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الشغيزة

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a specific type of needle or spike, and secondarily to concepts of stretching out, instigation, and a historical landmark.

Derived headwords

الشَّغِيزَةnoun
  1. 1.
    needleboth

    A long, slender pointed object, often used for sewing or as a spike.

الشَّغْزnoun
  1. 1.
    stretching outclassical

    The act of becoming long or extending outwards.

  2. 2.
    instigationclassical

    The act of inciting or provoking discord among people.

حِجْر الشَّغْزَىname
  1. 1.
    stone of al-Shaghzaclassical

    A specific stone near Mecca that people used to mount their animals from.

Parallel reading

الشَّغِيزَة، بالغين المعجمة: المسلة.
Al-Shaghizah, with the unpointed ghayn: the needle.
والشَّغْز، كالمنع: التطاول،
And al-Shaghz, like al-Man', means stretching out,
والإغراء بين القوم.
and instigation among people.
وحجر الشغزى: حجر كانوا يركبون منه الدواب بقرب مكة.
And Hajar al-Shaghza: a stone they used to mount their animals from near Mecca.