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Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of distance, separation, and reaching a goal or limit. It also encompasses notions of precedence, competition, and gathering or scattering.

Derived headwords

الشَّأْوnoun
  1. 1.
    precedenceboth

    The act or state of being ahead or in front, especially in a race or competition.

  2. 2.
    basketclassical

    A large basket, often used for carrying goods.

  3. 3.
    spadeclassical

    A tool for digging, similar to a spade or trowel.

  4. 4.
    goalboth

    The ultimate aim or objective; the furthest point reached.

  5. 5.
    limitboth

    The furthest extent or boundary of something.

  6. 6.
    reinsclassical

    The reins of a camel, used for guiding it.

  7. 7.
    camel dungclassical

    The droppings of a camel.

  8. 8.
    digging earthclassical

    The act of excavating soil from a well.

  9. 9.
    excavated earthclassical

    The soil that has been removed from a well.

تَشَاءَىverb
  1. 1.
    to become distantclassical

    To move far apart from one another; to become separated by a great distance.

وتشاءى ما بينهما: تباعد — And what was between them became distant: they moved far apart.
شَاءَىverb
  1. 1.
    to compete in speedclassical

    To engage in a contest of speed or precedence with someone.

  2. 2.
    to precedeclassical

    To be ahead of someone or something; to surpass them.

وشاءاه: سابقه، أو سبقه — And he competed with him in speed, or he preceded him.
اشْتَأَىverb
  1. 1.
    to listen attentivelyclassical

    To pay close attention and listen carefully to something.

  2. 2.
    to precedeclassical

    To gain precedence or be ahead of others.

واشتأى: استمع، وسبق — And he listened attentively, and he preceded.

Parallel reading

الشَّأو: السبق، والزبيل، كالمشآة، كمسحاة، والغاية، والأمد، وزمام الناقة، وبعرها، ونزع التراب من البئر، وذلك التراب المنزوع.
Al-sha'w: precedence, a large basket, like a spade, like a trowel, the goal, the limit, the camel's reins, its dung, and the digging of earth from a well, and that excavated earth.
وتشاءى ما بينهما: تباعد
And what was between them became distant: they moved far apart.
والقوم: تفرقوا
And the people: they scattered.
وشاءاه: سابقه، أو سبقه.
And he competed with him in speed, or he preceded him.
واشتأى: استمع، وسبق.
And he listened attentively, and he preceded.