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شين

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of defect, blemish, or ugliness, often in contrast to beauty or excellence. It extends to actions that cause such defects and the resulting flaws themselves.

Derived headwords

شَانَverb
  1. 1.
    the matter and the state/conditionboth

    the matter and the state/condition

  2. 2.
    one of the 'shu'ūn'both

    one of the 'shu'ūn'

  3. 3.
    he disgraced it (conjugates like 'bā'a')both

    he disgraced it (conjugates like 'bā'a')

شَائِنٌadjective
  1. 1.
    marring, defacingclassical

    An active participle describing something that causes a defect or blemish.

مَشِينٌadjective
  1. 1.
    defective, blemishedboth

    A passive participle describing something that has a defect or blemish, or is considered ugly.

المَشَائِنُnoun
  1. 1.
    blemishes, defectsclassical

    Plural noun referring to faults, ugliness, or things that mar beauty or excellence.

شَيْنٌnoun
  1. 1.
    defect, blemishboth

    The state of being defective, ugly, or marred; a fault or disgrace.

Parallel reading

الشين: خلاف الزين.
The 'shayn' is the opposite of 'zayn' (beauty).
يقال: شانه يشينه.
It is said: 'He marred it, he defaced it.'
والمشاين: المعايب والمقابح.
And 'al-mashāyin' are the defects and uglinesses.
يشين صحاح البين كل عشية ... بعود السراء عند باب محجب
It mars the sound of the separation every evening... with the return of prosperity at the door of the veiled one.
يريد أنهم يتفاخرون ويحطون بقسيهم على الأرض فكأنهم شانوها بتلك الخطوط.
He means that they boast and rest their quivers on the ground, as if they have marred them with those lines.
والشين: حرف من حروف المعجم.
And 'al-shayn' is a letter from the letters of the alphabet.