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الشعن

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to things being scattered, disheveled, or unruly. It describes dried grass fragments, a disheveled head of hair, and by extension, someone who is erratic or follows others blindly.

Derived headwords

الشَّعَنnoun
  1. 1.
    Dried grass fragmentsboth

    What scatters from grass after it dries.

أَشْعَنَverb
  1. 1.
    To confront an enemyclassical

    To stand up to or confront one's enemy.

مَشْعُونadjective
  1. 1.
    Disheveledboth

    Describes hair that is messy, tangled, or standing on end.

  2. 2.
    Erratic followerclassical

    Describes someone who is erratic or follows others blindly.

اشْعَأَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    To become disheveledboth

    To have one's hair become disheveled, tangled, or standing on end.

اشْعِئْنَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Dishevelmentboth

    The state of being disheveled, referring to hair.

مِشْعَان الرَّأْسadjective
  1. 1.
    Disheveled-headedboth

    Having a head of hair that is messy, tangled, or standing on end.

Parallel reading

ما تناثر من ورق العشب بعد يبسه.
What scatters from grass after it dries.
ناصى عدوه.
He confronted his enemy.
شعر مشعون
Disheveled hair.
اشعان شعره اشعينانا
His hair became disheveled with dishevelment.
فهو مشعان الرأس
And he is disheveled-headed.
مجنون مشعون
An erratic follower.