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شجذ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a weak or light rain. It also extends to the sky exhibiting such a rain, implying a gentle or sparse precipitation.

Derived headwords

الشَّجَذَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Weak rainboth

    A light rain, which is considered to be more than a drizzle (بغشة) but less than a substantial downpour.

أَشْجَذَتْverb
  1. 1.
    To rain lightlyclassical

    The sky rained with a weak or sparse precipitation.

Parallel reading

الشَّجَذَة: المطرة الضعيفة، وهي فوق البغشة.
Al-shajadhah: The weak rain, and it is more than al-baghshah (a drizzle).
وقد أشجذت السماء، أي ضعف مطرها.
And the sky has rained lightly, meaning its rain was weak.
تظهر الود إذا ما أشجذت
It shows affection when it rains lightly