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شهر

Root entry · 29 derived lemmas

The root شهر (sh-h-r) primarily relates to visibility, prominence, and the passage of time, particularly the lunar month. It encompasses concepts of being well-known, publicizing something, and the celestial body that marks time. Derived terms describe fame, renown, the moon, and periods of time.

Derived headwords

الشُّهْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Fame, notorietyboth

    The state of being well-known, often with a negative connotation of disgrace or scandal.

  2. 2.
    Prominence, visibilityclassical

    The quality of being evident or conspicuous.

شَهِرَverb
  1. 1.
    To be famous, well-knownboth

    To become widely known or recognized.

  2. 2.
    To be disgraced, notoriousclassical

    To be known for something shameful or scandalous.

شَهَرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To publicize, make knownboth

    To make something widely known or famous.

  2. 2.
    To disgrace, exposeclassical

    To bring shame upon someone or something by exposing it.

تَشْهِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Publicizing, making famousboth

    The act of making something or someone widely known.

  2. 2.
    Disgrace, defamationclassical

    The act of exposing someone to public shame or disgrace.

اشْتَهَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To become famous, renownedboth

    To gain widespread recognition or fame.

  2. 2.
    To be well-known, evidentboth

    To be clearly recognized or understood.

الشَّهِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    Famous, renownedboth

    Widely known and recognized.

  2. 2.
    Prominent, conspicuousboth

    Easily seen or noticed; standing out.

المَشْهُورadjective
  1. 1.
    Famous, well-knownboth

    Widely known or recognized by many people.

  2. 2.
    Famous placeclassical

    A place that is widely known or mentioned.

مُشْهَرadjective
  1. 1.
    Famous, well-knownboth

    Widely known or recognized.

  2. 2.
    Made famousclassical

    Caused to be widely known.

الشَّهْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Monthboth

    The period of approximately 30 days, marked by the phases of the moon.

  2. 2.
    Moon, crescentclassical

    The moon, especially its crescent phase, named for its visibility.

  3. 3.
    The whole monthclassical

    Referring to the entirety of a lunar month.

أَشْهُرnoun
  1. 1.
    Monthsboth

    Plural of 'month', referring to multiple periods of time.

شُهُورnoun
  1. 1.
    Monthsboth

    Plural of 'month', referring to multiple periods of time.

شَاهَرَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To hire for a monthclassical

    To engage someone's services on a monthly basis.

مُشَاهَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Monthly transactionclassical

    An agreement or dealing conducted on a month-to-month basis.

أَشْهَرَverb
  1. 1.
    A month passedboth

    A period of one month has elapsed.

  2. 2.
    To enter the monthclassical

    To begin or enter into a specific month.

  3. 3.
    To draw (a sword)classical

    To unsheathe or draw a sword.

أَشْهَرَتِ الْمَرْأَةverb
  1. 1.
    Woman entered her month of birthclassical

    A woman reached the month in which she is expected to give birth.

شَهَرَ سَيْفَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To draw his swordboth

    To unsheathe a sword, often in preparation for combat.

شَهَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    To draw out and raise (a sword)classical

    To unsheathe a sword and hold it aloft, often as a display or threat.

الأَشَاهِرnoun
  1. 1.
    White narcissus flowersclassical

    The white blossoms of the narcissus flower.

شَهِيْرَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Wide, broad (woman)classical

    Describing a woman as being wide or large in build.

  2. 2.
    Wide, spaciousclassical

    Describing something as being broad or having ample space.

الشَّهْرِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of horseclassical

    A breed of horse that is a cross between a mule and a fine horse.

شَهْرَانname
  1. 1.
    A tribal ancestorclassical

    The name of an ancestor of a tribe from the Khath'am clan.

المَشْهُورname
  1. 1.
    Name of a horseclassical

    The name of a horse belonging to Tha'labah ibn Shihab al-Jadali.

يَوْم شَهُورَةname
  1. 1.
    A significant dayclassical

    One of the most important days for the Banu Kinanah tribe.

المُشَهَّرَةname
  1. 1.
    Name of a mareclassical

    The name of a mare belonging to Muhalhil ibn Rabi'ah.

ذُو المُشَهَّرَةname
  1. 1.
    A companion's epithetclassical

    An epithet for Abu Dujanah Sammak ibn Kharashah, a companion known for his bravery.

شَهَارnoun
  1. 1.
    A place nameclassical

    The name of a location.

شَهَارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A castle in Yemenclassical

    A large and important castle located in Yemen.

مُشْهِرname
  1. 1.
    A narrator's nameclassical

    The name of a narrator of hadith.

مَشْهُور بْن المُسْتَرِيحname
  1. 1.
    A scholar's nameclassical

    The name of a learned scholar and hadith narrator.

Parallel reading

حتى يشهره الناس
Until people make it famous.
الشهرة: وضوح الأمر
Fame: the clarity of a matter.
وقد شهره، كمنعه
And he made it famous, like he prevented it.
وشهره تشهيرا فاشتهر
And he publicized it, so it became famous.
أحب هبوط الواديين وإنني لمشتهر بالواديين غريب
I love descending to the two valleys, and indeed I am a stranger, well-known in the two valleys.
والشهير والمشهور: المعروف المكان المذكور
And the famous and the well-known: the mentioned place that is known.
إذا قدمتم علينا شهرنا أحسنكم اسما
When you come to us, we will make known the best of you by name.
والشهر: العالم
And the month: the knowledgeable one.
صوموا الشهر وسره
Fast the month and its secret.
إنما الشهر تسع وعشرون
Indeed, the month is twenty-nine.
سمي بذالك لأنه يشهر بالقمر
It was named thus because it is marked by the moon.
رأيت الشهر، أي رأيت هلاله
I saw the month, meaning I saw its crescent.
الحج أشهر معلومات
Hajj is in the known months.
استأجره للشهر
He hired him for the month.
أشهرنا مذ لم نلتق
A month has passed since we met.
شهر زيد سيفه
Zayd drew his sword.
انتضاه فرفعه على الناس
He drew it and raised it over the people.
خرج شاهرا سيفه
He went out drawing his sword.
من شهر سيفه ثم وضعه فدمه هدر
Whoever draws his sword and then sheathes it, his blood is forfeit.
ليس منا من شهر علينا السلاح
He is not among us who draws weapons against us.
وامرأة شهيرة، أي عريضة ضخمة
And a wide woman, meaning large and bulky.
هو لم يركب الشهرية
He did not ride the Shahriyyah.
لقد باع شهر دينه بخريطة
Indeed, Shahr sold his religion for a bag.
كانت له مشهرة، إذا خرج بها يختال بين الصفين لم يبق ولم يذر
He had a Mushahharah; when he went out with it, strutting between the ranks, he left nothing standing.