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شعبذ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of trickery, illusion, and deception, often associated with conjuring or sleight of hand. It also touches upon the idea of being a master of wonders or a trickster figure.

Derived headwords

المُشَعْبَذnoun
  1. 1.
    tricksterclassical

    A person who practices trickery or deception, often in a skillful or cunning manner, like a conjurer.

  2. 2.
    master of wondersclassical

    One who is exceptionally skilled in performing amazing or wondrous feats, often implying illusion or trickery.

المُشَعْبِذnoun
  1. 1.
    tricksterclassical

    A person who practices trickery or deception, often in a skillful or cunning manner, like a conjurer.

  2. 2.
    master of wondersclassical

    One who is exceptionally skilled in performing amazing or wondrous feats, often implying illusion or trickery.

شَعْبَذَverb
  1. 1.
    to trickclassical

    To deceive or trick someone, especially through skillful illusion or conjuring.

  2. 2.
    to perform illusionsclassical

    To engage in the act of performing tricks or illusions, akin to a conjurer.

يُشَعْبِذُverb
  1. 1.
    he tricksclassical

    He practices deception or performs illusions, acting as a trickster or conjurer.

الشَّعْبَثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    trickeryclassical

    The act or practice of tricking or deceiving, often through illusions or sleight of hand.

Parallel reading

المشعبذ بكسر الباء وفتحها
Al-mush'abidh, with a kasra on the ba' and with a fatha.
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال الليث: هو المشعوذ بفتح الواو وكسرها
And Al-Layth said: it is al-mushaw'idh, with a fatha on the waw and a kasra.
وقد شعبذ يشعبذ
And he has practiced trickery, he practices trickery.
قال الثعالبي في (الجنى المحبوب الملتقط من ثمار القلوب)
Al-Tha'alibi said in (Al-Janna Al-Mahbub Al-Multaqat min Thimar Al-Qulub):
لا أصل لقولهم مشعبذ
There is no basis for their saying mush'abidh.
وإنما هو بالواو
Rather, it is with the waw.
ويكنى أبا العجب
And he is nicknamed Abu Al-'Ajab (the father of wonder).
قال أبو تمام. ما الدهر في فعله إلا أبو العجب
Abu Tammam said: Time, in its actions, is nothing but Abu Al-'Ajab.
قاله شيخنا
Our shaykh said this.
وقد أثبته الزمخشري وغيره
And Al-Zamakhshari and others have affirmed it.
وتقول العامة: الشعبثة
And the common people say: Al-sha'bathah.