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الشغبر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of a jackal or wild dog, and also to the turbulent or erratic movement of wind.

Derived headwords

الشِّغْبَرnoun
  1. 1.
    jackalclassical

    A wild canine animal, often translated as a jackal or wild dog.

تَشَغْبَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to become turbulentclassical

    Used to describe the wind when it becomes erratic, turbulent, or changes direction suddenly.

Parallel reading

الشِّغْبَرُ كَجَعْفَرٍ: ابْنُ آوَى
Al-shighbir, like Ja'far: the jackal.
وَبِالزَّايِ تَصْحِيفٌ
And with the letter Zay, it is a textual corruption.
وَتَشَغْبَرَتِ الرِّيحُ: التَّوَتْ فِي هُبُوبِهَا
And the wind became turbulent: it became erratic in its blowing.