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شقح

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the blooming or flowering of date palms, indicating a state of readiness for pollination. It also extends to concepts of beauty, excellence, and a specific type of plant.

Derived headwords

أشقحverb
  1. 1.
    the date palm ripened/became redboth

    the date palm ripened/became red

أزهىverb
  1. 1.
    a dialect reported by Abu Zayd but not known by Al-Asma'iboth

    a dialect reported by Abu Zayd but not known by Al-Asma'i

التشقيحnoun
  1. 1.
    bloomingclassical

    The act or process of date palms blooming, referring to the opening of their spathes and readiness for pollination.

قبّحverb
  1. 1.
    he made his action seem ugly to him (reproached him)both

    he made his action seem ugly to him (reproached him)

قباحةnoun
  1. 1.
    uglinessboth

    The state or quality of being ugly, whether in appearance or character. It can also refer to a curse or an expression of strong disapproval.

شقاحةnoun
  1. 1.
    excellenceclassical

    A quality of excellence, beauty, or superiority. In this context, it is often paired with 'قباحة' (ugliness) as an idiomatic expression.

قبيحadjective
  1. 1.
    one who has uglinessboth

    one who has ugliness

شقيحadjective
  1. 1.
    excellentclassical

    Possessing excellence, beauty, or superiority. It is often used in conjunction with 'قبيح' (ugly) in idiomatic phrases.

الشقاحnoun
  1. 1.
    a plantclassical

    A type of plant. The specific species is not detailed in this entry.

Parallel reading

أشقح النخل: أزهى.
The date palm bloomed: it was in bloom.
وكذلك التشقيح.
And likewise is the blooming.
ونهي عن بيعه قبل أن يشقح.
And it was forbidden to sell it before it bloomed.
وقولهم: قبحا له وشقحا، إتباع له.
And their saying: 'May ugliness and excellence be upon him,' is an echo of it.
وقد قيل: معناهما واحد.
And it has been said: their meaning is one.
وقبح الرجل وشقح قباحة وشقاحة.
And the man was ugly and excellent, [displaying] ugliness and excellence.
وقبيح شقيح.
And an ugly [man was] excellent.
والشقاح: نبت
And Al-Shiqaah: a plant.