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Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of opening, widening, and stretching, particularly concerning the mouth or a space. It also extends to meanings of a wide expanse, a step, and stretching out one's tongue in speech.

Derived headwords

شَحَاverb
  1. 1.
    to open the mouthboth

    To open one's mouth wide.

أَشْحَىverb
  1. 1.
    to open the mouthclassical

    To open one's mouth wide, similar to شَحَا.

انْفَتَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to openboth

    To become open, to be opened.

شَحْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stepclassical

    A single step or stride.

تَشَحَّىverb
  1. 1.
    to stretch out the tongueclassical

    To stretch out one's tongue towards someone, often implying speaking ill or being insolent.

شَوَاحِيadjective
  1. 1.
    wide-mouthedclassical

    Describing horses that have their mouths open wide.

شَحَاnoun
  1. 1.
    expanseclassical

    That which is wide or expansive, from any object.

  2. 2.
    waterclassical

    A body of water.

شَحْوَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    wide wellclassical

    A well that is wide in its dimensions.

Parallel reading

شحا: فتح فاه
He opened his mouth wide.
كأشحى
As if he opened his mouth wide.
وانفتح
And it opened.
والشحوة: الخطوة
And the shuhwah is the step.
وتشحى عليه: بسط لسانه فيه
And he stretched his tongue towards him, meaning he spoke ill of him.
وخيل شواحي: فاتحات أفواهها
And shawaahi horses: opening their mouths.
والشحا: الواسع من كل شيء
And al-shuhā is the wide of everything.
وشحا: وماء
And al-shuhā is water.
والشحواء: البئر الواسعة
And al-shuhwā' is the wide well.