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شوس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root pertains to a specific manner of looking, characterized by pride, anger, or disdain, often involving the corner of the eye. It describes a person who exhibits this behavior and the act of looking in this way.

Derived headwords

الشَّوْسnoun
  1. 1.
    looking disdainfullyclassical

    Looking with the corner of the eye, either out of arrogance or anger.

أَشْوَسadjective
  1. 1.
    disdainfulclassical

    A man who looks with the corner of his eye out of arrogance or anger.

شَوْسverb
  1. 1.
    to look disdainfullyclassical

    To look with the corner of the eye, out of arrogance or anger.

تَشَاوَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to look askanceclassical

    To look at someone with the corner of the eye while turning one's face towards the side of the eye being used for looking.

Parallel reading

الشوس بالتحريك: النظر بمؤخر العين تكبرا أو تغيظا.
Al-shawsu (with harakah): is looking with the corner of the eye out of arrogance or anger.
والرجل أشوس من قوم شوس.
And a man is 'ashwas' from a people who are 'shaws'.
قال أبو عمرو: ويقال تشاوس إليه، وهو أن ينظر إليه بمؤخر عينه ويميل وجهه في شق العين التى ينظر بها.
Abu Amr said: And it is said 'tashaawasa ilayhi', which is to look at him with the corner of the eye and to turn one's face towards the side of the eye with which one is looking.