شوي

Root entry · 42 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of roasting or grilling meat. It extends to meanings of heating, cooking, and by extension, refers to parts of the body, insignificant matters, or inferior things. It also encompasses terms for specific types of animals and related concepts.

Derived headwords

شَوَى، يَشْوِيهِ، شَيًّاverb

1.
to roast, to grillboth
To cook meat or other food over direct heat, typically by skewering or placing it on a grill.
2.
to heat waterclassical
To heat water, making it warm or hot.

فَاشْتَوَىverb

1.
it was roasted (passive)classical
The meat became roasted or cooked.

انْشَوَىverb

1.
it was roasted (passive)classical
The meat became roasted or cooked, often implying it was done thoroughly.

الشِّوَاءnoun

1.
roasted meatboth
Meat that has been roasted or grilled.

الشَّوَاءnoun

1.
roasted meat (variant pronunciation)classical
A variant pronunciation of 'roasted meat'.

الشَّوَىnoun

1.
limbs, extremitiesclassical
The hands and feet, or more generally, the limbs of a person or animal.
2.
insignificant matterclassical
A trivial or unimportant matter or affair.
3.
inferior partclassical
The less important or less valuable part of something.
4.
skullcapclassical
The skullcap or the bone of the head.
5.
inferior wealthclassical
The lesser or less valuable part of wealth, such as young sheep or goats.

الشَّوَى (كغني)noun

1.
something roastedclassical
Something that is roasted, used metaphorically.

شَوَى الماءverb

1.
to heat waterclassical
To heat water, making it warm or hot.

تَشْوِيَةnoun

1.
giving raw meatclassical
The act of giving someone raw meat to roast.

أَشْوَاهُمverb

1.
gave them raw meatclassical
To give them raw meat to roast.

شِوَايَةnoun

1.
piece of meat for roastingclassical
A piece of meat cut for roasting, or the part cut by the butcher from the sides of a sheep.
2.
remnant of people or wealthclassical
A remnant or بقية of people or wealth that has perished.
3.
inferior animalsclassical
The inferior or worthless animals among camels and sheep.
4.
flatbreadclassical
A flatbread or unleavened bread.

أَشْوَى القَمْحverb

1.
wheat became loose and ready to roastclassical
Wheat that has become loose and is suitable for roasting.

الشَّوَى (كالنَّوَى)noun

1.
trivial matterclassical
An insignificant or trivial matter.

أَشْوَاهُ الرَّامِيverb

1.
the thrower hit its extremitiesclassical
The thrower hit the extremities or non-vital parts of the target, not the vital spot.

كَشَوَاهُverb

1.
he caused it to be hit in the extremitiesclassical
To cause something to be hit in its extremities or non-vital parts.

المَشْوَىnoun

1.
missed by the stoneclassical
That which was missed by a stone, referring to a snake that was struck but not killed.

الشَّاوِيَةnoun

1.
remnant of people or wealthclassical
A remnant or بقية of people or wealth that has perished.

الشَّوِيَّةnoun

1.
remnant of people or wealthclassical
A remnant or بقية of people or wealth that has perished.

الشَّوِيّnoun

1.
sheep (collective)classical
A collective noun for sheep, or a plural of sheep.

الشِّيَةnoun

1.
sheep (collective)classical
A collective noun for sheep, or a plural of sheep.

الشَّاوِيnoun

1.
shepherdclassical
The owner or keeper of sheep.

أَشْوَى (أَبْقَى)verb

1.
to leave a remainderclassical
To leave a remainder or بقية of one's evening meal.

أَشْوَى (اقْتَنَى)verb

1.
to acquire inferior wealthclassical
To acquire the lesser or less valuable part of wealth.

أَشْوَى القَوْمverb

1.
gave the people roasted meatclassical
To give people roasted meat to eat.

كَشَوَاهُمverb

1.
gave them roasted meatclassical
To give them roasted meat to eat.

أَشْوَى السَّعَفverb

1.
fronds turned yellowclassical
Palm fronds that have turned yellow due to dryness or age.

سَعَفَةٌ شَاوِيَةadjective

1.
dry, yellowed frondclassical
A palm frond that is dry and yellowed.

شِيِّيadjective

1.
tongue-tied, unable to speakclassical
A state of being unable to speak fluently or articulately.

شَوِيّnoun

1.
following, in sequenceclassical
Used as an emphatic follower or in sequence, often with other words.

أَشْيَاهnoun

1.
following, in sequenceclassical
Used as an emphatic follower or in sequence, often with other words.

أَشْوَاهnoun

1.
following, in sequenceclassical
Used as an emphatic follower or in sequence, often with other words.

شِيnoun

1.
following, in sequenceclassical
Used as an emphatic follower or in sequence, often with other words.

الشَّاةnoun

1.
woman (metaphorical)classical
A woman, used metaphorically as a term of address or reference.
2.
small starsclassical
Small stars located between the constellations of Ursa Major and Capricorn.
3.
wild bullclassical
A wild bull, specifically the male.

الشِّيَانnoun

1.
dragon's bloodclassical
The red resin of the Dracaena cinnabari tree, known as dragon's blood.
2.
far-sightednessclassical
The quality of having far-sightedness or foresight.

الشَّوْشَاءnoun

1.
fast-running she-camelclassical
A she-camel that runs fast.

الشَّوْشَاةnoun

1.
fast-running she-camelclassical
A she-camel that runs fast.

اشْتَوَى اللحمverb

1.
meat was roastedclassical
The meat became roasted or cooked.

شَوَاهُ لَحْمًاverb

1.
gave him roasted meatclassical
To give someone meat to roast or already roasted meat.

الشَّوَى (بالضم)noun

1.
small thingclassical
A small thing, especially a small piece of something larger.

الشَّوَاةnoun

1.
skullcapclassical
The skullcap or the bone of the head.
2.
outer skinclassical
The outer skin or surface of something.

الشَّوَى (خطأ)noun

1.
error, mistakeclassical
An error, mistake, or something that misses the intended mark.
2.
remainder, remnantclassical
A remainder or بقية.
3.
leaving, sparingclassical
The act of leaving or sparing something.

الشَّوَاةnoun

1.
piece of roasted meatclassical
A piece of roasted meat.

Parallel reading

شوى اللحم يشويه شيا

He roasted the meat, he roasts it, a roasting.

فاشتوى وانشوى

So it was roasted and it became roasted.

يقال انشوى اللحم، ولا تقل اشتوى

It is said 'the meat was roasted', and do not say 'it was roasted'.

قد انشوى شواؤنا المرعبل فاقتربوا إلى الغداء فكلوا

Our roasted meat is ready, so approach the meal and eat.

وهو الشواء، بالكسر

And it is 'al-shiwā', with a kasra.

والضم لغة فيه كغراب

And the damma is a variant pronunciation for it, like 'ghurāb'.

ويخرج للقوم الشواء يجره بأقصى عصاه منضجا وملهوجا

And the roasted meat is brought out for the people, dragged by the end of his stick, cooked and ready.

والكسر أكثر وأفصح

And the kasra is more common and eloquent.

ومحسبة قد أخطأ الحق غيرها تنفس عنها حينها فهي كالشوي

And a calculation that others have missed the truth of, it exhales its time, so it is like something roasted.

شوى (الماء) يشويه إذا أسخنه

He roasted (the water), he heats it, when he heats it.

بتنا عذوبا وبات البق يلسبنا نشوي القراح كأن لا حي بالوادي

We spent the night thirsty, and the bugs were biting us; we heated the fresh water as if no one was in the valley.

وشواهم تشوية وأشواهم: أعطاهم لحما طريا يشوون منه

And 'shawwāhum' and 'ashwāhum': he gave them fresh meat to roast from.

وما يقطع من اللحم: شواية، بالضم

And what is cut from the meat: 'shawwāyah', with a damma.

وأشوى القمح: أفرك وصلح أن يشوى

And 'ashwā' the wheat: it became loose and suitable to be roasted.

كل ذلك شوى ما سلم ديني

All of that is trivial as long as my religion is safe.

كل ما أصاب الصائم شوي إلا الغيبة فإنها تبطله فهي له كالمقتل والشوى ما ليس بمقتل

Everything that afflicts the fasting person is trivial except backbiting, for it invalidates his fast, and it is like a killing blow to him, and 'al-shawā' is that which is not lethal.

أعطاه من الشوى، وهو رذال المال

He gave him from the 'shawā', which is the inferior part of the wealth.

أكلنا الشوى حتى إذا لم ندع شوى أشرنا إلى خيراتها بالأصابع

We ate the inferior animals until, when we left no inferior animals, we pointed to their best parts with our fingers.

والشوى: اليدان والرجلان

And 'al-shawā': the hands and the feet.

والشوى: قحف الرأس من الآدميين

And 'al-shawā': the skullcap of humans.

كل ما كان غير مقتل: فهو شوى

Everything that is not lethal: it is 'shawā'.

شوى الفرس: قوائمه، لأنه يقال: عبل الشوى، ولا يكون هذا للرأس لأنهم وصفوا الخيل بأسالة الخدين وعتق الوجه، وهو رقته

The 'shawā' of a horse: its limbs, because it is said 'strong of limb', and this is not applicable to the head because they described horses with flowing cheeks and noble faces, meaning their thinness.

وأشواه الرامي: أصاب شواه، أي الأطراف، لا مقتله

And 'ashwāhu' the thrower: he hit its extremities, meaning the limbs, not its vital spot.

فإن من القول التي لا شوى لها إذا زل عن ظهر اللسان انفلاتها

For among words, there are those that have no triviality, when they slip from the tongue's utterance.

شويته: أصبت شواته

I hit it: I hit its 'shawāh'.

والمشوى، كالمهدى: الذي أخطأه الحجر من الحية؛ فهو حي

And 'al-mashwā', like 'al-mahdā': that which the stone missed from the snake; it is alive.

كأن لدى ميسورها متن حية تحرك مشواها ومات ضريبها

As if beside its flank was the body of a snake whose 'mashwā' moved, and its companion died.

والشواية، مثلثة: بقية قوم أو مال هلك

And 'al-shawāyah', with three possible pronunciations: a remnant of people or wealth that perished.

الشواية البقية من المال، أو القوم الهلكى

The 'shawāyah' is the remainder of wealth, or the perished people.

كالشوية؛ وهذه عن الجوهري

Like 'al-shawiyyah'; and this is from Al-Jawhari.

فهم شر الشوايا من ثمود وعوف شر منتعل وحافي

So they are the worst of the remnants of Thamud and 'Awf, the worst of those with shoes and those barefoot.

والشواية من الإبل والغنم: رديئها ورذالها

And 'al-shawāyah' from camels and sheep: their inferior and worthless ones.

والشواية من الخبز: القرص

And 'al-shawāyah' from bread: the flatbread.

والشوي، كغني، والشية، كعدة: الشاء

And 'al-shawiyy', like 'ghanī', and 'al-shiyyah', like 'iddah': the sheep.

مالي وللشوي

What is my business with the sheep?

تعشى فلان وأشوى: أي أبقى من عشائه بقية

So-and-so had dinner and 'ashwā': meaning he left a remainder of his dinner.

فأبقى شوى منه

So he left a remainder of it.

وأشوى: اقتنى رذال المال

And 'ashwā': he acquired inferior wealth.

أشوى القوم: أطعمهم شواء؛ كشواهم تشوية

He 'ashwā' the people: he fed them roasted meat; like 'shawwāhum' a roasting.

أشوى السعف: إذا اصفر لليبوس

He 'ashwā' the fronds: when they turned yellow due to dryness.

وسعفة شاوية؛ بتشديد الياء: أي يابسة؛ فاعلة بمعنى مفعولة

And a 'shāwiyah' frond; with a doubled 'yā': meaning dry; an active participle in the sense of a passive one.

وهو عيي شيي

And he is tongue-tied, 'shiyyi'.

وعوي شوي، على المعاقبة، إتباع

And 'shawiyy', in sequence, is an emphatic follower.

وما أعياه وأشياه، وما أعياه وأشواه؛ وجاء بالعي والشي: كل ذلك إتباع

And what made him unable to speak and 'ashyāh', and what made him unable to speak and 'ashwāh'; and he came with 'al-'ayy' and 'al-shayy': all of that is an emphatic follower.

يا شاة ما قنص لمن حلت له حرمت علي وليتها لم تحرم

O sheep, what a hunt for him to whom she became lawful, she is forbidden to me, and I wish she were not forbidden.

والشاة: كواكب صغار بين القرحة والجدي

And 'al-shāh': small stars between Al-Qurḥah and Al-Jady.

والشاة: الثور الوحشي، خاص بالذكر

And 'al-shāh': the wild bull, specific to the male.

والشي: ع ذكر في الجمهرة والتكملة إلا أنه بلا لام

And 'al-shayy': a 'ayn mentioned in Al-Jamharah and Al-Takmilah, but without the 'lam'.

والشيان: دم الأخوين

And 'al-shiyyān': dragon's blood.

وهو فعلان

And it is 'fa'alān'.

وأيضا: البعيد النظر؛ نقله الجوهري

And also: far-sightedness; narrated by Al-Jawhari.

والشوشاء؛ وفي الصحاح الشوشاة، كموماة: الناقة السريعة

And 'al-shawshā'; and in Al-Ṣiḥāḥ 'al-shawshāh', like 'mumāh': the fast-running she-camel.

اشتوى اللحم: مثل شواه واتخذه، وأشواه لغة فيه؛ كما في المصباح

The meat was roasted: like 'shawāhu' and he made it, and 'ashwāhu' is a variant for it; as in Al-Miṣbāḥ.

وشواه لحما: أعطاه إياه

And 'shawāhu' meat: he gave it to him.

والشواية، بالضم: الشيء الصغير من الكبير؛ نقله الجوهري

And 'al-shawāyah', with a damma: the small thing from the large; narrated by Al-Jawhari.

والشواة: جلدة الرأس، الجمع شوى

And 'al-shawāh': the skin of the head, the plural is 'shawā'.

ومن قوله تعالى: نزاعة للشوى

And from His saying, the Almighty: 'stripping the skin'.

ويقال: الشواة ظاهر الجلد كله

And it is said: 'al-shawāh' is the entire outer skin.

ويستعمل الشوى في كل ما أخطأ غرضا وإن لم يكن له مقتل ولا شوى

And 'al-shawā' is used for anything that misses its target, even if it has no lethal spot or 'shawā'.

فقلت: خذها لا شوى ولا شرم

So I said: Take it, it is neither trivial nor a cut.

والشوى: الخطأ والبقية والإبقاء

And 'al-shawā': the error, the remainder, and the sparing.

والشواة: القطعة من الشواء؛ وأنشد أبو عمرو

And 'al-shawāh': the piece of roasted meat; and Abu 'Amr recited.

وانصب لنا الدهماء طاهي وعجلن لنا بشواة مرمعل ذؤوبها

And prepare for us the dark one, O cook, and hasten for us with a piece of roasted meat, its fat dripping.