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Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of something being elevated, raised, or prominent. It can describe physical elevation, such as the rising of clouds or the filling and subsequent lifting of a waterskin. It also extends to abstract notions of intensity or hardship.

Derived headwords

شَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to be prominentboth

    To be elevated, raised, or standing out. This can refer to the visual appearance of something being noticeable.

شُصُوٌnoun
  1. 1.
    intensityclassical

    Refers to hardship, severity, or intensity of a situation or condition.

أَشْصَىverb
  1. 1.
    to make prominentboth

    To cause something to be elevated, raised, or prominent. This is the causative form of the root's primary meaning.

شَاصَلَىother
  1. 1.
    variant spelling/wordclassical

    Mentioned as being related to 'لام' (lam), but noted as an error by Al-Jauhari.

Parallel reading

شَصا بصره شصوا
His gaze was fixed and staring.
وأشصاه
And it made him stare.
و السحاب: ارتفع
And the clouds: they rose.
و القربة: ملئت ماء، فارتفعت قوائمها
And the waterskin: it was filled with water, so its sides rose up.
والشصو: الشدة
And 'al-shassw': hardship.