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شعن

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of dishevelment, scattering, or unruliness, particularly concerning hair. It can also extend to describe a state of being scattered or dispersed, and in a more abstract sense, a state of being pursued or confronted.

Derived headwords

الشعنnoun
  1. 1.
    scattered dry grassclassical

    What is scattered from the leaves of grass after it has been agitated and dried.

أشعنverb
  1. 1.
    to confront an enemyclassical

    To confront one's enemy.

ناصىverb
  1. 1.
    to confrontclassical

    To confront an enemy.

اشعانverb
  1. 1.
    hair became disheveledclassical

    The hair became scattered, separated, and puffed up.

مشعانadjective
  1. 1.
    disheveledboth

    Disheveled, scattered, and puffed up, especially referring to hair.

  2. 2.
    wildboth

    Wild or unkempt, used to describe a person's head.

رجل مشعان — a disheveled man
مشعان الرأس — disheveled of head
مشعونadjective
  1. 1.
    scatteredclassical

    Scattered or dispersed.

  2. 2.
    pursuedclassical

    One who is followed or pursued.

مجنون مشعون — a pursued madman
اشعنverb
  1. 1.
    hair became unkemptclassical

    The hair became unkempt and puffed up.

مشعنةadjective
  1. 1.
    unkempt headclassical

    A woman with an unkempt head of hair.

شعنونةadjective
  1. 1.
    unkemptclassical

    Disheveled or unkempt.

Parallel reading

الشعن، محركة: ما تناثر من ورق العشب بعد هيجه ويبسه
Al-sha'n (vowelized with harakat): what is scattered from the leaves of grass after its agitation and dryness.
وأشعن: ناصى عدوه
And he confronted: he confronted his enemy.
وأشعن الرجل إذا ناصى عدوه فاشعان شعره
And the man confronted when he confronted his enemy, and his hair became scattered.
وشعر مشعون: مشعث
And disheveled hair: scattered.
واشعان شعره اشعينانا: تفرق وتنفش
And his hair became disheveled (ish'inanan): it separated and puffed up.
فهو مشعان الرأس ثائره وأشعثه
So he is disheveled of head, unruly and scattered.
فجاء رجل مشعان الرأس بغنم يسوقها
Then came a man with a disheveled head, driving sheep.
يقال: شعر مشعان، ورجل مشعان
It is said: disheveled hair, and a disheveled man.
ومجنون مشعون: إتباع
And a pursued madman: one who is followed.
اشعن الشعر، كاحمر: انتفش
The hair became disheveled, like 'ahmarra: it puffed up.
وامرأة مشعنة الرأس
And a woman with a disheveled head.
وامرأة شعنونة، بالضم: شعثة
And a woman sha'nuna (with damma): disheveled.