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ش ب ر س

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a small creature, with some discussion about the validity of its derivation. It also includes a place name derived from the root.

Derived headwords

شِبْرِسnoun
  1. 1.
    small creatureclassical

    A small, crawling creature. There is a debate regarding the grammatical validity of this singular form.

شِبَارِسnoun
  1. 1.
    small creatureclassical

    A small, crawling creature. This is presented as an alternative form to شبرس.

شِبْرِيسname
  1. 1.
    place namemodern

    A town or village in Egypt. It is known as the origin of scholars like Al-Zayn Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad al-Shibrisi.

الشِّبْرِيسِيّname
  1. 1.
    person from Shibrismodern

    An adjective or nisba indicating someone who is from the town of Shibris in Egypt.

Parallel reading

شبرس وشبارس: دويبة، زعموا
Shibris and Shāris: a small creature, so they claim.
وقد نفى سيبويه أن يكون هذا البناء للواحد
And Sibawayh denied that this pattern (of derivation) is for a singular noun.
وقد أهمله الصاغاني والجوهري
And Al-Saghani and Al-Jawhari neglected it.
شبريس، بحركتين وتشديد الراء المكسورة: من قرى مصر
Shibris, with two short vowels and a doubled, kasra-ed ra: a town in Egypt.
منها الزين عبد الرحمن بن محمد الشبريسي تلميذ الزين الجواني
Among its people is Al-Zayn Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad al-Shibrisi, a student of Al-Zayn al-Juwani.