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شنظوة

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the upper parts or elevated sections of something, particularly a mountain. It also extends to describe negative character traits and a state of being well-built or fleshy.

Derived headwords

شَنَظْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    summitboth

    The highest point or summit of a mountain.

شَنَاظِهnoun
  1. 1.
    summitboth

    The upper part or summit of something, specifically a mountain.

شَنَاظnoun
  1. 1.
    summitsboth

    Plural form referring to the upper parts or summits of mountains.

شِنْظِيَانadjective
  1. 1.
    ill-manneredclassical

    Describing a woman who has bad character or poor manners.

ذَات شَنَاظnoun
  1. 1.
    well-builtclassical

    Describing a woman who is stout, fleshy, and well-built.

Parallel reading

شنظوة الجبل، كقنفذة: أعلاه.
The summit of the mountain, like 'qunfudhah', is its upper part.
وشناظه، بالكسر: أعلاه
And its summit, with kasra, is its upper part.
ج: شناظ، كثمان.
Plural: 'shanaz', like 'uthman'.
وامرأة شنظيان، بالكسر: سيئة الخلق.
And a woman 'shinziyan', with kasra, is ill-mannered.
وذات شناظ، ككتاب: مكتنزة اللحم كثيرته.
And 'dhat shanaz', like 'kitab', is stout with abundant flesh.