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الشناعة

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of ugliness, repulsiveness, and offensiveness. It extends to actions that cause such feelings, like denigrating or shaming someone, and also encompasses notions of haste, agitation, and preparation.

Derived headwords

شَنَاعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    uglinessboth

    A state of being hideous, repulsive, or offensive.

  2. 2.
    offensivenessboth

    The quality of being extremely unpleasant or shocking.

شَنِيعadjective
  1. 1.
    uglyboth

    Extremely unpleasant or repulsive in appearance or character.

  2. 2.
    heinousboth

    Utterly odious or detestable.

شَنِعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be uglyclassical

    To possess the quality of being hideous or repulsive.

أَشْنَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be uglierclassical

    To be more hideous or repulsive.

  2. 2.
    to make uglyclassical

    To cause something to become ugly or offensive.

أَشْنَعُadjective
  1. 1.
    uglierclassical

    Possessing a greater degree of ugliness or repulsiveness.

  2. 2.
    more offensiveclassical

    More shocking or unpleasant.

يَوْمٌ أَنْشَعُother
  1. 1.
    a terrible dayclassical

    A day characterized by extreme unpleasantness or misfortune.

شَنِعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    uglinessclassical

    The state or quality of being ugly or offensive.

غَيْرَةٌ شَنْعَاءother
  1. 1.
    excessive jealousyclassical

    Jealousy that is extreme, excessive, and often ugly in its manifestation.

شَنَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    to make raggedclassical

    To make a piece of cloth frayed or disheveled until it becomes fluffy.

  2. 2.
    to find uglyboth

    To consider someone or something to be ugly or repulsive.

  3. 3.
    to insultboth

    To speak to someone in a way that is offensive or abusive.

  4. 4.
    to disgraceboth

    To bring shame or dishonor upon someone.

شُنُوعnoun
  1. 1.
    uglinessclassical

    The quality of being ugly or repulsive.

اِسْتَشْنَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to find uglyclassical

    To perceive or consider something as ugly or offensive.

مَشْنُوعadjective
  1. 1.
    famousclassical

    Widely known or recognized.

شَنَعْنَعadjective
  1. 1.
    disheveledclassical

    Of a person with a disordered or untidy physical appearance.

أَشْنَعَتِ النَّاقَةُverb
  1. 1.
    the she-camel hastenedclassical

    The female camel moved at a fast pace.

تَشْنِيعnoun
  1. 1.
    increasing uglinessclassical

    The act of making something more ugly or offensive.

  2. 2.
    rolling up sleevesclassical

    The act of tucking up the sleeves, often in preparation for work or exertion.

  3. 3.
    drawing oneself upclassical

    The act of contracting one's body, often in preparation for action.

  4. 4.
    earnest effortclassical

    Serious exertion or diligence in an endeavor.

  5. 5.
    hasteningclassical

    Moving quickly or with great speed.

تَشَنُّعverb
  1. 1.
    to prepare for battleclassical

    To get ready for combat.

  2. 2.
    to mount a horseclassical

    To get on and ride a horse.

  3. 3.
    to wear armorclassical

    To put on protective clothing for combat.

  4. 4.
    to spread a raidclassical

    To disseminate or initiate a sudden attack.

  5. 5.
    to adorn a garmentclassical

    To decorate or embellish a piece of clothing.

Parallel reading

الشناعة: الفظاعة
Ugliness: Horribleness.
فهو شنيع وشنع وأشنع
So he is ugly, and it is ugly, and more ugly.
ويوم أشنع: كريه
And a terrible day: unpleasant.
والاسم: الشنعة، بالضم
And the noun is: al-shan'ah, with dammah.
وغيرة شنعاء: قبيحة مفرطة
And excessive jealousy: extremely ugly.
وشنع الخرقة، كمنع: شعثها حتى تنفش
And shana'a the rag, like mana'a: he disheveled it until it became fluffy.
وفلانا: استقبحه، وشتمه، وفضحه
And shana'a someone: he found him ugly, insulted him, and disgraced him.
والشنوع، بالضم: القبح
And al-shunū', with dammah: ugliness.
ورأى أمرا شنع به، كعلم، شنعا بالضم، أي: استشنعه
And he saw a matter that he found ugly, like 'alima, with shana'an (dammah), meaning: he found it ugly.
والمشنوع: المشهور
And al-mashnū': the famous.
والشنعنع، كسفرجل: المضطرب الخلق
And al-shana'na', like safarjil: the one of disordered constitution.
وأشنعت الناقة: أسرعت
And the she-camel hastened: she sped.
والتشنيع: تكثير الشناعة، والتشمير، والانكماش، والجد في السير، كالتشنع
And al-tashnī': increasing ugliness, rolling up sleeves, drawing oneself up, and earnestness in pace, like al-tashannu'.
وتشنع: تهيأ للقتال
And tashanna'a: he prepared for battle.
والفرس: ركبه وعلاه
And the horse: he mounted it and rode it.
والسلاح: لبسه
And the weapon: he wore it.
والغارة: بثها
And the raid: he spread it.
والثوب: تقزر
And the garment: he adorned it.