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شذح

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe something that is long and stretched out, particularly in reference to a female camel (nāqah) lying on the ground. It may also relate to a specific type of camel characterized by this posture or form.

Derived headwords

الشَّوْذَحnoun
  1. 1.
    long camelclassical

    A female camel (nāqah) that is long and stretched out on the ground.

Parallel reading

الشوذح من النوق: الطويلة على وجه الأرض
The shawdhaḥ from the female camels: the long one on the face of the earth.
عن كراع، حكاها في باب فوعل.
From Kraa', he narrated it in the chapter of fawʻal.