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مشع

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root مشع (m-sh-ʿ) primarily relates to the concept of taking or extracting something, often quickly or stealthily. It extends to actions like tearing, chewing, milking, and even striking. Figuratively, it can mean to clear away or to satisfy oneself.

Derived headwords

مَشَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to stealclassical

    To steal or take something stealthily.

  2. 2.
    to tearclassical

    To tear something, specifically referring to cotton.

  3. 3.
    to chewclassical

    To chew, specifically referring to cucumbers.

  4. 4.
    to milkclassical

    To milk sheep or goats.

  5. 5.
    to throwclassical

    To throw something, possibly with one's urine or feces.

  6. 6.
    to strikeclassical

    To strike someone with a rope or similar object.

مَشُوعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    stealthyclassical

    Describing a wolf that steals or is stealthy.

  2. 2.
    easy-goingclassical

    Describing a journey that is easy and smooth.

مَشْعَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    torn piececlassical

    A piece torn from something, specifically cotton.

مُشَيِّعَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    torn piececlassical

    A piece torn from something, specifically cotton.

تَمْشِيعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    eating everythingclassical

    The act of eating everything from a dish or bowl.

تَمَشَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    to remove harmclassical

    To remove harm or distress from oneself.

  2. 2.
    to cleanse oneselfclassical

    To cleanse oneself, specifically by using stones for purification.

امْتَشَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to take allclassical

    To take everything from a source, such as milk from an udder.

  2. 2.
    to snatchclassical

    To snatch or steal something, like a garment.

  3. 3.
    to draw quicklyclassical

    To draw a sword quickly.

Parallel reading

و ذئب مشوع
And a stealthy wolf.
و سار سيرا سهلا
And he traveled an easy journey.
و القطن مزعه
And he tore the cotton.
و القطعة منه مشعة
And a piece torn from it is called 'mashi'ah'.
و مشيعة
And 'mushi'ah'.
و القثاء مضغه
And he chewed the cucumbers.
و الغنم حلبها
And he milked the sheep.
و بمنيه، أو بوله: رمى به
And with his semen, or urine: he threw it.
و فلانا بالحبل وغيره: ضربه به
And he struck so-and-so with a rope or other thing.
و تمشيع القصعة: أكل كل ما فيها
And 'tamshi' al-qas'ah' means eating all that is in the dish.
و تمشع الرجل: أزال الأذى عن نفسه
And the man removed harm from himself.
أو هو الاستنجاء بالحجارة خاصة
Or it is specifically cleansing oneself with stones.
و امتشع ما في الضرع: أخذه كله
And he took all that was in the udder.
و ثوبه: اختلسه
And his garment: he stole it.
و السيف: سله مسرعا
And the sword: he drew it out quickly.
و امتشع منه ما مشع لك: خذ منه ما وجدت
And take from it what you find: take from it what you find.