والشعى: خصل الشعر المشعان.
And the tufts of hair: the spread-out strands of hair.
والشعوانة: الجمة من الشعر المشعان.
And the mane of hair: the thick mass of spread-out hair.
وشجرة شعواء: منتشرة الأغصان.
And a شعواء tree: with spreading branches.
وأشعى به: اهتم؛
And he was concerned about it: he was preoccupied.
أن البكير الذي أشعوا به همل
That the young camel which they were concerned about was left to wander.
جاءت الخيل شواعي وشوائع أي متفرقة
The horses came scattered and dispersed, meaning separated.
لم ترهب الشعواء أن تناصا
Al-Sha'wa' did not fear to approach.