شجن

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root شجن (sh-j-n) primarily relates to entanglement, connection, and the emotional states associated with them, such as need, longing, and grief. It also extends to physical entanglement, like intertwined branches or paths, and can refer to specific places or people.

Derived headwords

شَجَنٌnoun

1.
sadness, griefboth
sadness, grief
2.
of the verb class 'ṭariba'both
of the verb class 'ṭariba'
3.
of the verb class 'naṣara'both
of the verb class 'naṣara'
4.
one of the 'shujūn' of valleys, which are their pathsboth
one of the 'shujūn' of valleys, which are their paths

إنى سأبدى لك فيما أبدى لى شجنان شجن بنجد وشجن لى ببلاد السند — I will reveal to you what has been revealed to me: two needs, a need in Najd and a need in the lands of Sindh.

شُجُونٌnoun

1.
paths of valleysboth
paths of valleys

والنفس شتى شجونها — and the soul's longings are scattered.

شَجَنَverb

1.
sadness, griefboth
sadness, grief
2.
of the verb class 'ṭariba'both
of the verb class 'ṭariba'
3.
of the verb class 'naṣara'both
of the verb class 'naṣara'
4.
one of the 'shujūn' of valleys, which are their pathsboth
one of the 'shujūn' of valleys, which are their paths

وقد شجنتنى الحاجة تشجننى شجنا، إذا حبستك — And need has held me back, it holds me back with a holding back, if it has restrained you.

شَجِنٌadjective

1.
sadness, griefboth
sadness, grief
2.
of the verb class 'ṭariba'both
of the verb class 'ṭariba'
3.
of the verb class 'naṣara'both
of the verb class 'naṣara'
4.
one of the 'shujūn' of valleys, which are their pathsboth
one of the 'shujūn' of valleys, which are their paths

وقد شجن بالكسر فهو شاجن — And he became grieved, so he is grieving.

شَاجِنٌadjective

1.
grievingboth
Experiencing or showing sorrow or sadness.
2.
holding backclassical
Restraining or detaining.

وقد شجن بالكسر فهو شاجن — And he became grieved, so he is grieving.

أَشْجَنَverb

1.
he saddened himboth
he saddened him

وأشجنه غيره وشجنه أيضا، أي أحزنه — And others made him grieve, and also grieved him, meaning they saddened him.

شَجَنٌnoun

1.
sadness, griefboth
sadness, grief
2.
of the verb class 'ṭariba'both
of the verb class 'ṭariba'
3.
of the verb class 'naṣara'both
of the verb class 'naṣara'
4.
one of the 'shujūn' of valleys, which are their pathsboth
one of the 'shujūn' of valleys, which are their paths

الشجن بالتسكين: واحد شجون الأودية، وهي طرقها — Shajan (with sukun): is the singular of the paths of valleys, meaning their routes.

ويقال: " الحديث ذو شجون " أي يدخل بعضه في بعض — And it is said: 'Speech has shujun,' meaning one part enters into another.

شَاجِنَةnoun

1.
valley with much vegetationclassical
A valley characterized by abundant trees and shrubs.

والشاجنة: واحدة الشواجن، وهى أدوية كثيرة الشجر — And al-shajinah: is the singular of al-shawajin, which are valleys with much vegetation.

شَجَنَةnoun

1.
intertwined roots of treesboth
intertwined roots of trees
2.
intertwined kinshipboth
intertwined kinship

والشجنة والشجنة: عروق الشجر المشتبكة — And al-shajnah and al-shajnah: are the intertwined roots of trees.

ويقال: بينى وبينه شجنة رحم وشجنة رحم، أي قرابة مشتبكة — And it is said: between me and him is a shijnat rahim, meaning an intertwined kinship.

شَجَنَةname

1.
intertwined roots of treesboth
intertwined roots of trees
2.
intertwined kinshipboth
intertwined kinship

وشجنة بالكسر: اسم رجل، وهو شجنة ابن عطارد بن عوف بن كعب بن سعد بن زيد مناة بن تميم — And Shajnah (with kasr): is the name of a man, and he is Shajnah son of 'Atarid...

Parallel reading

الشجن بالتحريك : الحاجة حيث كانت.

Al-shajan (with harakah): is the need, wherever it may be.

إنى سأبدى لك فيما أبدى لى شجنان شجن بنجد وشجن لى ببلاد السند

I will reveal to you what has been revealed to me: two needs, a need in Najd and a need in the lands of Sindh.

والجمع شجون

And the plural is shujun.

ذكرتك حتى استأمن الوحش والتقت رفاق به والنفس شتى شجونها

I remembered you until the wild animals felt safe and companions met with it, and the soul's longings are scattered.

وقد شجنتنى الحاجة تشجننى شجنا، إذا حبستك.

And need has held me back, it holds me back with a holding back, if it has restrained you.

والشجن: الحزن، والجمع أشجان.

And al-shajan: is grief, and the plural is ashjan.

وقد شجن بالكسر فهو شاجن.

And he became grieved (with kasr), so he is grieving.

وأشجنه غيره وشجنه أيضا، أي أحزنه.

And others made him grieve, and also grieved him, meaning they saddened him.

والشجن بالتسكين: واحد شجون الأودية، وهي طرقها.

And al-shajan (with sukun): is the singular of the paths of valleys, meaning their routes.

ويقال: " الحديث ذو شجون " أي يدخل بعضه في بعض.

And it is said: 'Speech has shujun,' meaning one part enters into another.

والشاجنة: واحدة الشواجن، وهى أدوية كثيرة الشجر.

And al-shajinah: is the singular of al-shawajin, which are valleys with much vegetation.

لما رأيت عدي القوم يسلبهم طلح الشواجن والطرفاء والسلم

When I saw the vanguard of the people stripping them of the acacia of the valleys, the tamarisk, and the lote tree.

وشجنة بالكسر: اسم رجل، وهو شجنة ابن عطارد بن عوف بن كعب بن سعد بن زيد مناة بن تميم.

And Shajnah (with kasr): is the name of a man, and he is Shajnah son of 'Atarid son of 'Awf son of Ka'b son of Sa'd son of Zayd Manat son of Tamim.

كرب بن صفوان بن شجنة لم يدع من دارم أحدا ولا من نهشل

Karab son of Safwan son of Shajnah left no one from Darim nor from Nahshal.

والشجنة والشجنة: عروق الشجر المشتبكة.

And al-shajnah and al-shajnah: are the intertwined roots of trees.

ويقال: بينى وبينه شجنة رحم وشجنة رحم، أي قرابة مشتبكة.

And it is said: between me and him is a shijnat rahim, meaning an intertwined kinship.

وفي الحديث: " الرحم شجنة من الله " أي الرحم مشتقة من الرحمن، يعني أنها قرابة من الله عزوجل مشتبكة كاشتباك العروق.

And in the Hadith: 'The womb is a shijnah from Allah,' meaning the womb is derived from Al-Rahman, meaning it is a kinship from Allah, the Almighty, intertwined like the intertwining of roots.