شظف

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes hardship, difficulty, and scarcity, particularly in the context of livelihood. It also extends to meanings of being tough, dry, or penetrating, often in a negative or harsh sense.

Derived headwords

شَظَفnoun

1.
hardship, difficultyboth
A state of hardship and difficulty, especially concerning one's livelihood or living conditions.
2.
scarcityclassical
A lack or scarcity of resources, leading to a difficult life.

شَظَفverb

1.
to be hard, difficultboth
To experience hardship or difficulty, particularly in one's life or affairs.

شَظَافnoun

1.
hardship, difficultyclassical
Similar to شَظَف, referring to the severe or harsh aspects of matters and life.

شَظِيفadjective

1.
dry, tough (plant)classical
Describing a plant that has become dry and tough because it did not receive enough water, yet still retains some moisture.

شَظَفَverb

1.
to be dry, toughclassical
To become dry and tough, specifically used for plants that lack sufficient moisture.

شَظَفَverb

1.
to mix intenselyclassical
To associate or mix with others in a very close and intense manner.

شَظَفَverb

1.
to penetrate, enterclassical
To penetrate or enter between the skin and flesh, often used for an arrow.

Parallel reading

الشظف: الضيق والشدة، مثل الضفف.

Al-shazaf: tightness and severity, like al-dafaf.

ولقد لقيت من المعيشة لذة ولقيت من شظف الأمور شدادها

And I have indeed experienced pleasure in life, and I have experienced the severities of difficult matters.

وكذلك الشظاف.

And likewise is al-shazaf.

وراج لين تغلب عن شظاف كمتدن الصفاكيما يلينا

And a soft camel that has overcome hardship, like the one that has been lowered from the rock, how it yields.

والشظيف من الشجر: الذي لم يجد ريه فصلب من غير أن تذهب ندوته.

And al-shazif from trees: that which did not find its watering, so it became tough without its moisture disappearing.

تقول منه: شظف بالضم.

You say from it: shazifa (with damma).

وانعاج عودي كالشظيف الاخشن عند اقورار الجلد والتشنن

And my wood bent like the rough al-shazif when the skin cracks and dries.

وبعير شظف الخلاط، أي يخالط الإبل مخالطة شديدة.

And a camel shazifa al-khilata, meaning it mixes with the camels with intense mixing.

وشظف السهم، إذا دخل بين الجلد واللحم.

And an arrow shazifat, when it enters between the skin and the flesh.