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شحسر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to the concept of being tall or elongated. It is noted as being obscure and possibly of foreign origin.

Derived headwords

الشَّحْسَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall personclassical

    A person who is tall or of great height.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري والصغاني
Al-Jawhari and Al-Saghani neglected it.
وفي اللسان: هو (الطويل)
And in Al-Lisan: it is (the tall one).
قال شيخنا: وذكر الفتح مستدرك
Our Sheikh said: mentioning the vowel 'fath' (a) is an addition.
وقيل: إن هاذا الفظ دخيل
And it was said: this word is foreign.