شرذ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to be rare and its meaning is debated among lexicographers. It is primarily associated with the concept of scattering, dispersing, or separating, with some suggesting it might be a variant or inversion of another root related to fragmentation.

Derived headwords

شَرذَverb

1.
to scatterclassical
To cause to disperse or scatter.

شُرُوذnoun

1.
scatteringclassical
The act of scattering or dispersing.

شَذَرَverb

1.
to scatterclassical
To scatter or disperse.

شَذَرٌ مَذَرٌadjective

1.
scatteredclassical
Scattered or dispersed.

Parallel reading

فشرذ بهم من خلفهم

And He scattered them from behind them.

وقرىء: فشرذ، بالذال المعجمة، وهو بمعنى المهملة

And it was read: 'fasharadha', with the dotted dhāl, and it means the same as the unpointed one.

لم يمر بنا في اللغة تركيب: شرذ

We have not encountered the construction 'sharadha' in the language.

وكأن الذال بدل من الدال

And it is as if the dhāl is a substitute for the dāl.

لتقارب مخرجيهما

Due to the proximity of their articulation points.

وقيل: إنه مقلوب من شذر

And it is said that it is an inversion of 'shadhara'.

ومنه شذر مذر للتفرق

And from it is 'shadhar madhar' for scattering.

وذهب بعض أهل اللغة إلى أنها مادة موجودة مستعملة

And some linguists have gone to the extent that it is an existing and used root.

ومعناها التنكيل

And its meaning is 'to punish severely'.

ومعنى المهمل التفريق

And the meaning of the unpointed one is 'to scatter'.

لاكنها نادرة

But it is rare.