شغر

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root شغر (sh-gh-r) primarily relates to the concept of emptiness, vacancy, or a state of being open or exposed. It extends to actions associated with this state, such as lifting a leg, a place becoming deserted, or a number becoming vast and unmanageable.

Derived headwords

شَغَرَverb

1.
lifted leg to urinateboth
A dog lifts one of its legs to urinate.
2.
became emptyboth
A place or country became devoid of people.
3.
became exposedclassical
A well or watering place became situated away from the main path.
4.
became numerousclassical
A number became abundant and extensive.
5.
became lostclassical
One's calculation or reckoning became incomprehensible.
6.
went farclassical
To venture far into a desert or open space.
7.
made an effortclassical
A camel exerted its utmost effort in its journey.
8.
expelledclassical
To drive people out of a place.

شَاغِرَةadjective

1.
vulnerableclassical
A town that is vulnerable and does not resist any attacker.

اشْتَغَرَverb

1.
became numerousclassical
A number became abundant and extensive.
2.
became lostclassical
One's calculation or reckoning became incomprehensible.
3.
went farclassical
To venture far into a desert or open space.

تَشَغَّرُverb

1.
made an effortclassical
A camel exerted its utmost effort in its journey.

شَغَرْتُverb

1.
expelledclassical
To drive people out of a place.

الشِّغَارnoun

1.
a marriage contractclassical
A pre-Islamic marriage practice where two men exchanged daughters or sisters in marriage, with the dowry of each being the other's bride, effectively nullifying the dowry.

شَغْرٌ بَغْرٌother

1.
in all directionsclassical
Scattered or dispersed in every direction.

Parallel reading

شغر الكلب يشغر، إذا رفع إحدى رجليه ليبول.

The dog lifts its leg to urinate.

وشغر البلد، أي خلا من الناس.

And the country became empty, meaning devoid of people.

يقال: بلدة شاغرة برجلها، وذلك إذا لم تمتنع من غارة أحد.

It is said: a town is vulnerable with its leg, meaning it does not resist anyone's raid.

وأشغر المنهل، إذا صار في ناحية من المحجة.

And the watering place became exposed, meaning it became situated away from the main path.

واشتغر العدد، إذا كثر واتسع.

And the number became vast, meaning it became numerous and extensive.

وعدد بخ إذا عد اشتغر * كعدد الترب تدانى وانتشر

And a number that is counted becomes vast, like the number of dust particles that draw near and spread.

واشتغر على فلان حسابه، إذا لم يهتد له.

And his calculation became incomprehensible to him, meaning he could not figure it out.

واشتغرفى الفلاة، إذا أبعد فيها.

And he ventured far into the desert, meaning he went deep into it.

وتشغر البعير، إذا لم يدع جهدا في سيره، عن أبى عبيد.

And the camel exerts itself, meaning it spares no effort in its journey, according to Abu Ubaid.

وشغرت بنى فلان من موضع كذا، أي أخرجتهم.

And we expelled so-and-so's children from such-and-such a place, meaning we drove them out.

ونحن شغرنا ابني نزار كليهما * وكلبا بوقع مرهب متقارب

And we expelled the two sons of Nizar and Kalb with a terrifying, close-by strike.

والشغار بكسر الشين: نكاح كان في الجاهلية، وهو أن يقول الرجل لآخر: زوجني ابنتك أو أختك عى أن أزوجك أختي أو ابنتي، على أن صداق كل واحدة منهما بضع الأخرى.

And al-shighar, with a kasra on the shin: a marriage that existed in the pre-Islamic era, where a man would say to another: 'Marry your daughter or sister to me in exchange for me marrying my sister or daughter to you, such that the dowry of each woman is the other's chastity.'

كأنهما رفعا المهر وأخليا البضع عنه.

It is as if they nullified the dowry and left the chastity (as the exchange).

وفي الحديث: " لا شغار في الإسلام ".

And in the Hadith: 'There is no shighar in Islam.'

وتفرقوا شغر بغر: أي في كل وجه.

And they dispersed shighr baghr: meaning in every direction.