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الشحر

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to openings, coasts, and specific geographical features. It encompasses the act of opening the mouth, coastal regions, watercourses, and even the healed mark of a camel's saddle sore. It also extends to flora and fauna, specifically a type of tree and a bird.

Derived headwords

الشَّحْرnoun
  1. 1.
    opening of the mouthboth

    The act of opening one's mouth, often implying a wide or gaping opening.

  2. 2.
    coastlineclassical

    The seashore, specifically the coastal area situated between Oman and Aden.

  3. 3.
    watercourseboth

    The bed of a valley or a channel through which water flows.

  4. 4.
    healed soreclassical

    The mark left by a healed saddle sore on a camel.

شَحَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to open the mouthboth

    To open the mouth.

شَجَرnoun
  1. 1.
    treesboth

    A type of tree.

الشُّحُورnoun
  1. 1.
    birdboth

    A type of bird.

الشَّحْرُورnoun
  1. 1.
    birdboth

    A type of bird.

الشَّحْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    narrow bankclassical

    A narrow bank or shore.

ذو شَحْرname
  1. 1.
    son of Wulai'ahclassical

    A descendant of Wulai'ah from the Himyar tribe.

Parallel reading

الشَّحْرُ، كالْمَنْعِ: فَتحُ الفَمِ
Al-shahr, like al-man', is the opening of the mouth.
وساحِلُ البَحْرِ بَيْنَ عُمَانَ وعَدَنَ
And the coast of the sea between Oman and Aden.
وبَطْنُ الوَادِي ومَجْرَى المَاءِ
And the bed of the valley and the course of the water.
وأَثَرُ دَبْرَةِ البَعِيرِ إِذَا بَرَأَتْ
And the mark of a camel's saddle sore when it has healed.
وكَأَمِيرٍ: شَجَرٌ
And like amir: trees.
والشُّحُورُ، كَقَسْوَرٍ، والشَّحْرُورُ: طَائِرٌ
And al-shuhur, like qaswar, and al-shahrur: a bird.
والشَّحْرَةُ، بالكَسْرِ: الشَّطُّ الضَّيِّقُ
And al-shahrata, with kasr: the narrow bank.
وذُو شَحْرٍ: ابْنُ وَلِيعَةَ مِنْ حِمْيَرَ
And Dhu Shahr: the son of Wulai'ah from Himyar.