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الشفترة

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of separation, scattering, and spreading out. It can describe physical dispersion, fragmentation, or the widening of something like a flame. It also extends to states of being disheveled or standing erect.

Derived headwords

الشَّفْتَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    scatteringboth

    The act or state of being scattered or dispersed.

  2. 2.
    separationclassical

    The state of being separated or divided.

اِشْفَتَرَّverb
  1. 1.
    to scatterboth

    To become dispersed or scattered.

  2. 2.
    to fragmentclassical

    To break into pieces or become fragmented.

اِشْفِتْرَارnoun
  1. 1.
    scatteringclassical

    The act or process of scattering or becoming dispersed.

اِشْفَتَرَ العُودverb
  1. 1.
    the wood fragmentedclassical

    When referring to a piece of wood, it means it broke into pieces or became fragmented.

اِشْفَتَرَ الشَّيْءverb
  1. 1.
    the thing scatteredclassical

    When referring to an object or entity, it means it became dispersed or scattered.

اِشْفَتَرَ السِّرَاجverb
  1. 1.
    the lamp's flame widenedclassical

    When referring to a lamp or its flame, it means the flame became wider or more spread out.

المُشْفَتِرّadjective
  1. 1.
    disheveledclassical

    Having hair that is scattered or disheveled.

  2. 2.
    energeticclassical

    Describing someone who is energetic, diligent, or ready for action.

  3. 3.
    erectclassical

    Standing upright or erect.

الشَّفَنْتَرadjective
  1. 1.
    hairlessclassical

    Someone who has lost their hair.

الشَّفَنْتَرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    scatteredclassical

    Describing something that is dispersed or scattered.

Parallel reading

التفرق، كالاشفترار.
Scattering, like the scattering.
واشفتر العود: تكسر
And the wood fragmented: it broke into pieces.
و الشيء: تفرق
And the thing: it scattered.
و السراج: اتسعت ناره.
And the lamp: its flame widened.
والمشفتر: المقشعر
And the disheveled: the one with scattered hair.
والمشمر
And the energetic.
والمنتصب.
And the erect.
والشفنتر، كغضنفر: الذاهب الشعر.
And the hairless, like ghunfar: the one who has lost hair.
والشفنتري: المتفرق.
And the scattered: the dispersed one.