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شهدر

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a stage of growth in children, specifically between the ages of three and six years old. It also extends to describe individuals who are short, stout, or excessively fat, and carries negative connotations of being a malicious gossip or a corrupting influence.

Derived headwords

شَهْدَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to reach a certain ageclassical

    The verb describes a young girl or boy reaching the stage of development between three and six years of age.

شَهْدَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stage of growthclassical

    The specific period of growth for a child, typically between three and six years old.

شَهْدَرnoun
  1. 1.
    child of a certain ageclassical

    A child, male or female, who is in the developmental stage between three and six years old.

الشَّهْدَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    excessive fatnessclassical

    A state of being excessively fat or corpulent.

  2. 2.
    malicious gossipclassical

    A person who is a spreader of malicious gossip and causes discord among people.

  3. 3.
    shortnessclassical

    The quality of being short in stature.

  4. 4.
    stoutnessclassical

    The quality of being stout or thickset.

الشَّهْدَرadjective
  1. 1.
    great and pamperedclassical

    Describes someone who is large, wealthy, and excessively indulged or pampered.

Parallel reading

شهدر الجارية والغلام: وهو أن يتحركا ما بين ثلاث سنين إلى ست
The girl and the boy reached the age of movement: which is when they move between three years and six years old.
وهي شهدرة
And it is شهدرة (a stage of growth).
وهو شهدر
And he is شهدر (a child of that age).
والشهدارة، بالكسر: الفاحش
And الشهدارة (with kasra): the excessively fat.
والنمام المفسد بين الناس
And the malicious gossip who corrupts among people.
والقصير
And the short one.
والغليظ
And the stout one.
والشهاد، كجعفر: العظيم المترف
And الشهدر, like Ja'far: the great and pampered one.