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شاءني

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of surpassing, affecting emotionally, and foresight. It encompasses verbs describing preceding someone, causing sadness or admiration, and nouns referring to farsightedness. It also includes expressions of delight and joy.

Derived headwords

شَاءَنِيverb
  1. 1.
    to precede meboth

    To come before someone or something, to surpass them.

  2. 2.
    to sadden meboth

    To cause someone grief or sorrow.

  3. 3.
    to impress meboth

    To evoke admiration or wonder in someone.

يشوءverb
  1. 1.
    to precedeboth

    The present tense verb form indicating the action of preceding or surpassing.

يشيءverb
  1. 1.
    to precedeboth

    An alternative present tense verb form indicating the action of preceding or surpassing.

شَأْنِيnoun
  1. 1.
    heartclassical

    Referring to the heart, often in a context of emotional impact or inner feeling.

الشَّيَآنnoun
  1. 1.
    farsightednessclassical

    The quality of having keen foresight or the ability to see far ahead.

شُؤْتُ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to delight in itboth

    To feel pleased and happy about something.

  2. 2.
    to rejoice in itboth

    To experience great joy and satisfaction.

Parallel reading

شاءني: سبقني
It preceded me: it surpassed me.
وفلان: حزنني وأعجبني
And so-and-so: it saddened me and it impressed me.
يشوء ويشيء
He precedes and he precedes.
قلب شآني
My heart.
والشيآن، كشيعان: البعيد النظر
And al-shay'ān, like shay'ān: the farsighted one.
وشؤت به: أعجبت وفرحت
And I delighted in it: I was impressed and I was happy.