شنذر

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes negative character traits, such as being jealous, ill-tempered, or foul-mouthed. It also extends to a specific type of plant, possibly related to its appearance or properties.

Derived headwords

رجل شنذارةnoun

1.
jealous manclassical
A man characterized by intense jealousy.
2.
foul-mouthed manclassical
A man who speaks obscenely or uses foul language.

شنذارةnoun

1.
jealousyclassical
The quality of being jealous or envious.
2.
foul-mouthednessclassical
The state of being foul-mouthed or using vulgar language.

شنيرةadjective

1.
foul-mouthedclassical
Having a tendency to use foul or obscene language.

شنظيرةadjective

1.
ill-temperedclassical
Having a bad temper or being ill-mannered.

الشنذرةnoun

1.
a type of plantclassical
A plant resembling 'ratbah' (a type of herb), but larger and with bigger leaves. It is considered Persian in origin.

الشنجارnoun

1.
a type of plantclassical
A Persian loanword ('shinkar') referring to a plant also known as 'donkey's lettuce', 'the kohl-eyed', 'the red one', and 'donkey's man'. It is a sticky, thorny plant that grows close to the ground.

Parallel reading

رجل شنذارة، بالكسر، أي غيور

A man 'shanẓārah', with kasra, meaning jealous.

أجد بهم شنذارة متعبس عدو صديق الصالحين لعين

I find in them a jealous, frowning one, an enemy of the good, cursed.

أو رجل شنذارة: فاحش، كشنيرة

Or a man 'shanẓārah': foul-mouthed, like 'shanīrah'.

رجل شنذيرة، وشنظيرة، إذا كان سيىء الخلق

A man 'shanẓīrah', and 'shanẓīrah', if he is ill-mannered.

والشنذرة: شبيه بالرطبة إلا أنه أجل منها وأعظم ورقا

And 'al-shanẓarah': similar to 'ratbah' except it is larger and has bigger leaves.

هو فارسي

It is Persian.

الشنجار، بالكسر: معرب شنكار، وهو خس الحمار

'Al-shinjār', with kasra: a Persian loanword for 'shinkār', which is donkey's lettuce.

ويسمى الكحلاء والحميراء ورجل الحمار وأبا حلسا، وهو فيليوس

And it is called 'al-kuhlaa'' (the kohl-eyed), 'al-ḥumayraa'' (the red one), 'rajul al-ḥimār' (donkey's man), and 'abā ḥilsā', which is 'vileos'.

وهو نبات لاصق بالأرض مشوك

It is a sticky, thorny plant that adheres to the ground.

ورقه كورق الخس الدقيق، كثير العدد إلى السواد

Its leaves are like fine lettuce leaves, numerous, tending towards blackness.

له أصل في غلظ إصبع، أحمر كالدم يصبغ اليد إذا مس

It has a root as thick as a finger, red like blood, which stains the hand if touched.

ومنبتة الأرض الطيبة التربة وأقواه الأصفر، والأبيض، ومنه مائي ضعيف، جال مفتح، وأصله أقوى

Its habitat is good soil, and its strongest parts are the yellow and white. Among them is a weak watery part, which opens up, and its root is stronger.

وهو يجذب السلا، وينفع من الأورام الصلبة حيث كانت

It draws out phlegm and is beneficial for hard swellings wherever they may be.