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شنن

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

The root 'شنن' primarily relates to the act of scattering, dispersing, or spreading something out. It also extends to concepts of wear and tear, dryness, and natural disposition or character.

Derived headwords

شَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    he dispersed the raid on them from every directionboth

    he dispersed the raid on them from every direction

  2. 2.
    a tribe from Abd al-Qaysboth

    a tribe from Abd al-Qays

شن الماء على وجهه وعلى الشراب: فرقه عليه — He scattered water on his face and on the drink: he dispersed it upon him.
شن عليهم الغارة وأشن، إذا فرقها عليهم من كل وجه — He launched the raid against them and dispersed it, meaning he dispersed it against them from every direction.
شَنٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    he dispersed the raid on them from every directionboth

    he dispersed the raid on them from every direction

  2. 2.
    a tribe from Abd al-Qaysboth

    a tribe from Abd al-Qays

والشن: القربة الخلق، وهي الشنة أيضا، وكأنها صغيرة، والجمع الشنان — And 'al-shann' is the old waterskin, and it is also 'al-shannah', and it is as if it were small, and the plural is 'al-shinan'.
شَنَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    waterskinclassical

    An old or worn-out waterskin, possibly implying a smaller size.

والشن: القربة الخلق، وهي الشنة أيضا، وكأنها صغيرة، والجمع الشنان — And 'al-shann' is the old waterskin, and it is also 'al-shannah', and it is as if it were small, and the plural is 'al-shinan'.
شَنَانnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of 'al-shann'both

    plural of 'al-shann'

والماء الذي يقطر من قربة أو شجر شنانة أيضا — And the water that drips from a waterskin or a tree is also 'shananah'.
شَنِينnoun
  1. 1.
    tar of waterclassical

    The tar-like residue or essence of water.

والشنين: قطران الماء — And 'al-shanin' is the tar of water.
شَنَآنnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of 'al-shann'both

    plural of 'al-shann'

والشنان بالفتح: البغض لغة في الشنآن — And 'al-shanan' with the fatha is hatred, a dialectal variant of 'al-shana'an'.
شَنَنٌnoun
  1. 1.
    hatredclassical

    Enmity or strong dislike.

والشنان بالفتح: البغض لغة في الشنآن — And 'al-shanan' with the fatha is hatred, a dialectal variant of 'al-shana'an'.
تَشَنَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    to become dry and shriveledclassical

    To become dry, shriveled, and stiff, especially the skin with old age.

والتشنن: التشنج واليبس في جلد الإنسان عند الهرم — And 'al-tashannun' is the stiffness and dryness in human skin with old age.
تَشَنَّنَnoun
  1. 1.
    dryness and stiffnessclassical

    The state of being dry, shriveled, and stiff, particularly of the skin due to old age.

والتشنن: التشنج واليبس في جلد الإنسان عند الهرم — And 'al-tashannun' is the stiffness and dryness in human skin with old age.
تَشَانَverb
  1. 1.
    to become worn outclassical

    To become old, worn out, and dilapidated, referring to a waterskin.

وتشانت: أخلقت — And 'tashanat': it became worn out.
تَشَنَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    to become dry and shriveledclassical

    To become dry and shriveled, referring to skin.

أبو عمرو: تشان الجلد: يبس وتشنج، وليس بخلق — Abu Amr: 'tashana' al-jild: it became dry and shriveled, and it is not a natural disposition.
شَنٌّname
  1. 1.
    he dispersed the raid on them from every directionboth

    he dispersed the raid on them from every direction

  2. 2.
    a tribe from Abd al-Qaysboth

    a tribe from Abd al-Qays

شن: حى من عبد القيس — 'Shann': a tribe from Abd al-Qays.
شَنُونadjective
  1. 1.
    neither lean nor fatclassical

    Describing a camel that is neither emaciated nor obese.

  2. 2.
    hungryclassical

    Describing a wolf as hungry, implying it is not well-fed.

والشنون من الإبل: الذي ليس بمهزول ولا سمين — And 'al-shanun' from the camels: that which is neither lean nor fat.
والشنون في قوله الطرماح: الذئب الشنون — And 'al-shanun' in the saying of Al-Tirmmah: the hungry wolf.
شِنْشِنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    dispositionclassical

    Natural character, disposition, or inherent nature.

والشنشنة: الخلق والطبيعة — And 'al-shinshanah' is the disposition and nature.
اِسْتَشَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to become leanclassical

    To become lean or emaciated.

واستشن الرجل: هزل. قاله الخليل — And 'istashanna' al-rajul: he became lean. Said by Al-Khalil.

Parallel reading

شن الماء على وجهه وعلى الشراب: فرقه عليه.
He scattered water on his face and on the drink: he dispersed it upon him.
يا كروانا صك فاكبأنا فشن بالسلح فلما شنا بل الذنابى عبسا مبنا
O crow, strike and make us bow down, then scatter with the dung, and when we scattered, the tails were reached, we frowned and we departed.
شن عليهم الغارة وأشن، إذا فرقها عليهم من كل وجه.
He launched the raid against them and dispersed it, meaning he dispersed it against them from every direction.
قالت ليلى الأخيلية: شننا عليهم كل جرداء شطبة لجوج تبارى كل أجرد شرجب
Layla Al-Akhiliyyah said: We launched against them every barren, slender, stubborn she-camel that rivals every bare, tall camel.
والشنين: قطران الماء
And 'al-shanin' is the tar of water.
يا من لدمع دائم الشنين
O you whose tears are constantly dripping.
ماء شنان، بالضم: متفرق.
Water 'shanan', with damma: dispersed.
بماء شنان زعزعت متنه الصبا وجادت عليه ديمة بعد وابل
With dispersed water, the east wind shook its body, and a light rain followed a downpour.
والماء الذي يقطر من قربة أو شجر شنانة أيضا.
And the water that drips from a waterskin or a tree is also 'shananah'.
والشن: القربة الخلق، وهي الشنة أيضا، وكأنها صغيرة، والجمع الشنان.
And 'al-shann' is the old waterskin, and it is also 'al-shannah', and it is as if it were small, and the plural is 'al-shinan'.
وفي المثل: " يقعقع لي بالشنان ".
And in the proverb: 'He rattles the old waterskins at me'.
كأنك من جمال بني أقيش يقعقع ببن رجليه بشن
As if you are from the camels of Banu Uqaysh, rattling with his legs an old waterskin.
والشنان بالفتح: البغض لغة في الشنآن.
And 'al-shanan' with the fatha is hatred, a dialectal variant of 'al-shana'an'.
وما العيش إلا ما تلذ وتشتهي وإن لام فيه ذو الشنان وفندا
And life is nothing but what you enjoy and desire, even if the hater and the foolish person blame it.
وتشننت القربة وتشانت: أخلقت.
And the waterskin became dry and worn out, and it became old.
والتشنن: التشنج واليبس في جلد الإنسان عند الهرم.
And 'al-tashannun' is the stiffness and dryness in human skin with old age.
وانعاج عودي كالشظيف الاخشن عند اقورار الجلد والتشنن
And my wood bent like a dry twig when the skin shriveled and became stiff.
أبو عمرو: تشان الجلد: يبس وتشنج، وليس بخلق.
Abu Amr: 'tashana' al-jild: it became dry and shriveled, and it is not a natural disposition.
شن: حى من عبد القيس، وهو شن ابن أفصى بن عبد القيس بن أفصى بن دعمى ابن جديلة بن أسد بن ربيعة بن نزار، منهم الاعور الشنى.
'Shann': a tribe from Abd al-Qays, and he is Shann ibn Afsa ibn Abd al-Qays ibn Afsa ibn Da'mi ibn Jadilah ibn Asad ibn Rabi'ah ibn Nizar, among them is Al-A'war Al-Shanni.
وفي المثل: " وافق شن طبقه ".
And in the proverb: 'Shann met his match'.
والشنون من الإبل: الذي ليس بمهزول ولا سمين.
And 'al-shanun' from the camels: that which is neither lean nor fat.
والشنون في قوله الطرماح: الذئب الشنون
And 'al-shanun' in the saying of Al-Tirmmah: the hungry wolf.
هو الجائع، لانه لا يوصف بالسمن والهزال.
He is the hungry one, because he is not described as fat or lean.
والشنشنة: الخلق والطبيعة.
And 'al-shinshanah' is the disposition and nature.
شنشنة أعرفها من أخزم
A disposition I know from Khuzam.
واستشن الرجل: هزل. قاله الخليل.
And 'istashanna' the man: he became lean. Said by Al-Khalil.