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شغر

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

The root شغر primarily relates to the concept of lifting, raising, or separating, often with connotations of vulnerability, abandonment, or expansion. It extends to actions like a dog lifting its leg, a woman lifting her leg for intercourse, or a place becoming undefended. It also encompasses notions of distance, departure, and abundance.

Derived headwords

شَغَرَverb
  1. 1.
    lifted legboth

    A dog lifted one of its legs, whether it urinated or not.

  2. 2.
    lifted leg for intercourseclassical

    A woman lifted her leg for sexual intercourse.

  3. 3.
    became undefendedclassical

    A land remained without anyone to protect or control it.

  4. 4.
    departedclassical

    To go far away or become distant.

  5. 5.
    struck headclassical

    A male animal struck its head under female animals from their udders, lifting them and then mounting them.

أَشْغَرَverb
  1. 1.
    made to lift legclassical

    To cause a dog to lift its leg.

  2. 2.
    became prominentclassical

    A watering place became situated on the main road.

  3. 3.
    separatedclassical

    A group of travelers separated from the main route.

  4. 4.
    spread outclassical

    An account or calculation became widespread and numerous.

شَغَرَتْverb
  1. 1.
    lifted legclassical

    She (a woman) lifted her leg for intercourse.

شَاغَرَverb
  1. 1.
    practiced shigharclassical

    To engage in the marriage exchange known as shighar.

  2. 2.
    colludedclassical

    Two men conspired against another man.

شَغْرnoun
  1. 1.
    liftingclassical

    The act of lifting or raising.

  2. 2.
    departureclassical

    Distance, remoteness, or departure.

  3. 3.
    expulsionclassical

    The act of expelling or driving out.

  4. 4.
    separationclassical

    Disunity or separation.

شَاغِرَةadjective
  1. 1.
    undefendedclassical

    A place that is empty and unprotected, vulnerable to attack.

شِغَارnoun
  1. 1.
    marriage exchangeclassical

    A marriage contract where a man gives his daughter or sister in marriage to another man on the condition that the latter gives his daughter or sister in marriage to the former, without a dowry for either.

  2. 2.
    collusionclassical

    Two men conspiring or acting jointly against another.

شَغْرُورnoun
  1. 1.
    plantclassical

    A type of plant.

شَغْرnoun
  1. 1.
    fortressclassical

    A strong fortress located near Antioch.

شَغْرَىnoun
  1. 1.
    placeclassical

    A place or a location.

  2. 2.
    stoneclassical

    A stone near Mecca from which a horse was mounted.

  3. 3.
    stone dogs mountclassical

    A stone upon which dogs would lift their legs.

شَغْرadjective
  1. 1.
    emptyclassical

    Empty or vacant.

شَغْرnoun
  1. 1.
    abundant waterclassical

    Wells with abundant water, used for both singular and plural.

شَغْرnoun
  1. 1.
    painclassical

    Two pains or sores in the flank of a camel.

شَغْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tinderboxclassical

    A tinderbox or flint striker.

شَوْغَرadjective
  1. 1.
    tightly builtclassical

    Strongly or tightly built.

شَوْغَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small boxclassical

    A small box or container.

شَغُورname
  1. 1.
    tribe nicknameclassical

    A nickname for the Banu Fazara tribe.

شَاغُورnoun
  1. 1.
    neighborhoodclassical

    A neighborhood or quarter in Damascus.

شَغَرَ بِغَرadverbial phrase
  1. 1.
    in all directionsclassical

    Scattered in every direction.

اشْتَغَرَverb
  1. 1.
    went farclassical

    To go far into the desert.

  2. 2.
    became arrogantclassical

    To become arrogant, boastful, or overbearing.

  3. 3.
    became numerousclassical

    Camels or numbers became abundant and varied.

  4. 4.
    persisted in evilclassical

    To persist or delve deeply into something bad.

  5. 5.
    exerted effortclassical

    A camel exerted its utmost effort in its journey.

شَاغِرَةname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name.

شَاغِرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    navel areaclassical

    The area around the navel, specifically the part of the umbilical cord.

شَغِرadjective
  1. 1.
    ill-temperedclassical

    Of bad character or disposition.

Parallel reading

شغر الكلب، كمنع: رفع إحدى رجليه، بال أو لم يبل، أو فبال
The dog urinated, as in 'man'a': it lifted one of its legs, whether it urinated or not, or it urinated.
و الرجل المرأة شغورا: رفع رجلها للنكاح كأشغرها فشغرت
And a man made a woman lift her leg for intercourse, as he caused her to lift it, and she lifted it.
و الأرض: لم يبق بها أحد يحميها ويضبطها، فهي شاغرة
And the land: no one remained in it to protect or control it, so it was undefended.
والشغار، بالكسر: أن تزوج الرجل امرأة على أن يزوجك أخرى بغير مهر، صداق كل واحدة بضع الأخرى
And shighar, with kasra: is that a man marries a woman to you on the condition that you marry another woman to him without a dowry, the dowry of each woman being the other's private part.
وأن يعدو الرجلان على الرجل
And two men conspiring against a man.
والشغر: الإخراج، والبعد
And shughr: is expulsion, and distance.
و قد شغر البلد: بعد من الناصر والسلطان
And a country has become distant: it is far from a supporter and authority.
وبلدة شاغرة برجلها: لم تمتنع من غارة أحد لخلوها
And an undefended town with its man: it did not prevent anyone's raid due to its emptiness.
والتفرقة
And separation.
وأن يضرب الفحل برأسه تحت النوق من قبل ضروعها، فيرفعها، فيصرعها
And that a stallion strikes its head under the she-camels from their udders, lifting them, then mounting them.
وشاغر: فحل من آبالهم
And Shaghir: a stallion from their camels.
وشغرت برجلي في الغريب: علوت الناس بحفظه
And I lifted my leg among strangers: I surpassed people in preserving it.
وأشغر المنهل: صار في ناحية المحجة
And the watering place became prominent: it became situated on the main road.
و الرفقة: انفردت عن السابلة
And the group: it separated from the travelers.
و الحساب عليه: انتشر، وكثر
And the account against him: it spread out and became numerous.
وكصبور: ع بالسماوة
And like Sabur: a place in the Samawah.
والناقة الطويلة تشغر بقوائمها: إذا أخذت لتركب
And a tall she-camel lifts its legs: when it is about to be mounted.
والشغرور، كعصفور: نبت
And shughroor, like 'usfoor: a plant.
والشغر، بالضم: قلعة حصينة قرب أنطاكية
And ash-Shaghr, with damma: a strong fortress near Antioch.
والشغرى، كسكرى: د أو ع، وحجر قرب مكة كانوا يركبون منه الدابة
And ash-Shughra, like sukra: a place or a location, and a stone near Mecca from which the animal was mounted.
وحجر تشغر عليه الكلاب
And a stone upon which dogs lift their legs.
وكسحاب: الفارغ
And like suhaab: empty.
ومن الآبار: الكثيرة الماء، للجمع والواحد
And from the wells: those with abundant water, for the plural and the singular.
وعرقان في جنب الجمل
And two sores in the flank of the camel.
وبالهاء والشد: القداحة
And with haa and shadda: the tinderbox.
والشوغر: الموثق الخلق
And ash-Shawghar: the tightly built.
وبهاء: الدوخلة
And with haa: the small box.
وكقطام: لقب بني فزارة
And like qattaam: a nickname for Banu Fazara.
والشاغور: محلة بدمشق
And ash-Shaghoor: a neighborhood in Damascus.
وتفرقوا شغر بغر، ويكسر أولهما، أي: في كل وجه
And they scattered shughr bughr, and the first is with kasra, meaning: in every direction.
واشتغر في الفلاة: أبعد
And he went far into the desert: he went far.
و علينا: تطاول، وافتخر
And against us: he became arrogant, and boasted.
و الإبل: كثرت، واختلفت
And the camels: they became numerous, and varied.
و العدد: كثر، واتسع
And the numbers: they became numerous, and expanded.
و الأمر: اختلط
And the matter: it became confused.
وتشغر في قبيح: تمادى، وتعمق
And he persists in ugliness: he continues, and delves deeply.
و البعير: بذل الجهد في سيره، أو اشتد عدوه
And the camel: exerted effort in its journey, or its running intensified.
وشاغرة: ع
And Shaghirah: a place name.
والشاغران: منقطع عرق السرة
And ash-Shaghirani: the part of the umbilical cord.
وكسكيت: السيئ الخلق
And like sikit: ill-tempered.