شجو

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns feelings of sadness, grief, and distress. It can also extend to meanings of excitement, obstruction, and overcoming someone.

Derived headwords

شَجَاverb

1.
to saddenboth
To cause someone grief or sadness.
2.
to exciteclassical
To stir up emotions, whether joy or sorrow.

يَشْجُوهُverb

1.
he saddens himboth
He causes him grief or sadness.

شَجْوًاnoun

1.
sadnessboth
Grief, sorrow, or distress.
2.
excitementclassical
A stirring of emotions, encompassing both joy and sorrow.

الشَّجْوُnoun

1.
griefboth
The state of being sad or distressed; worry and sorrow.
2.
needclassical
A requirement or necessity.

أَشْجَاهُverb

1.
to sadden himboth
To cause someone to become sad or distressed.
2.
to choke himclassical
To make something difficult to swallow, metaphorically or literally.

شَجَا بَيْنَهُمْverb

1.
to cause discordclassical
To create dispute or contention among people.

أَشْجَاهُ قَرْنَهُverb

1.
to overcome his opponentclassical
To defeat and overpower one's rival.

شَجِيَverb

1.
to be sadboth
To experience sadness or grief.

Parallel reading

شجاه يشجوه شجوا: (حزنه)

Shajaahu yashjuuhu shajwan: (he saddened him).

والشجو: الهم والحزن؛ نقله الجوهري.

And al-shajw: worry and sadness; as narrated by Al-Jawhari.

شجاه شجوا (طربه) وهيجه،

Shajaahu shajwan (he excited him) and agitated him,

كأشجاه فيهما، أي في الحزن والطرب؛ (ضد).

Like ashjaahu in both, meaning in sadness and excitement; (opposite).

شجا بينهم: شجر.

Shaja baynahum: he caused discord between them.

أشجاه قرنه: (قهره وغلبه)

Ashjaahu qarnuhu: (he overcame and defeated him),

حتى شجي شجا.

Until he became sad.

أشجاه: (أوقعه في حزن)

Ashjaahu: (he caused him to fall into sadness)

وفي الصحاح: أغصه؛

And in Al-Sihah: he made it choke him;

إني أتاني خبر فأشجان أن الغواة قتلوا ابن عفان

Indeed, news came to me that saddened me, that the misguided killed Ibn Affan.

والشجو: الحاجة؛ نقله الأزهري.

And al-shajw: a need; as narrated by Al-Azhari.