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شرع

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of pathways, access, and divine legislation. It extends to the act of opening or making something accessible, whether a physical path or a religious law.

Derived headwords

الشَّرِيعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a watering place, which is the source for drinkersboth

    a watering place, which is the source for drinkers

  2. 2.
    what God has ordained for His servants of religionboth

    what God has ordained for His servants of religion

شَرَعَverb
  1. 1.
    he legislatedboth

    he legislated

  2. 2.
    he embarked on (the matter)both

    he embarked on (the matter)

  3. 3.
    entering (plural)both

    entering (plural)

  4. 4.
    equalboth

    equal

  5. 5.
    fish that are emerging from the depth of the water to the dry landboth

    fish that are emerging from the depth of the water to the dry land

شَرْعًاother
  1. 1.
    Legislationboth

    The act or process of legislating; divine law.

الشَّارِعnoun
  1. 1.
    the roadboth

    the road

شَرَعَverb
  1. 1.
    he legislatedboth

    he legislated

  2. 2.
    he embarked on (the matter)both

    he embarked on (the matter)

  3. 3.
    entering (plural)both

    entering (plural)

  4. 4.
    equalboth

    equal

  5. 5.
    fish that are emerging from the depth of the water to the dry landboth

    fish that are emerging from the depth of the water to the dry land

شَرَحْتُverb
  1. 1.
    To skinclassical

    To remove the skin or hide from an animal.

Parallel reading

الشريعة: مشرعة الماء، وهو مورد الشاربة.
The Shari'a: the watering place of water, and it is the source for the drinkers.
والشريعة: ما شرع الله لعباده من الدين.
And the Shari'a: what God has ordained for His servants of religion.
وقد شرع لهم يشرع شرعا، أي سن.
And He ordained for them, He legislates, legislation, meaning He established.
والشارع: الطريق الاعظم.
And the Shari'a: the greatest road.
وشرع المنزل، إذا كان بابه على طريق نافذ.
And the house is Shari'a, if its door is on a thoroughfare.
وشرعت الإهاب، إذا سلخته.
And I skinned the hide, if I flayed it.