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مشع

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

The root مشع (m-sh-ʿ) primarily relates to the act of acquiring, collecting, and extracting something, often with a sense of thoroughness or even stealth. It extends to actions like milking a goat completely or taking what one can from someone.

Derived headwords

المشعnoun
  1. 1.
    Acquisition and collectionboth

    The act of earning a living and gathering possessions.

مشعتverb
  1. 1.
    She milkedboth

    Referring to a female subject milking a goat.

مشعت الغنم — She milked the sheep
امْتَشَعَverb
  1. 1.
    She extracted completelyboth

    To extract everything from something, leaving nothing behind, such as milking a udder dry.

  2. 2.
    Take what you canboth

    To take from someone whatever you can obtain or find.

  3. 3.
    He stoleclassical

    To snatch or steal something belonging to someone else.

امتشعت ما في الضرع — She extracted what was in the udder
امتشع من فلان ما مشع لك — Take from him what you can find
امتشع الرجل ثوب صاحبه — The man snatched his companion's garment
مشوعadjective
  1. 1.
    Predatoryclassical

    Describing a wolf that is predatory or rapacious.

ذئب مشوع — A predatory wolf

Parallel reading

الكسب والجمع
Acquisition and collection
مشعت الغنم
She milked the sheep
امتشعت ما في الضرع، إذا لم تدع فيه شيئا
She extracted what was in the udder, if she left nothing in it.
ويقال: امتشع من فلان ما مشع لك، أي خذ منه ما وجدت
And it is said: Take from him what you can find, meaning take from him what you find.
امتشع الرجل ثوب صاحبه، أي اختلسه
The man snatched his companion's garment, meaning he stole it.
ذئب مشوع
A predatory wolf