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شوز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to arrogance and haughtiness, possibly stemming from a sense of being aloof or unapproachable. It also has a secondary meaning related to intense affection or infatuation.

Derived headwords

الأشوزadjective
  1. 1.
    Arrogant, haughtyclassical

    Someone who is arrogant and haughty, similar to the meaning of 'ashwas'.

شيز به شوزاverb
  1. 1.
    To be infatuated withclassical

    To be intensely fond of or infatuated with someone or something.

المشوزadjective
  1. 1.
    Restless, agitatedclassical

    Someone who is restless or agitated. It is noted that this word is a correction of 'mash'uuz' (مشؤوز) which is derived from the root 'sh'az' (شئز).

Parallel reading

الأشوز، أهمله الجوهري، وقال أبو عمرو: هو مثل الأشوس، وهو المتكبر.
Al-Ashwaz, whom Al-Jawhari neglected, and Abu Amr said: it is like Al-Ashwas, and he is the arrogant one.
ويقال: شيز به شوزا: شغف به، نقله الصاغاني.
And it is said: 'shayza bihi shayzan': he was infatuated with it, as narrated by Al-Sagani.
والمشوز: القلق، وأصله مشؤوز، بالهمز من شئز، كفرح، وقد تقدم قريبا، والأولى أن ينبه على مثل ذلك لئلا يظن أنه معتل العين.
And Al-Mashwaz: the restless one, and its origin is Mash'uuz, with hamza from the root Sh'az, like 'faraha', and it was mentioned recently. It is better to point out such things so that one does not think it is defective in the middle letter.