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الشر

Root entry · 40 derived lemmas

The root 'الشر' (ash-sharr) primarily denotes the opposite of good, encompassing evil, harm, and misfortune. It extends to negative concepts like disliked things, the devil, and adverse conditions, as well as specific natural phenomena and actions related to damage or display.

Derived headwords

الشَّرّnoun
  1. 1.
    Evil, badnessboth

    The opposite of good; a state or quality of being bad, wicked, or harmful.

  2. 2.
    Misfortune, calamityboth

    An event causing great suffering, distress, or misfortune.

شَرٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    Evil, badnessboth

    The opposite of good; a state or quality of being bad, wicked, or harmful.

شُرورnoun
  1. 1.
    Evils, bad thingsboth

    Plural of 'sharr', referring to multiple instances or types of evil or badness.

شَرَّverb
  1. 1.
    To be evil, badboth

    To possess the quality of being evil or bad.

وقد شر يشر — and he was evil, he is evil
يَشِرُّverb
  1. 1.
    To be evil, badboth

    Present tense of 'sharra', indicating the ongoing state of being evil or bad.

وقد شر يشر — and he was evil, he is evil
شَرًّاnoun
  1. 1.
    Evilness, badnessboth

    The state or quality of being evil or bad; a source of evil.

وقد شر يشر شرا وشرارة — and he was evil, he is evil, with evilness and a spark
شَرارةnoun
  1. 1.
    Spark, emberboth

    A small fiery particle thrown off from a fire, alight or glowing.

  2. 2.
    A trace of evilclassical

    Figuratively, a small beginning or indication of evil.

وقد شر يشر شرا وشرارة — and he was evil, he is evil, with evilness and a spark
شَرِرْتَverb
  1. 1.
    To be evilboth

    Past tense of 'sharra', indicating a past state of being evil.

وشررت يا رجل — and you were evil, O man
شَرِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    Evil, wickedboth

    Having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person; morally bad.

وهو شرير وشرير — and he is evil and wicked
أَشْرَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Evildoers, wicked peopleboth

    Plural of 'shareer', referring to a group of wicked individuals.

من أشرار وشريرين — from the wicked and the evildoers
شَرٌّ مِنْكَadjective
  1. 1.
    Worse than youboth

    Comparative form indicating a greater degree of evil or badness than someone else.

وهو شر منك — and he is worse than you
شَرَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    A small amount of evilclassical

    A minor instance or trace of evil or badness.

  2. 2.
    Youthful vigorboth

    The energy and enthusiasm characteristic of youth.

وهي شرة وشرى — and it is a small amount of evil and a trace
شَرَىnoun
  1. 1.
    A trace of evilclassical

    A minor instance or trace of evil or badness.

وهي شرة وشرى — and it is a small amount of evil and a trace
شَارَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To be evilclassical

    An archaic verb form related to being evil or bad.

وقد شاره — and he was evil
الشَّرّnoun
  1. 1.
    The disliked thingboth

    Something that is disliked or hated.

وما قلت ذاك لشرك، أي: لشيء تكرهه — And I did not say that out of dislike, meaning: out of something you hate
الشَّرّnoun
  1. 1.
    Iblis, Satanclassical

    A proper name for the devil or a chief of the devils.

  2. 2.
    Feverclassical

    A disease characterized by an abnormally high body temperature.

  3. 3.
    Povertyclassical

    The state of being extremely poor.

والشر، بالفتح: إبليس، والحمى، والفقر — And 'ash-sharr', with the fatha: Iblis, fever, and poverty.
الشَّرِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Side of the seaclassical

    The edge or coast of the sea.

  2. 2.
    Seaweedclassical

    A type of plant that grows in the sea.

  3. 3.
    Obelisk, needleclassical

    A tall, pointed, four-sided stone pillar, tapering to a pyramidal top.

والشرير، كأمير: جانب البحر، وشجر ينبت في البحر، وبهاء: المسلة — And 'ash-shareer', like 'ameer': the side of the sea, trees that grow in the sea, and 'bahaa': the obelisk.
شَرِيرَةname
  1. 1.
    Bint al-Harithclassical

    The name of a female companion (Sahabiyyah) of the Prophet Muhammad.

وشريرة، كهريرة، بنت الحارث: صحابية — And 'Shareerah', like 'Hareerah', daughter of Al-Harith: a female companion.
أبو شَرِيرَةname
  1. 1.
    Kunyah of Jublah bin Suhaimclassical

    A patronymic name given to Jublah bin Suhaim.

وأبو شريرة: كنية جبلة بن سحيم — And Abu Shareerah: the kunyah of Jublah bin Suhaim.
شَرَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    Youthful vigor, enthusiasmboth

    The energy, liveliness, and enthusiasm associated with youth.

شرة الشباب: نشاطه — The 'shirrat' of youth: its vigor.
شَرَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Sparks (from fire)both

    What flies off from fire; embers.

وككتاب وجبل: ما يتطاير من النار، واحدتهما: بهاء — And like 'kitaab' and 'jabal': what flies off from fire, the singular of which is 'bahaa'.
شَرَّهُverb
  1. 1.
    To find fault withboth

    To criticize or blame someone or something.

وشره شرا، بالضم: عابه — And he 'sharahu', with the damma: he found fault with it.
شَرَّهُverb
  1. 1.
    To place out to dryclassical

    To lay out food items like meat or dried cheese on a mat or similar surface to dry.

واللحم و الأقط و الثوب ونحوه شرا، بالفتح: وضعه على خصفة أو غيرها ليجف، كأشره وشرره وشراه — And meat, dried cheese, and clothing, etc., 'sharra', with the fatha: to place it on a mat or other surface to dry, like 'ashrahu', 'sharrarehu', and 'sharahu'.
أَشْرَهَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To place out to dryclassical

    To lay out food items like meat or dried cheese on a mat or similar surface to dry.

واللحم و الأقط و الثوب ونحوه شرا، بالفتح: وضعه على خصفة أو غيرها ليجف، كأشره وشرره وشراه — And meat, dried cheese, and clothing, etc., 'sharra', with the fatha: to place it on a mat or other surface to dry, like 'ashrahu', 'sharrarehu', and 'sharahu'.
شَرَّرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To place out to dryclassical

    To lay out food items like meat or dried cheese on a mat or similar surface to dry.

واللحم و الأقط و الثوب ونحوه شرا، بالفتح: وضعه على خصفة أو غيرها ليجف، كأشره وشرره وشراه — And meat, dried cheese, and clothing, etc., 'sharra', with the fatha: to place it on a mat or other surface to dry, like 'ashrahu', 'sharrarehu', and 'sharahu'.
شَرَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    To place out to dryclassical

    To lay out food items like meat or dried cheese on a mat or similar surface to dry.

واللحم و الأقط و الثوب ونحوه شرا، بالفتح: وضعه على خصفة أو غيرها ليجف، كأشره وشرره وشراه — And meat, dried cheese, and clothing, etc., 'sharra', with the fatha: to place it on a mat or other surface to dry, like 'ashrahu', 'sharrarehu', and 'sharahu'.
الإِشْرَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Dried meatclassical

    Preserved meat, often dried.

  2. 2.
    Drying matclassical

    The mat or surface on which food is placed to dry.

  3. 3.
    Large group of camelsclassical

    A significant number or herd of camels.

والإشرارة، بالكسر: القديد، والخصفة التي يشر عليها الأقط، والقطعة العظيمة من الإبل — And 'al-isharah', with the kasra: dried meat, the mat on which dried cheese is placed, and a large group of camels.
اسْتَشَارَverb
  1. 1.
    To become possessed of dried meatclassical

    To acquire or have a supply of dried meat.

واستشر: صار ذا إشرارة — And 'istashara': he became possessed of 'isharah'.
أَشْرَهَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To reveal, displayboth

    To make something known or visible.

  2. 2.
    To attribute evil to someoneboth

    To accuse or blame someone of being evil.

وأشره: أظهره، وفلانا: نسبه إلى الشر — And 'ashrahu': he revealed it, and 'ashraha fulanan': he attributed evil to him.
الشَّرَّانnoun
  1. 1.
    Insects like gnatsclassical

    Small flying insects, similar to gnats or mosquitoes.

والشران ككتان: دواب كالبعوض، واحدتها: بهاء — And 'ash-sharran', like 'kattan': creatures like gnats, the singular of which is 'bahaa'.
الشَّرَاشِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Soul, selfclassical

    The spiritual or immaterial part of a human being.

  2. 2.
    Burdens, loadsclassical

    Heavy weights or responsibilities.

  3. 3.
    Love, affectionclassical

    A strong feeling of liking or affection.

  4. 4.
    Entire bodyclassical

    The whole physical structure of a person.

  5. 5.
    Wagging of a tailclassical

    The movement of a tail, often indicating excitement or agitation.

والشرشر: النفس، والأثقال، والمحبة، وجميع الجسد، ومن الذنب: ذباذبه، الواحدة: شرشرة، وع — And 'ash-sharshar': the soul, burdens, love, and the entire body, and from sin: its wagging, the singular is 'sharsharah', and 'ayn'.
شَرْشَرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To cut up, chopboth

    To divide something into pieces with a knife or other sharp implement.

  2. 2.
    To bite and shakeclassical

    To bite something and then shake it vigorously.

  3. 3.
    To bite (snake)classical

    The action of a snake biting.

  4. 4.
    To graze, eat grassclassical

    For livestock to eat grass or vegetation.

  5. 5.
    To sharpen (knife)classical

    To sharpen a knife by rubbing it on a stone.

وشرشره: قطعه، والشيء: عضه ثم نفضه، والحية: عضت، والماشية النبات: أكلته، والسكين: أحدها على حجر — And 'sharsharahu': he cut it up, and the thing: he bit it then shook it, and the snake: it bit, and the livestock the plants: it ate them, and the knife: he sharpened it on a stone.
الشَّرْشُورnoun
  1. 1.
    Birdclassical

    A type of bird.

والشرشور، كعصفور: طائر — And 'ash-sharshoor', like 'asfoor': a bird.
الشَّرْشَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Herbclassical

    A type of herbaceous plant.

  2. 2.
    Piece of anythingclassical

    A fragment or part of a larger whole.

  3. 3.
    Wagging of a tailclassical

    The movement of a tail, often indicating excitement or agitation.

والشرشرة، بالكسر: عشبة، والقطعة من كل شيء — And 'ash-sharsharah', with the kasra: a herb, and the piece of everything.
شَرَىname
  1. 1.
    A region in Hamadhanclassical

    A geographical area located in the region of Hamadhan.

وشرى، كحتى: ناحية بهمذان — And 'Shura', like 'hutta': a region in Hamadhan.
شُرُورَىname
  1. 1.
    A mountainclassical

    The name of a mountain belonging to the Banu Sulaym tribe.

وشرورى: جبل لبني سليم — And 'Shurura': a mountain of Banu Sulaym.
المُشَرْشَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A name or description for a lion.

والمشرشر: الأسد — And 'al-musharshar': the lion.
شَرَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    To make famous, publicizeboth

    To make something widely known or famous.

وشرره تشريرا: شهره في الناس — And he 'sharrarehu' with 'tashreeran': he made it famous among the people.
الشَّرْشَرnoun
  1. 1.
    A creeping plantclassical

    A plant that grows along the ground, extending lengthwise.

والشرشر، ويكسر: نبت يذهب حبالا على الأرض طولا — And 'ash-sharshar', and with kasra: a plant that goes like ropes along the ground lengthwise.
شِوَاءٌ شَرْشَرٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Juicy roasted meatclassical

    Roasted meat that drips with its own fat and juices.

وشواء شرشر: يتقاطر دسمه — And 'shawaa sharshar': its fat drips.

Parallel reading

الشر، ويضم: نقيض الخير ج: شرور
Evil, and it is pronounced with damma: the opposite of good, plural: shurur.
وقد شر يشر شرا وشرارة
And he was evil, he is evil, with evilness and a spark.
وشررت يا رجل، مثلثة الراء
And you were evil, O man, with the raa' having three vowels.
وهو شرير وشرير، من أشرار وشريرين
And he is evil and wicked, from the wicked and the evildoers.
وهي شرة وشرى
And it is a small amount of evil and a trace.
وقد شاره
And he was evil.
وما قلت ذاك لشرك، أي: لشيء تكرهه
And I did not say that out of dislike, meaning: out of something you hate.
والشر، بالفتح: إبليس، والحمى، والفقر
And 'ash-sharr', with the fatha: Iblis, fever, and poverty.
والشرير، كأمير: جانب البحر، وشجر ينبت في البحر، وبهاء: المسلة
And 'ash-shareer', like 'ameer': the side of the sea, trees that grow in the sea, and 'bahaa': the obelisk.
وشريرة، كهريرة، بنت الحارث: صحابية
And 'Shareerah', like 'Hareerah', daughter of Al-Harith: a female companion.
وأبو شريرة: كنية جبلة بن سحيم
And Abu Shareerah: the kunyah of Jublah bin Suhaim.
شرة الشباب: نشاطه
The 'shirrat' of youth: its vigor.
وككتاب وجبل: ما يتطاير من النار، واحدتهما: بهاء
And like 'kitaab' and 'jabal': what flies off from fire, the singular of which is 'bahaa'.
وشره شرا، بالضم: عابه
And he 'sharahu', with the damma: he found fault with it.
واللحم و الأقط و الثوب ونحوه شرا، بالفتح: وضعه على خصفة أو غيرها ليجف، كأشره وشرره وشراه
And meat, dried cheese, and clothing, etc., 'sharra', with the fatha: to place it on a mat or other surface to dry, like 'ashrahu', 'sharrarehu', and 'sharahu'.
والإشرارة، بالكسر: القديد، والخصفة التي يشر عليها الأقط، والقطعة العظيمة من الإبل
And 'al-isharah', with the kasra: dried meat, the mat on which dried cheese is placed, and a large group of camels.
واستشر: صار ذا إشرارة
And 'istashara': he became possessed of 'isharah'.
وأشره: أظهره، وفلانا: نسبه إلى الشر
And 'ashrahu': he revealed it, and 'ashraha fulanan': he attributed evil to him.
والشران ككتان: دواب كالبعوض، واحدتها: بهاء
And 'ash-sharran', like 'kattan': creatures like gnats, the singular of which is 'bahaa'.
والشرشر: النفس، والأثقال، والمحبة، وجميع الجسد، ومن الذنب: ذباذبه، الواحدة: شرشرة، وع
And 'ash-sharshar': the soul, burdens, love, and the entire body, and from sin: its wagging, the singular is 'sharsharah', and 'ayn'.
وشرشر: قطعه، والشيء: عضه ثم نفضه، والماشية النبات: أكلته
And 'sharshara': he cut it up, and the thing: he bit it then shook it, and the livestock the plants: it ate them.
والشرشور، كعصفور: طائر
And 'ash-sharshoor', like 'asfoor': a bird.
والشرشرة، بالكسر: عشبة، والقطعة من كل شيء
And 'ash-sharsharah', with the kasra: a herb, and the piece of everything.
وشرى، كحتى: ناحية بهمذان
And 'Shura', like 'hutta': a region in Hamadhan.
وشرورى: جبل لبني سليم
And 'Shurura': a mountain of Banu Sulaym.
والمشرشر: الأسد
And 'al-musharshar': the lion.
وشرره تشريرا: شهره في الناس
And he 'sharrarehu' with 'tashreeran': he made it famous among the people.
والشرشر، ويكسر: نبت يذهب حبالا على الأرض طولا
And 'ash-sharshar', and with kasra: a plant that goes like ropes along the ground lengthwise.
وشواء شرشر: يتقاطر دسمه
And 'shawaa sharshar': its fat drips.