شءن

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns matters, affairs, and states of being. It extends to actions related to managing or dealing with these affairs, including intentions, concerns, and even physical aspects like veins and tears.

Derived headwords

الشأنnoun

1.
matter, affairboth
A matter, an affair, a situation, or a state of affairs.
2.
importance, statusboth
Significance or standing of something or someone.

شأنهمnoun

1.
their affair, their matterboth
Referring to the affairs or matters belonging to them.

الشؤونnoun

1.
affairs, mattersboth
Plural of 'shaan', referring to multiple matters, affairs, or concerns.

الشأنانnoun

1.
two veinsclassical
Specifically refers to two veins that descend from the head to the eyebrows and then to the eyes.

اشأنverb

1.
to manage, to handleclassical
To manage or handle something skillfully, to do what one is good at.

شأنتverb

1.
the village: meaning it became worn outboth
the village: meaning it became worn out

ما شأنتverb

1.
I did not care aboutboth
I did not care about, was not concerned with, or did not pay attention to someone or something.

Parallel reading

الشأن: الأمر والحال.

Al-shaan: the matter and the state.

يقال: لأشأنن شأنهم، أي لأفسدن أمرهم.

It is said: 'I will surely spoil their affair,' meaning, 'I will corrupt their matter.'

والشأن: واحد الشؤون، وهي مواصل قبائل الرأس وملتقاها ومنها تجئ الدموع.

And al-shaan: is the singular of al-shu'oon, which are the connections of the head's tribes and their meeting points, and from them come tears.

قال ابن السكيت: الشأنان: عرقان ينحدران من الرأس إلى الحاجبين ثم إلى العينين.

Ibn al-Sikkit said: Al-sha'naan: are two veins that descend from the head to the eyebrows then to the eyes.

ويقال اشأن شأنك، أي اعمل ما تحسنه.

And it is said: 'Ishaan sha'nak,' meaning, 'Do what you are good at.'

وشأنت شأنه (1) : قصدت قصده.

And 'sha'ntu sha'nahu': I intended his intention.

وما شأنت شأنه، أي لم أكترث له.

And 'maa sha'ntu sha'nahu,' meaning, 'I did not care about him.'