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المشعبذ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to deception, trickery, and sorcery. It describes someone who practices illusions or uses magical means to mislead others.

Derived headwords

المُشَعْبَذnoun
  1. 1.
    sorcererclassical

    A person who practices sorcery or magic, often with the intent to deceive or harm.

  2. 2.
    trickstermodern

    Someone who uses cunning or deception to achieve their aims.

شَعْبَذَverb
  1. 1.
    to bewitchclassical

    To practice sorcery or magic, often to deceive or enchant.

  2. 2.
    to trickmodern

    To deceive someone by cunning or artifice.

يُشَعْبِذُverb
  1. 1.
    he bewitchesclassical

    The present tense form indicating the act of practicing sorcery or magic.

  2. 2.
    he tricksmodern

    The present tense form indicating the act of deceiving someone.

Parallel reading

المشعبذ: المشعوذ.
The sorcerer: the magician.
وقد شعبذ يشعبذ.
And he practiced sorcery, he practices sorcery.