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شزن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to ruggedness, difficulty, and opposition. It describes rough terrain, stubbornness in conflict, and the concept of being cornered or facing adversity.

Derived headwords

الشَّزْنnoun
  1. 1.
    ruggedness of landboth

    Refers to the rough, uneven, or difficult terrain.

شَزْنnoun
  1. 1.
    side or directionclassical

    Denotes a side, flank, or direction, often used in the context of facing something.

تَشَزَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    to stand firm in disputeclassical

    To stand up resolutely or take a firm stance, especially in a dispute, argument, or other confrontation.

الشَّزَنnoun
  1. 1.
    exhaustionclassical

    Refers to a state of weariness or exhaustion.

الشَّزَنnoun
  1. 1.
    ankle boneclassical

    The ankle bone, specifically one used in a game.

Parallel reading

الشَّزْنُ، بالتحريك: الغِلَظُ مِنَ الأَرْضِ.
Ash-shazn, with vowel markings, is the ruggedness of the land.
تَيَمَّمْتُ قَيْسًا وَكَمْ دُونَهُ مِنَ الأَرْضِ مِنْ مَهْمَهٍ ذِي شَزْنٍ
I headed for Qays, and how much of the land between us was a difficult terrain of ruggedness.
والشَّزْنُ مِثَالُ الطَّنَبِ: النَّاحِيَةُ والجَانِبُ.
And ash-shazn, similar to at-tanab, means the side and the flank.
أَلَا لَيْتَ المَنَازِلَ قَدْ بَلِينَا فَلَا يَرْمِيَنَّ عَنْ شَزْنٍ حَزِينَا
Oh, I wish the dwellings had decayed, so that I would not be thrown from a sad side.
وَيُقَالُ: مَا أُبَالِي عَلَى أَيِّ شِزْنَيْهِ وَقَعَ، أَيْ جَانِبَيْهِ.
And it is said: I do not care on which of its two sides it falls, meaning its two flanks.
وَتَشَزَّنَ لَهُ، أَيْ انْتَصَبَ لَهُ فِي الخُصُومَةِ وَغَيْرِهَا.
And tashazzana lahu means to stand firm for him in a dispute or otherwise.
والشَّزَنُ: الإِعْيَاءُ.
And ash-shazan is exhaustion.
والشَّزَنُ (١): الكَعْبُ يُلْعَبُ بِهِ.
And ash-shazan is the ankle bone with which one plays.