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شحد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a negative physical description, possibly referring to someone or something being ill-formed, stunted, or misshapen. It is used in a derogatory context to describe undesirable characteristics.

Derived headwords

الشحدودnoun
  1. 1.
    ill-formed creatureclassical

    A creature or being that is poorly formed, misshapen, or stunted in its physical development.

شحدودadjective
  1. 1.
    ill-formed, stuntedclassical

    Describing something or someone as being misshapen, stunted, or poorly formed in its physical attributes.

Parallel reading

الشحدود كسرسور
The ill-formed one is like a stunted creature.
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
قال الليث هو: (السبيء الخلق)
Al-Layth said it is: (ill-formed in creation).
قالت أعرابية وأرادت أن تركب بغلا: لعله حيوص، أو قموص، أو شحدود.
An Arab woman said, wanting to ride a mule: 'Perhaps it is a stubborn one, or a stubborn one, or an ill-formed one.'
قال الأزهري: وجاء به غير الليث.
Al-Azhari said: And others besides Al-Layth mentioned it.