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شحج

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the harsh, loud, or braying sounds made by certain animals, particularly mules and ravens. It extends to the sounds of wild asses and can also refer to the animals themselves when characterized by such sounds.

Derived headwords

شَحَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to brayboth

    To make a loud, harsh sound, typically associated with a mule or raven.

شَحْجnoun
  1. 1.
    soundboth

    The characteristic harsh or braying sound of an animal, such as a mule or a raven.

شَحَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    soundboth

    The harsh or braying sound of an animal, synonymous with شحيج.

شَحَاجname
  1. 1.
    mule's offspringclassical

    Refers to female mules, implying they are characterized by their braying.

مَشْحَجnoun
  1. 1.
    wild assclassical

    A term for a wild ass, likely due to its characteristic sound.

شُحَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    wild assclassical

    A term for a wild ass, synonymous with مشحج.

Parallel reading

شحيج البغل والغراب: صوته
The braying of the mule and the raven: its sound.
وكذلك الشحاج بالضم
And likewise is الشحاج (with dammah).
وقد شحج يشحج ويشحج
And he brayed, he brays, and he brays.
والبغال بنات شحاج
And the mules are daughters of شحاج.
والحمار الوحشى مشحج وشحاج
And the wild ass is مشحج and شحاج.