شنع

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns things that are ugly, repulsive, or offensive. It extends to concepts of severity, intensity, and vigorous action, particularly in movement and warfare.

Derived headwords

الشَّنَاعَةnoun

1.
hideousness, atrocityboth
hideousness, atrocity

شَنُعَverb

1.
to be ugly, repulsiveboth
To be characterized by ugliness, offensiveness, or repulsiveness.

شَنِعَverb

1.
to be ugly, repulsiveboth
To be characterized by ugliness, offensiveness, or repulsiveness.

شَنِعَverb

1.
to be ugly, repulsiveboth
To be characterized by ugliness, offensiveness, or repulsiveness.

شَنَّعَverb

1.
to make ugly, to defameboth
To make something appear ugly or offensive, or to speak ill of someone.
2.
to intensify, to hastenclassical
To intensify an action or to hasten something.

يُشَنِّعُverb

1.
to make ugly, to defameboth
To make something appear ugly or offensive, or to speak ill of someone.
2.
to intensify, to hastenclassical
To intensify an action or to hasten something.

شَنِيعadjective

1.
ugly, repulsiveboth
Characterized by ugliness, offensiveness, or repulsiveness.
2.
severe, harshclassical
Severe or harsh in nature.

أَشْنَعَadjective

1.
uglier, more repulsiveboth
Comparative form of 'ugly' or 'repulsive'.
2.
more severe, harsherclassical
Comparative form of 'severe' or 'harsh'.

الشَّنْعَةnoun

1.
with dammaboth
with damma

تَشْنِيعnoun

1.
making ugly, defamationboth
The act of making something appear ugly or offensive, or the act of speaking ill of someone.
2.
intensification, hasteningclassical
The act of intensifying an action or hastening something.

شَنَّعَverb

1.
to hasten, to gird upclassical
To hasten or to gird up one's loins, implying readiness for action.

أَشْنَعَتْverb

1.
she hastened, she girded upclassical
Past tense verb indicating a female subject hastening or girding up.

شَنِعَverb

1.
to dislike, to be weary ofboth
To dislike someone or something, or to become weary of them.

مَشْنُوعَةadjective

1.
disliked, wearied ofboth
Passive participle meaning disliked or wearied of.

تَشَنَّعَتْverb

1.
they (camels) became vigorousclassical
Past tense verb indicating camels becoming vigorous or energetic in their pace.

تَشَنُّعnoun

1.
vigor in paceclassical
The act of becoming vigorous or energetic in pace.

تَشَنَّعَتْverb

1.
the raid was dispersedclassical
Past tense verb indicating a raid was dispersed or spread out.

تَشَنَّعَتْverb

1.
he rode it, he mounted itclassical
Past tense verb indicating mounting or riding a horse.

تَشَنَّعَتْverb

1.
he wore it, he put it onclassical
Past tense verb indicating wearing or putting on armor.

Parallel reading

الشناعة: الفظاعة.

Al-shana'ah: ugliness/repulsiveness.

وقد شنع الشئ يشنع فهو شنيع وأشنع

And a thing becomes ugly, it is ugly, and it is 'shani'' and 'ashna''.

واليوم يوم أشنع

And today is a more repulsive day.

والاسم الشنعة.

And the noun is al-shan'ah.

وشنعت عليه تشنيعا.

And I made it ugly for him, a making ugly.

والتشنيع أيضا: التشمير

And al-tashni'' also means: hastening/girding up.

يقال: أشنعت الناقة أيضا، أي شمرت.

It is said: The she-camel also hastened, meaning she girded up.

وشنعت فلانا، أي استقبحته وسئمته.

And I disliked so-and-so, meaning I found him ugly and became weary of him.

وأسماء لا مشنوعة بملالة لدينا ولا مقلية إن تقلت

And Asma' is not disliked by us due to weariness, nor is she disliked if she becomes burdensome.

وتشنعت الإبل في السير، أي جدت.

And the camels became vigorous in their pace, meaning they became energetic.

كأنه حين بدا تشنعه

As if when its vigor appeared.

وتشنعت الغارة: بثثتها.

And the raid was dispersed, meaning I dispersed it.

والفرس: ركبته وعلوته.

And the horse: I rode it and mounted it.

والسلاح: لبسته.

And the armor: I wore it.