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Form 1شَعَرَ بِهِ7 senses · 4 main
muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarشِعْرٌ شَعَرٌ

Core sense — he knew it, was aware of it; he spoke poetry; his hair grew abundantgenerated

1.1he knew it, he was aware of it, or he understood it—شَعُرَ بِهِ

Some disallow the second, but both forms are correct, though the first is the [more] chaste.

maṣdar شِعْرٌ, شَعْرٌ and شَعَرٌ (given as شَعْرٌ in the CK), of which the first is the most common; also شِعْرَةٌ, شَعْرَةٌ and شُعْرَةٌ, of which the first is the most common; also شِعْرَى, شُعْرَى, شَعْرَى, شُعُورٌ and شُعُورَةٌ, which is said to be the maṣdar of شَعُرَ; also مَشْعُورٌ, مَشْعُورَةٌ and مَشْعُورَآءُ, which is of irregular form.

he knew it—شَعَرَ لَهُ

Or he knew the minute particulars of it; or he perceived it by one of the senses.

Lh mentions أَشْعُرُ فُلَانًا مَا عَمِلَهُ and أَشْعُرُ لِفُلَانٍ مَا عَمِلَهُ [I know what such a one did or has done], and مَا شَعَرْتُ فُلَانًا مَا عَمِلَهُ [I knew not what such a one did], on the authority of Ks, and says that these are forms of speech used by the Arabs.

[See also شِعْرٌ below.]

1.1.1he spoke poetry, he versified—شَعَرَ

maṣdar شِعْرٌ and شَعْرٌ, or شَعَرٌ (so the CK, instead of شَعْرٌ).

Synonymous with قَالَ شِعْرًا.

he made good poetry; or he became a poet—شَعُرَ
he became a poet—شَعِرَ

[Poetry was always spoken by the Arabs in classical times, and seldom written, if written at all, until after the author's lifetime.]

The meaning "he made good, or excellent, poetry" is the more commonly approved, as being more agreeable with analogy.

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I spoke poetry to such a one—شَعَرْتُ لِفُلَانٍ
[Had he known his deficiency, he would not have spoken poetry]—لَوْ شَعُرَ بِنَقْصِهِ لَمَا شَعَرَ
1.2

شَاعَرَهُ فَشَعَرَهُ: see form 3.

1.3

شَعَرَ as a transitive verb, synonymous with اشعر: see form 4.

1.3.1

As synonymous with شاعر: see form 3.

1.4his hair became abundant and long, said of a man—شَعِرَ

Said likewise of a goat, or other hairy animal: his hair became abundant.

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1.4.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

Also: he possessed slaves.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 5 shown of 25
2:12
أَلَآ إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْسِدُونَ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا يَشْعُرُونَ

Of a surety, they are the ones who make mischief, but they realise (it) not.

23:56
نُسَارِعُ لَهُمْ فِى ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ ۚ بَل لَّا يَشْعُرُونَ

We would hasten them on in every good? Nay, they do not understand.

26:113
إِنْ حِسَابُهُمْ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّى ۖ لَوْ تَشْعُرُونَ

"Their account is only with my Lord, if ye could (but) understand.

26:202
فَيَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

But the (Penalty) will come to them of a sudden, while they perceive it not;

27:50
وَمَكَرُوا۟ مَكْرًا وَمَكَرْنَا مَكْرًا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

They plotted and planned, but We too planned, even while they perceived it not.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, (S, Msb, K, &c.,) and شَعُرَ بِهِ , (K,) which latter is disallowed by some, but both are correct, though the former is the [more] chaste, (TA,) aor. شَعُرَ , (S, Msb, K,) inf. n. شِعْرٌ (S, Msb, K, &c.) and شَعْرٌ (K, TA) and شَعَرٌ , (TA, and so in the CK in the place of شَعْرٌ ,) but the first is the most common, (TA,) and شِعْرَةٌ (Msb, K) and شَعْرَةٌ and شُعْرَةٌ , (K,) of which last three the first is the most common, (TA,) and شِعْرَى and شُعْرَى (K) and شَعْرَى (TA) and شُعُورٌ (Msb, K) and شُعُورَةٌ , (K,) which is said to be the inf. n. of شَعُرَ , (TA,) and مَشْعُورٌ and مَشْعُورَةٌ (Lh, K) and مَشْعُورَآءُ , (K,) which is of extr. form, (TA,) He knew it; knew, or had knowledge, of it; was cognizant of it; or understood it; (S, * A, Msb, K, TA;) as also شَعَرَ لَهُ : (Lh, TA:) or he knew the minute particulars of it: or he perceived it by means of [any of] the senses. (TA.) Lh mentions the phrase أَشْعُرُ فُلَانًا مَا عَمِلَهُ and أَشْعُرُ لِفُلَانٍ مَا عَمِلَهُ [I know what such a one did or has done], and مَا شَعَرْتُ فُلَانًا مَا عَمِلَهُ [I knew not what such a one did], as on the authority of Ks, and says that they are forms of speech used by the Arabs. (TA.) [See also شِعْرٌ , below.] شَعَرَ , (A, Msb, K,) aor. شَعُرَ , (Msb, K,) inf. n. شِعْرٌ and شَعْرٌ , (K, TA,) or شَعَرٌ , (so accord. to the CK instead of شَعْرٌ ,) He said, or spoke, or gave utterance to, poetry; spoke in verse; poetized; or versified; syn. قَالَ شِعْرًا ; [for poetry was always spoken by the Arabs in the classical times; and seldom written, if written at all, until after the life-time of the author;] (A, Msb, K;) as also شَعُرَ : (K:) or the latter signifies he made good, or excellent, poetry or verses; (K, MF;) and this is the signification more commonly approved, as being more agreeable with analogy: (MF:) or the latter signifies he was, or became, a poet; (S;) as also شَعِرَ , aor. شَعَرَ . (TA.) One says, شَعَرْتُ لِفُلَانٍ I said, or spoke, poetry, &c., to such a one. (TS, O, TA.) And لَوْ شَعُرَ بِنَقْصِهِ لَمَا شَعَرَ [Had he known his deficiency, he had not spoken poetry, or versified]. (A.) شَاعَرَهُ فَشَعَرَهُ : see 3. شَعَرَ as a trans. verb syn. with اشعر : see 4. As syn. with شاعر : see 3. شَعِرَ , aor. شَعَرَ , (K,) inf. n. شَعَرٌ , (TA,) His (a man's, TA) hair became abundant (K, TA) and long: (TA:) and said likewise of a goat, or other hairy animal, his hair became abundant. (TA.) Also He possessed slaves. (Lh, K.)
Form 2شعّر2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — it had hair growing upon it; he lined a thing with hairgenerated

2.1

As an intransitive verb: see form 4.

2.1.1

And as a transitive verb also: see form 4.

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as an intrans. verb: see 4: and as a trans. verb also: see 4.
Form 3شَاْعَرَ3 senses

Core sense — he contended with him in poetry and surpassed him; he slept with him in one garmentgenerated

3.1he contended with him in poetry, and surpassed him in it—شَاعَرَهُ فَشَعَرَهُ

Muḍāriʿ of the latter شَعَرَ, that is, with fet-h, according to Ks, who holds it to be so even here, where superiority is signified, because of the faucial letter; or, according to most, شَعُرَ, agreeably with the general rule.

3.2he slept with him, or with her, in one شِعَار [or innermost garment]—شاعرهُ

Also شاعرها and شَعَرَهَا.

The phrase is given as نَاوَمَهُ, or نَامَ مَعَهَا, or ضَاجَعَهَا.

3.3

[Reiske, as mentioned by Freytag, explains شاعر as also meaning he handled, grasped, or plucked at it; but he names no authority.]

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شَاعَرَهُ فَشَعَرَهُ , (S, K,) aor. of the latter شَعَرَ , that is with fet-h, (S, MF,) accord. to Ks, who holds it to be thus even in this case, where superiority is signified, on account of the faucial letter; or, accord. to most, شَعُرَ , agreeably with the general rule; (MF;) He vied, or contended, with him in poetry, and he surpassed him therein. (S, K, MF.) And شاعرهُ , (S,) and شاعرها , (A, Msb, K,) and شَعَرَهَا , (A, K,) He slept with him, and with her, ( نَاوَمَهُ , S, and نَامَ مَعَهَا , Msb, K, or ضَاجَعَهَا , A,) in one شِعَار [or innermost garment]. (S, A, Msb, K.) [Reiske, as mentioned by Freytag, explains شاعر as signifying also Tractavit, prensavit, vellicavit: but without naming any authority.]
Form 4اشعرهُ13 senses · 4 main
maṣdarإِشْعَارٌ

Core sense — he made him know it; he marked a beast for sacrificegenerated

4.1he acquainted him with the affair, he made him know it—اشعرهُ بِالأَمْرِ
he acquainted him with the affair, he made him know it—الأَمْرَ

He made him know.

The second is less usual than the first, because one says شَعَرَ بِهِ but not شَعَرَهُ.

I made known the affair of such a one—أَشْعَرْتُ أَمْرَ فَلَانٍ
I made such a one notorious for an evil deed or quality—أَشْعَرْتُ فُلَانًا
4.1.1

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Also: he marked it, namely a beast destined for sacrifice at Mekkeh — by stabbing it in the right side of its hump so that blood flowed from it, or by making a slit in its skin, or by stabbing it in one side of its hump with a مِبْضَع or the like so that the blood appeared, or by making an incision in its hump so that the blood flowed — in order that it might be known to be destined for sacrifice.

4.1.2figurative · مجاز — inferredhe wounded him so as to make blood come—أَشْعَرَهُ مِشْقَصًا

[Apparently from this:] he wounded him so as to make blood come.

Said in a report about the assassination of 'Othmán: with a مشقص [q. v.].

[The Prince of the Faithful was wounded so that blood came from him]—أَشْعِرَ أَمِيرُ المُؤْمِنِينَ

From another report.

4.1.3figurative · مجازhe made the spear-head enter into the midst of him—اشعرهُ سِنَانًا

And: he pierced him with a spear so as to make the spear-head enter his inside.

[But this is said to be] from اشعرهُ بِهِ, "he made it to cleave to it."

he was slain—أَشْعِرَ

Said specially of a king.

4.1.4

Also: he made it a distinguishing sign — as when the performance of a religious service is appointed by God to be a sign [by which his religion is distinguished].

4.1.5they called out, uttering their شِعَار—اشعروا

By it they might know one another.

Or: they appointed for themselves a شِعَار in their journey.

4.2[How good, or excellent, a poet he is!]—مَا أَشْعَرَهُ

See مُخْزٍ in the article خزى.

4.3it had hair growing upon it, said of a fetus in its mother's belly—اشعر

[From شَعْرٌ or شَعَرٌ, meaning "hair".]

it had hair growing upon it—تشعّر
it had hair growing upon it—شعّر

Maṣdar تَشْعِيرٌ and استشعر.

4.3.1she cast forth her fetus with hair upon it, said of a camel—اشعرت

According to Ktr.

4.3.2he lined a boot with hair—اشعر

Said also of a جُبَّة, of the مِيثَرَة of a horse's saddle, of a قَلَنْسُوَة and the like.

he lined a thing with hair—شَعَرَ
he lined a thing with hair—شعّر

Maṣdar تَشْعِيرٌ.

Or, said of a ميثرة: he covered it with hair.

4.3.3figurative · مجاز — inferredhe clad him with a شِعَار [i. e. an innermost garment]—اشعرهُ

And: he put a garment on him as a شِعَار, that is, next his body.

such a one involved him in evil—اشعرهُ فُلَانٌ شَرًّا
[Love involved him in disease]—اشعرهُ الحُبُّ مَرَضًا
he made it cleave, or stick, to another thing—اشعرهُ بِهِ

[Like the شِعَار to the body.]

4.3.4figurative · مجاز[Anxiety clung to him as the شِعَار clings to the body]—اشعرهُ الهَمُّ

[And: it clung to him, or to it, as the شِعَار clings to the body.]

anxiety clung to my heart as the شِعَار clings to the body—اشعر الهَمُّ قَلْبِى
the man clung to anxiety as the شِعَار clings to the body—أَشْعَرَ الرَّجُلُ هَمًّا

[In one of my copies of the S, أُشْعِرَ; on that reading the phrase means: the man was made to have anxiety clinging to him.]

4.4figurative · مجازhe put a شَعِيرَة [q. v.] to the knife—اشعر السِّكِّينَ
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4
6:109
وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ لَئِن جَآءَتْهُمْ ءَايَةٌ لَّيُؤْمِنُنَّ بِهَا ۚ قُلْ إِنَّمَا ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَمَا يُشْعِرُكُمْ أَنَّهَآ إِذَا جَآءَتْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

They swear their strongest oaths by Allah, that if a (special) sign came to them, by it they would believe. Say: "Certainly (all) signs are in the power of Allah: but what will make you (Muslims) realise that (even) if (special) signs came, they will not believe."?

18:19
وَكَذَٰلِكَ بَعَثْنَـٰهُمْ لِيَتَسَآءَلُوا۟ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ ۚ قَالُوا۟ رَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثْتُمْ فَٱبْعَثُوٓا۟ أَحَدَكُم بِوَرِقِكُمْ هَـٰذِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ فَلْيَنظُرْ أَيُّهَآ أَزْكَىٰ طَعَامًا فَلْيَأْتِكُم بِرِزْقٍ مِّنْهُ وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْ وَلَا يُشْعِرَنَّ بِكُمْ أَحَدًا

Such (being their state), we raised them up (from sleep), that they might question each other. Said one of them, "How long have ye stayed (here)?" They said, "We have stayed (perhaps) a day, or part of a day." (At length) they (all) said, "Allah (alone) knows best how long ye have stayed here.... Now send ye then one of you with this money of yours to the town: let him find out which is the best food (to be had) and bring some to you, that (ye may) satisfy your hunger therewith: And let him behave with care and courtesy, and let him not inform any one about you.

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He made him to know. (S.) You say, اشعرهُ بِالأَمْرِ and الأَمْرَ , (K,) the latter of which is less usual than the former, because one says شَعَرَ بِهِ but not شَعَرَهُ , (MF,) He aquainted him with the affair; made him to know it. (K.) And أَشْعَرْتُ أَمْرَ فَلَانٍ I made known the affair of such a one. (A.) And أَشْعَرْتُ فُلَانًا I made such a one notorious for an evil deed or quality. (A.) Also, (inf. n. إِشْعَارٌ , Msb,) He marked it, namely a beast destined for sacrifice at Mekkeh, (S, * Mgh, Msb, * K, TA,) by stabbing it in the right side of its hump so that blood flowed from it, (S,) or by making a slit in its skin, (K,) or by stabbing it (K, TA) in one side of its hump with a مِبْضَع or the like, (TA,) so that the blood appeared, (K, TA,) or by making an incision in its hump so that the blood flowed, (Msb,) in order that it might be known to be destined for sacrifice. (S, Msb.) [Hence, app.,] He wounded him so as to cause blood to come. (TA.) It is said in a trad. respecting the assassination of 'Othmán, أَشْعَرَهُ مِشْقَصًا He wounded him so as to cause blood to come with a مشقص [q. v.]: (TA:) and in another trad., أَشْعِرَ أَمِيرُ المُؤْمِنِينَ [The Prince of the Faithful was wounded so that blood came from him]. (S.) And He pierced him with a spear so as to make the spearhead enter his inside: and اشعرهُ سِنَانًا he made the spear-head to enter into the midst of him: [but this is said to be] from اشعرهُ بِهِ “ he made it to cleave to it. ” (TA.) أَشْعِرَ is said specially of a king, meaning He was slain. (A, TA.) Also He made it to be a distinguishing sign: as when the performance of a religious service is made, or appointed, by God to be a sign [whereby his religion is distinguished]. (TA.) And اشعروا They called, uttering their شِعَار [whereby they might know one another]: or they appointed for themselves a شِعَار in their journey. (Lh, K, TA. [See also 10.]) مَا أَشْعَرَهُ [How good, or excellent, a poet is he !]. (TA in art. خزى : see مُخْزٍ in that art.) اشعر [from شَعْرٌ or شَعَرٌ signifying “ hair ”] It (a fœtus, S, A, K, in the belly of its mother, TA) had hair growing upon it; (S, A, K;) as also تشعّر ; (S, K;) and شعّر , inf. n. تَشْعِيرٌ ; and استشعر . (K.) And اشعرت She (a camel) cast forth her fœtus with hair upon it. (Ktr, K.) And اشعر He lined a boot, (A, K,) and a جُبَّة , (A,) and the مِيثَرَة of a horse's saddle, and a قَلَنْسُوَة , and the like, (TA,) with hair; (A, K;) as also شَعَرَ ; (Lh, A, K;) and شعّر , (K,) inf. n. تَشْعِيرٌ : (TA:) or, said of a ميثرة , he covered it with hair. (A.) And اشعرهُ He clad him with a شِعَار [i. e. an innermost garment]. (S, A, K.) And He put on him a garment as a شِعَار , i. e., next his body. (TA.) [Hence,] اشعرهُ فُلَانٌ شَرًّا Such a one involved him in evil. (S, A.) And اشعرهُ الحُبُّ مَرَضًا [Love involved him in disease]. (S.) And اشعرهُ بِهِ He made it (i. e. anything) to cleave, or stick, to it, [like the شِعَار to the body,] i. e., to another thing. (K.) [And It clave to him, or it, as the شِعَار cleaves to the body. Hence,] اشعرهُ الهَمُّ [Anxiety clave to him as the شِعَار cleaves to the body]. (A.) And اشعر الهَمُّ قَلْبِى Anxiety clave to my heart (K, TA) as the شِعَار cleaves to the body. (TA.) And أَشْعَرَ الرَّجُلُ هَمًّا The man clave to anxiety as the شِعَار cleaves to the body. (S, TA. [In one of my copies of the S, أُشْعِرَ , accord. to which reading, the phrase should be rendered The man was made to have anxiety cleaving to him &c.]) اشعر السِّكِّينَ He put a شَعِيرَة [q. v.] to the knife. (S, A, K. *)
Form 5تَشَعَّرَ1 sense

Core sense — it had hair growing upon itgenerated

5.1

See form 4, in the latter half of the paragraph.

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see 4, in the latter half of the paragraph.
Form 6تشاعر1 sense

Core sense — he pretended to be a poet, without being onegenerated

6.1

He affected, or pretended, to be a poet, without being one. See its ism fāʿil, below.

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He affected, or pretended, to be a poet, not being such. (See its part. n., below.)]
Form 10استشعرت البَقَرَةُ4 senses · 2 main

Core sense — the cow cried to her young one; he put on an innermost garmentgenerated

10.1

The cow uttered a cry to her young one, wanting to know how it was.

10.1.1they called, one to another, uttering the شِعَار, in war or fight—استشعروا

By it they were mutually known.

10.2

استشعر, as synonymous with اشعر and تشعّر: see form 4, in the latter half of the paragraph.

10.2.1figurative · مجازhe put on, or clad himself with, a شعار [i. e. an innermost garment]—استشعر شِعَارًا
make the fear of God شِعَارَ قَلْبِكَ—اِسْتَشْعِرْ خَشْيَةَ ٱللّٰهِ

[That is, the thing next to your heart.]

he conceived fear in his mind—استشعر خَوْفًا
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The cow uttered a cry to her young one, desiring to know its state. (A, TA.) And استشعروا They called, one to another, uttering the شِعَار [by which they were mutually known], in war, or fight. (TA. [See also 4.]) استشعر as syn. with اشعر and تشعّر : see 4, in the latter half of the paragraph. Also, (A,) or استشعر شِعَارًا , (K,) He put on, or clad himself with, a شعار [i. e. an innermost garment]. (A, K.) [Hence,] اِسْتَشْعِرْ خَشْيَةَ ٱللّٰهِ Make thou the fear of God to be شِعَارَ قَلْبِكَ [i. e. the thing next to thy heart]. (TA.) And استشعر خَوْفًا He conceived in his mind fear. (S, A. *)

Derived nouns 30

Nounشَعْرٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — hair, what grows on the body; plants and treesgenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferredhair; what grows upon the body—شَعَرٌ

The headword and the other form are two well-known dialectal variants, the like being common where the middle radical letter is a faucial; the latter I have found to be the more common.

That is, what is not صُوف nor وَبَر; it belongs to human beings and to other animals, and is of the masculine gender. [When spoken of as used in the fabrication of cloth for tents and the like, the meaning intended is goats' hair: see form 4 in the article بنى.]

Plural شُعُورٌ, أَشْعَارٌ and شِعَارٌ. أُشَيْعَارٌ, properly the diminutive of أَشْعَارٌ, is used, according to Aboo-Ziyád, as the diminutive of شُعُورٌ.

The ism waḥda is with ة, and this, i. e. شَعْرَةٌ [or شَعَرَهٌ], is also used metonymically as a plural.

the property is, or shall be, equally divided between me and you—بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكَ المَالُ شَقُّ الشَّعْرَةِ
the property is, or shall be, equally divided between me and you—شَقُّ الأُبْلُمَةِ
such a one saw, or has seen, hoariness upon his head—رَأَى فُلَانٌ الشَّعْرَةَ

According to Yaakoob, meaning hoariness, or white hairs.

1.1figurative · مجازa daughter—شَعْرَةٌ

The ism waḥda, used metonymically.

1.2figurative · مجازplants and trees—شَعَرٌ

So called as being likened to hair.

In the CK, شُعْرٌ.

1.3figurative · مجاز

And the same word: saffron before it is pulverized.

In the CK, شُعْرٌ.

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and شَعَرٌ , (A, Msb, K, but only the latter in my copies of the S and in the O,) two wellknown dial. vars., the like being common in cases of this kind, in which the medial radical letter is a faucial, (MF,) [but the latter I have found to be the more common,] Hair; i. e. what grows upon the body, that is not صُوف nor وَبَر ; (K;) it is an appertenance of human beings and of other animals: (S, A, Msb:) [when spoken of as used in the fabrication of cloth for tents &c., the meaning intended is goats' hair: (see 4 in art. بنى :)] of the masc. gender: (Msb, TA:) pl. (of the former, Msb) شُعُورٌ and (of the latter, Msb) أَشْعَارٌ (S, Msb, K) and (of the latter also, TA) شِعَارٌ : (K, TA:) and أُشَيْعَارٌ , properly dim. of أَشْعَارٌ , is used, accord. to Aboo-Ziyád, as dim. of شُعُورٌ : (TA:) the n. un. is with ة : (S, A, * Msb, K:) and this, i. e. شَعْرَةٌ [or شَعَرَهٌ ], is also used metonymically as a pl. (K, TA.) One says, بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكَ المَالُ شَقُّ الشَّعْرَةِ and شَقُّ الأُبْلُمَةِ [The property is, or shall be, equally divided between me and thee]. (TA.) And رَأَى فُلَانٌ الشَّعْرَةَ Such a one saw, or has seen, hoariness, or white hairs, (Yaakoob, S, A, TA,) upon his head. (TA.) [The n. un.] شَعْرَةٌ is also used, metonymically, as meaning A daughter. (TA.) And شَعَرٌ (K, and so accord. to the TA, but in the CK شُعْرٌ ,) signifies also Plants and trees; (K, TA;) as being likened to hair. (TA.) And the same, (A, K, TA, but in the CK شُعْرٌ ,) Saffron (A, K) before it is pulverized. (A.)
Nounشُعْرٌ1 sense

Core sense — plants and trees; saffron before it is pulverizedgenerated

1

See the two preceding senses.

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: see the next two preceding sentences.
Nounشِعْرٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — poetry, verse; knowledge, awareness; falsehoodgenerated

1would that I knew what such a one did, or has done—لَيْتَ شِعْرِى فُلَانًا مَا صَنَعَ

According to Sb, لَيْتَ شِعْرِى is for ليت شِعْرَتِى, the ة being dropped as in هُوَ أَبُو عُذْرِهَا [for هو ابو عُذْرَتِهَا]; and Sb says the dropping of the ة in this last instance belongs only to the case where the words are preceded by ابو [but see عُذْرَةٌ], and as in إِقَامَة when used as a prefixed noun; though لَيْتَ شِعْرَتِى is not now known to have been heard.

would that I knew what such a one did, or has done—لَيْتَ شِعْرِى لَهُ مَا صَنَعَ
would that I knew what such a one did, or has done—لَيْتَ شِعْرِى عَنْهُ مَا صَنَعَ

[A maṣdar (see form 1, first sentence), used also as a simple substantive:] knowledge; awareness; or knowledge of the minute particulars of things; or perception by one of the senses.

That is: would that my knowledge were present at, or comprehending, what such a one did; the phrase has a word left out.

would that I knew what happened, or has happened—لَيْتَ شِعْرِى مَا كَانَ
1.1poetry, or verse—شِعْرٌ

This is its predominant meaning, because of its pre-eminence by reason of the measure and the rhyme, though every kind of knowledge is شِعْرٌ. Er-Rāghib: or because it relates the minute affairs of the Arabs, the hidden particulars of their secret matters, and their witty sayings.

It is properly defined as language qualified by rhyme and measure intentionally; this last restriction excludes the like of the saying in the Kur-án [94:3 and 4], اَلَّذِى أَنْقَضَ ظَهْرَكْ وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكْ, because that is not intentionally qualified by rhyme and measure.

Sometimes a single verse is so termed. Plural أَشْعَارٌ.

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferred

Also: falsehood, because of the many lies in poetry.

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[an inf. n., (see 1, first sentence,) and used as a simple subst. signifying] Knowledge; cognizance: (K, TA:) or knowledge of the minute particulars of things: or perception by means of [any of] the senses. (TA.) One says, لَيْتَ شِعْرِى فُلَانًا مَا صَنَعَ , (Ks, Lh, S, * Msb, * K, *) and لَيْتَ شِعْرِى لَهُ مَا صَنَعَ , and لَيْتَ شِعْرِى عَنْهُ مَا صَنَعَ , (Ks, Lh, K, *) i. e. Would that I knew what such a one did, or has done; (S, * K, * Msb, * TA;) for would that my knowledge were present at, or comprehending, what such a one did, or has done; the phrase being elliptical: (TA:) accord. to Sb, لَيْتَ شِعْرِى is for ليت شِعْرَتِى , the ة being elided as in هُوَ أَبُو عُذْرِهَا [for هو ابو عُذْرَتِهَا ], (S, TA,) the elision of the ة in this latter instance, as Sb says, being peculiar to the case of the words being preceded by ابو ; [but see عُذْرَةٌ ;] and as in إِقَامَة when used as a prefixed noun; though لَيْتَ شِعْرَتِى is not now known to have been heard. (TA.) One says also, لَيْتَ شِعْرِى مَا كَانَ Would that I knew what happened, or has happened. (A.) The predominant signification of شِعْرٌ is Poetry, or verse; (Msb, K;) because of its preeminence by reason of the measure and the rhyme; though every kind of knowledge is شِعْرٌ : (K:) or because it relates the minute affairs of the Arabs, and the occult particulars of their secret affairs, and their facetiæ: (Er-Rághib, TA:) it is properly defined as language qualified by rhyme and measure intentionally; which last restriction excludes the like of the saying in the Kur [xciv. 3 and 4], اَلَّذِى أَنْقَضَ ظَهْرَكْ وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكْ , because this is not intentionally qualified by rhyme and measure: (KT; and the like is said in the Msb:) and sometimes a single verse is thus termed: (Akh, TA:) pl. أَشْعَارٌ . (S, K.) Also Falsehood; because of the many lies in poetry. (B, TA.)
Nounشَعَرٌ1 sense

Core sense — hair, what grows on the bodygenerated

1

See شَعْرٌ, in two places.

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: see شَعْرٌ , in two places.
Nounشَعِرٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — hairy, having much hairgenerated

1

See أَشْعَرُ.

1.1a sheep or goat having hair growing between the two halves of its hoof—شَعِرَةٌ

The hoof bleeds as a result; or it has an itching in its knees, and so keeps scratching with them.

The feminine form; said of a شَاةٌ.

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: see أَشْعَرُ . [The fem.] شَعِرَةٌ signifies [particularly] A sheep or goat ( شَاةٌ ) having hair growing between the two halves of its hoof, which in consequence bleed: or having an itching in its knees, (K, TA,) and therefore always scratching with them. (TA.)
Nounشَعْرَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a single hairgenerated

1

This, and شَعَرَةٌ: ism waḥda of شَعْرٌ [q. v.] and شَعَرٌ.

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and شَعَرَةٌ ns. un. of شَعْرٌ [q. v.] and شَعَرٌ .
Nounشِعْرَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the hair of the pubes; a portion of hairgenerated

1

The hair of the pubes; also شِعْرَآء [by general analogy, with tenween], or شَعْرَآء [and if so, without tenween], according to different copies of the K.

Said of a man and of a woman, and of a woman's hinder part; or specially the hair of the pubes of a woman; also the pubes عَانَة [itself]; and the place beneath the navel where the hair grows.

1.1

Also: a portion of hair.

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The hair of the pubes; (T, Msb, K;) as also شِعْرَآء , [accord. to general analogy with tenween,] or شَعْرَآء , [and if so, without tenween,] accord to different copies of the K; (TA;) of a man and of a woman; and of the hinder part of a woman: (T, Msb:) or the hair of the pubes of a woman, specially: (S, O, Msb:) and the pubes ( عَانَة ) [itself]: (K:) and the place of growth of the hair beneath the navel. (K, * TA.) Also A portion of hair. (K, * TA.)
Nounالشِّعْرَى1 sense

Core sense — Sirius, a certain bright stargenerated

1[When Sirius rises at dawn, the owner of the palm-trees begins to see what their fruit will be]—إِذَا طَلَعَتِ الشِّعْرَى جَعَلَ صَاحِبُ النَّخْلِ يَرَى

[The star Sirius;] a certain bright star, also called المِرْزَمُ [but see that name]; the star that rises [at dawn] after الجَوْزَآء [by which is here meant Gemini], in the time of intense heat, and after الهَقْعَة [apparently a miscopying for الهَنْعَة].

[About the epoch of the Flight it rose at dawn, in Central Arabia, on 13 July, Old Style: see النَّثْرَةُ, and see also مَنَازِلُ القَمَرِ in the article نزل; on the periods of its rising at sunset and of its setting at dawn, see دَبَرٌ and دَبُورٌ.]

The Arabs say this.

There are two stars of this name, الشِّعْرَى العَبُورُ and الشِّعْرَى الغُمَيْصَآءُ, together called الشِّعْرَيَانِ: the former is the one mentioned above, which is in — a mistake for "after" — الجَوْزَآء; and the latter is [Procyon,] in the ذِرَاع [by which is meant الذِّرَاعُ المَقْبُوضَةُ, not الذِّرَاعُ المَبْسُوطَةُ]; and both together are called the two Sisters of Suheyl سُهَيْل [i. e. Canopus].

The former was worshipped by a portion of the Arabs, and so God is said in the Kur-án to be Lord of الشِّعْرَى.

It is called العَبُور because of its having crossed the Milky Way; and the other is called الغُمَيْصَآء because the Arabs said it wept after the former until it had foul thick matter in the corner of the eye.

The former is also called الشِّعْرَى اليَمَانِيَّةُ [the Yemenian, or Southern, شعرى], and the latter الشِّعْرَى الشَّامِيَّةُ [the Syrian, or Northern, شعرى].

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[The star Sirius;] a certain bright star, also called المِرْزَمُ ; (TA; [but see this latter appellation;]) the star that rises [aurorally] after الجَوْزَآء [by which is here meant Gemini], in the time of intense heat, (S, TA,) and after الهَقْعَة [app. a mistranscription for الهَنْعَة ]: (TA:) [about the epoch of the Flight, it rose aurorally, in Central Arabia, on the 13th of July, O. S.: (see النَّثْرَةُ ; and see also مَنَازِلُ القَمَرِ , in art. نزل :) on the periods of its rising at sunset, and setting aurorally, see دَبَرٌ and دَبُورٌ :] the Arabs say, إِذَا طَلَعَتِ الشِّعْرَى جَعَلَ صَاحِبُ النَّخْلِ يَرَى [When Sirius rises aurorally, the owner of the palm-trees begins to see what their fruit will be]: (TA:) there are two stars of this name; الشِّعْرَى العَبُورُ and الشِّعْرَى الغُمَيْصَآءُ , (S, K,) together called الشِّعْرَيَانِ : the former is that [above mentioned] which is in [a mistake for “ after ”] الجَوْزَآء , and the latter is [Procyon,] in the ذِرَاع [by which is meant الذِّرَاعُ المَقْبُوضَةُ , not الذِّرَاعُ المَبْسُوطَةُ ]; (S;) and both together are called the two Sisters of Suheyl ( سُهَيْل [i. e. Canopus]): (S, K:) the former was worshipped by a portion of the Arabs; and hence God is said in the Kur-án to be Lord of الشِّعْرَى : (TA:) it is called العَبُور because of its having crossed the Milky Way; and the other is called الغُمَيْصَآء because said by the Arabs to have wept after the former until it had foul thick matter in the corner of the eye: (K in art. غمص :) the former is also called الشِّعْرَى اليَمَانِيَّةُ [the Yemenian, or Southern, شعرى ]; and the latter, الشِّعْرَى الشَّامِيَّةُ [the Syrian, or Northern, شعرى ]. (Kzw.)
Nounشَعْرَآءُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — having much hair, hairygenerated

1

Feminine of أَشْعَرُ [q. v.: under which head it is also mentioned either as a substantive or as an adjective in which the quality of a substantive is predominant].

1.1

See also شِعْرَةٌ.

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fem. of أَشْعَرُ [q. v.: under which head it is also mentioned either as a subst. or as an epithet in which the quality of a subst. is predominant]. See also شِعْرَةٌ .
Nounشِعْرَآء1 sense

Core sense — the hair of the pubesgenerated

1

[Apparently, if correct, with tenween.] See شِعْرَةٌ.

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[app., if correct, with tenween]: see شِعْرَةٌ .
Nounشِعْرِىٌّ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — of, or relating to, poetry; false, lying; relating to Siriusgenerated

1

Of, or relating to, poetry; poetical.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredfalse, or lying, evidences or arguments—أَدِلَّةٌ شِعْرِيَّةٌ

Because of the many lies in poetry.

And also: false, or lying.

2we pastured our cattle on the herbage whose growth followed the rising of Sirius—رَعَيْنَا شِعْرِىَّ المَرَاعِى

[And: of, or relating to, الشِّعْرَى, i. e. Sirius.]

That is, the نَوْء [i. e. the dawn rising or setting] of الشِّعْرَى [or Sirius].

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[Of, or relating to, poetry; poetical. And also False, or lying]. One says أَدِلَّةٌ شِعْرِيَّةٌ False, or lying, evidences or arguments: because of the many lies in poetry. (B, TA.) [And Of, or relating to, الشِّعْرَى , i. e. Sirius.] You say, رَعَيْنَا شِعْرِىَّ المَرَاعِى We pastured our cattle upon the herbage of which the growth was consequent upon the نَوْء [i. e. the auroral rising or setting] of الشِّعْرَى [or Sirius]. (A.)
Nounشَعَرِيَّاتٌ1 sense

Core sense — the young ones of the vultur percnopterusgenerated

1

The young ones of the رَخَم [i. e. vultur percnopterus].

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The young ones of the رَخَم [i. e. vultur percnopterus]. (K.)
Nounشَعْرَانُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — having much hair; a dust-coloured shrub on which hares feedgenerated

1

See أَشْعَرُ.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredthe [shrub called] رِمْث, or a species of it—شَعْرَان

[Apparently without tenween, being probably an adjective in origin.]

Green, inclining to dust-colour (Tekmileh); or a species of [the kind of plants called] حَمْض, dust-coloured; or حَمْض, on which hares feed and in which they [make their forms, i. e.] lie, cleaving to the ground.

It is like the large أُشْنَانَة [here apparently used as the ism waḥda of أُشْنَانٌ, i. e. kali, or glasswort], has slender twigs, and appears black from afar.

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: see أَشْعَرُ . شَعْرَان [app. without tenween, being probably originally an epithet, also] signifies The [shrub called] رِمْث , (K,) or a species thereof, (Tekmileh, TA,) green, inclining to dust-colour: (Tekmileh, K, TA:) or a species of [the kind of plants called] حَمْض , dust-coloured: (TA:) or حَمْض upon which hares feed, and in which they [make their forms, i. e.] lie, cleaving to the ground; it is like the large أُشْنَانَة [here app. used as the n. un. of أُشْنَانٌ , i. e. kali, or glasswort], has slender twigs, and appears from afar black. (AHn, TA.)
Nounشُعْرُورٌ5 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a poor poet; flies that gather on a camel's sore; a children's gamegenerated

1

[A poor poet]: see شَاعِرٌ.

2figurative · مجاز — inferredthe people dispersed themselves, or became dispersed—ذَهَبَ القَوْمُ شَعَارِيرَ

Also, by analogy, the singular of شَعَارِيرُ, which is synonymous with شُعْرٌ [as plural of شَعْرَآءُ, q. v. under أَشْعَرُ], meaning the flies that collect upon the sore on the back of a camel and, when roused, disperse from it.

they went away in a state of dispersion, like flies—ذَهَبُوا شَعَارِيرَ بِقُذَّانَ

[Hence the saying.]

شعارير so used is the plural of شُعْرُورٌ, or it has no singular.

Or بِقَذَّانَ.

they went away in a state of dispersion, like flies—بِقِذَّانَ
they went away in a state of dispersion, like flies—بِقِنْدَحْرَةَ
they went away in a state of dispersion, like flies—بِقِنْذَحْرَةَ
they became beyond reach, or power—أَصْبَحَتْ شَعَارِيرَ بِقِرْدَحْمَةَ
they became beyond reach, or power—بِقِرْذَحْمَةَ
they became beyond reach, or power—بِقِنْدَحْرَةَ
they became beyond reach, or power—بِقِدَّحْرَةَ
they became beyond reach, or power—بِقِذَّحْرَةَ
2.1figurative · مجاز — inferred[We played at the game of الشعارير]—لَعِبْنَا الشَّعَارِيرَ

And the same plural شَعَارِيرُ, which has no singular, also means a certain game of children.

[This is the game of الشعارير]—هٰذَا لَعِبُ الشَّعَارِيرِ
2.2figurative · مجاز — inferred

And: a sort of women's ornament, like barley-corns, made of gold and of silver, and worn upon the neck.

2.3a small قِثَّآء [or cucumber]—شُعْرُورَةٌ

[The ism waḥda of شُعْرُورٌ.]

Plural شَعَارِيرُ.

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[A poetaster]: see شَاعِرٌ . Also, accord. to analogy, sing. of شَعَارِيرُ , which is Syn. with شُعْرٌ [as pl. of شَعْرَآءُ , q. v. voce أَشْعَرُ ], meaning the flies that collect upon the sore on the back of a camel, and, when roused, disperse themselves from it. (TA.) [Hence the saying,] ذَهَبَ القَوْمُ شَعَارِيرَ The people dispersed themselves, or became dispersed: (S:) and ذَهَبُوا شَعَارِيرَ بِقُذَّانَ , (K,) or بِقَذَّانَ , and بِقِذَّانَ , (TA,) and بِقِنْدَحْرَةَ , (K,) and بِقِنْذَحْرَةَ , (TA,) They went away in a state of dispersion, like flies: (K:) شعارير thus used being pl. of شُعْرُورٌ ; (TA;) or having no sing. (Fr, Akh, S, TA.) And أَصْبَحَتْ شَعَارِيرَ بِقِرْدَحْمَةَ , and بِقِرْذَحْمَةَ , and بِقِنْدَحْرَةَ and بِقِدَّحْرَةَ , and بِقِذَّحْرَةَ , They became beyond reach, or power. (Lh, TA.) And the same pl. شَعَارِيرُ , having no sing., also signifies A certain game (S, K, TA) of children. (TA.) You say, لَعِبْنَا الشَّعَارِيرَ [We played at the game of الشعارير ]: and هٰذَا لَعِبُ الشَّعَارِيرِ [This is the game of الشعارير ]. (S.) And A sort of women's ornaments, like barley [-corns], made of gold and of silver, and worn upon the neck. (TA.) And شُعْرُورَةٌ [n. un. of شُعْرُورٌ ] signifies A small قِثَّآء [or cucumber]: pl. شَعَارِيرُ [as above]. (S, K.)
Nounشَعْرَانِىٌّ2 senses

Core sense — having much hair; a hare that feeds on a certain shrubgenerated

1

See أَشْعَرُ.

2a hare that feeds upon the شَعْرَان [q. v.]—أَرْنَبٌ شَعْرَانِيَّةٌ

It [makes its form there, i. e.] lies in it, cleaving to the ground.

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: see أَشْعَرُ . أَرْنَبٌ شَعْرَانِيَّةٌ A hare that feeds upon the شَعْرَان [q. v.], and that [makes its form therein, i. e.] lies therein, cleaving to the ground. (AHn, TA.)
Nounشَعَارٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — trees; tangled, dense trees in soft low groundgenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferreda land abounding in trees—أَرْضٌ كَثِيرَةُ الشَّعَارِ

Trees (ISk, Er-Riyáshee); also شِعَارٌ.

Or tangled, luxuriant, or abundant and dense, trees; also شِعَارٌ.

Or trees in land that is soft and low, between higher ground, where people alight — such land as is termed دَهْنَآء and the like — warming themselves by them in winter and shading themselves by them in summer; also مَشْعَرٌ.

Or this last means any place in which there is a خَمَر [or covert of trees, and the like,] and [other] trees; and its plural is مَشَاعِرُ.

1.1

See also the next entry, latter half.

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Trees; (ISk, Er-Riyáshee, S, A, K;) as also شِعَارٌ : (As, ISh, K:) or tangled, or luxuriant, or abundant and dense, trees; (T, K;) as also شِعَارٌ : (Sh, T, K:) or (TA, but in the K “ and ”) trees in land that is soft (K, TA) and depressed, between eminences, (TA,) where people alight, (K, TA,) such as is termed دَهْنَآء , and the like, (TA,) warming themselves thereby in winter, and shading themselves thereby in summer, as also مَشْعَرٌ : (K, TA:) or this last signifies any place in which are a خَمَر [or covert of trees, &c.,] and [other] trees; and its pl. is مَشَاعِرُ . (TA.) One says, أَرْضٌ كَثِيرَةُ الشَّعَارِ A land abounding in trees [&c.]. (S.) See also the next paragraph, latter half.
Nounشِعَارٌ9 senses · 3 main

Core sense — a sign, a war-cry by which people know one another; an innermost garmentgenerated

1[O Mansoor, kill, kill]—يَا مَنْصُورُ أَمِتْ أَمِتْ

A sign of people in war, in a journey and the like, that is, a call or cry by means of which to know one another.

The شِعَار of soldiers is a sign that is set up so that a man may know his companions by it; and شِعَار also means the banners, or standards, of tribes.

It is said in a report that this was the شِعَار of the Prophet in war. Mansoor is a proper name of a man, meaning "aided" and the like.

It is said that he appointed the شِعَار of the refugees on the day of Bedr to be يابَنِى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمٰنِ, the شعار of El-Khazraj يا بَنِى عَبْدِ ٱللّٰهِ, that of El-Ows يَا بَنِى عُبَيْدِ ٱللّٰهِ, and their شعار on the day of El-Ahzáb حٰمٓ لَا يُنْصَرُونَ.

1.1

And: thunder (Tekmileh), as being a sign of rain.

1.2the religious rites and ceremonies of the pilgrimage, and their signs—شِعَارُ الحَجِّ

And, as also الشَعَائِرُ: the practices of the pilgrimage, and whatever is appointed as a sign of obedience to God — such as the halting [at Mount 'Arafát], the circuiting [around the Kaabeh], the سَعْى [or tripping to and fro between Es-Safà and El-Marweh], the throwing [of the pebbles at Minè], the sacrifice, and the like.

شَعِيرَةٌ, شِعَارَةٌ and مَشْعرٌ mean the same as شِعَارٌ.

شَعِيرَةٌ is the singular of شَعَائِرُ in the sense explained above; or, as some say, the singular is شِعَارَةٌ or شَعِيرَةٌ.

شِعَارَةٌ, by some written شَعَارَةٌ, and مَشْعَرٌ mean a place [of the performance] of religious rites and ceremonies of the pilgrimage; explained in the K by مُعْظَمُهَا, which is a mistake for مَوْضِعُهَا; and مَشَاعِرُ means the places of them.

Or شَعَائِرُ الحَجِّ means the مَعَالِم [or characteristic practices] of the pilgrimage, to which God has invited and the performance of which He has commanded; also المَشَاعِرُ and شَعَائِرُ ٱللّٰهِ: all those religious services which God has appointed to us as signs, such as the halting, the سَعْى, and the sacrificing of victims.

Or the rites and ceremonies of the pilgrimage, together with the places where they are performed; among those places are Es-Safà and El-Marweh, which are expressly so termed (Kur 2:153), and so according to Fr in the Kur 5:2. Or the obligatory statutes or ordinances of God. Or the religion of God.

a camel, cow, or bull brought to Mekkeh for sacrifice—شَعِيرَةٌ

The camels or cows or bulls destined to be sacrificed at Mekkeh are also said in the Kur 22:37 to be مِنْ شَعَائِرِ ٱللّٰهِ, that is, of the signs of the religion of God.

Such a beast is marked in the manner explained under أَشْعَرَ; its plural is شَعَائِرُ, which is also the plural of شِعَارٌ.

The [festival called the] عِيد is said to be a شِعَار of the شَعَائِر [i. e. a sign of the signs of the religion] of El-Islám.

Qur’ān 2:158 approximate — somewhere between 2:156 and 2:166 Lane cites “Kur ii. 153”
Qur’ān 5:1 approximate — somewhere between 5:1 and 5:31 Lane cites “Kur v. 2”
Qur’ān 22:36 matched to Lane’s own quotation of it Lane cites “Kur xxii. 37”
Lane cites “Bd in v. 2” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
Lane cites “Bd in v. 2” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
Lane cites “Bd in v. 2” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
Qur’ān 2:158 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
إِنَّ ٱلصَّفَا وَٱلْمَرْوَةَ مِن شَعَآئِرِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ فَمَنْ حَجَّ ٱلْبَيْتَ أَوِ ٱعْتَمَرَ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِ أَن يَطَّوَّفَ بِهِمَا ۚ وَمَن تَطَوَّعَ خَيْرًا فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَاكِرٌ عَلِيمٌ

Behold! Safa and Marwa are among the Symbols of Allah. So if those who visit the House in the Season or at other times, should compass them round, it is no sin in them. And if any one obeyeth his own impulse to good,- be sure that Allah is He Who recogniseth and knoweth.Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.3figurative · مجازthe piece of rag; or the vulva—شِعَارُ الدَّمِ

Because each is a thing that indicates the existence of blood.

2figurative · مجاز — inferred[He involved himself in anxiety]—لَبِسَ شِعَارَ الهَمِّ

Also: the [innermost garment, or] garment that is next the body, next the hair of the body, under the دِثَار; also شَعَارٌ, but this is strange. Plural of a small number أَشْعِرَةٌ, of a large number شُعُرٌ.

[He made fear to be as though it were his innermost garment]—جَعَلَ الخَوْفَ شِعَارَهُ

That is, by closely cleaving to it.

they are near in respect of love—هُمُ الشِّعَارُ دُونَ الدِّثَارِ

Said in a proverb.

you are the special and close friends—أَنْتُمُ الشِّعَارُ وَالنَّاسُ الدِّثَارُ

From a report relating to the Ansár. [The people in general are the less near in friendship.]

2.1

Also: a horse-cloth, a covering for a horse to protect him from the cold.

2.2figurative · مجاز — inferred

And: a thing with which wine [apparently while in the vat] is protected, or preserved from injury.

[For الخَمْرُ, the reading in the CK, the author of the TK has read الخُمُرُ — and I find the word so written in my manuscript copy of the K — or الخُمْرُ, plurals of الخِمَارُ, and Freytag has followed his example; but الخَمْرُ is the right reading, as is shown by what follows.]

So in the saying of El-Akhtal:

shāhid
فَكَفَّ الرِّيحَ وَالأَنْدَآءَ عَنْهَامِنَ الزَّرَجُونِ دُونَهُمَا الشِّعَارُ

[evidently describing wine, and apparently meaning: and the شعار of the wine, while yet in the vat, standing as an obstacle in their way, kept the wind and the rains, or dews, off it, namely, the wine].

2.3

See also شَعَارٌ, in two places.

3

Also: death.

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A sign of people in war, (S, Msb, K,) and in a journey (K) &c., (TA,) i. e. (Msb) a call or cry, (A, Mgh, Msb,) by means of which to know one another: (S, A, Mgh, Msb:) and the شِعَار of soldiers is a sign that is set up in order that a man may thereby know his companions: (TA:) and شِعَار signifies also the banners, or standards, of tribes. (TA in art. برم .) It is said in a trad. that the شِعَار of the Prophet in war was يَا مَنْصُورُ أَمِتْ أَمِتْ [O Mansoor, (a proper name of a man, meaning “ aided ” &c.,) kill thou, kill thou]. (TA.) And it is said that he appointed the شِعَار of the refugees on the day of Bedr to be يابَنِى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمٰنِ : and the شعار of El-Khazraj, يا بَنِى عَبْدِ ٱللّٰهِ : and that of El-Ows, يَا بَنِى عُبَيْدِ ٱللّٰهِ : and their شعار on the day of El-Ahzáb, حٰمٓ لَا يُنْصَرُونَ . (Mgh.) And Thunder; (Tekmileh, K;) as being a sign of rain. (TK.) شِعَارُ الحَجِّ means The religious rites and ceremonies of the pilgrimage; and the signs thereof; (K;) and, (TA,) as also الشَعَائِرُ , (S,) the practices of the pilgrimage, and whatever is appointed as a sign of obedience to God; (S, Msb, * TA;) as the halting [at Mount 'Arafát], and the circuiting [around the Kaabeh], and the سَعْى [or tripping to and fro between Es-Safà and El-Marweh], and the throwing [of the pebbles at Minè], and the sacrifice, &c.; (TA;) and شَعِيرَةٌ and شِعَارَةٌ and مَشْعرٌ signify the same as شِعَارٌ : (L:) شَعِيرَةٌ is the sing. of شَعَائِرُ meaning as expl. above; (As, S, Msb;) or, as some say, the sing. is شِعَارَةٌ : (As, S:) or شَعِيرَةٌ and شِعَارَةٌ , by some written شَعَارَةٌ , and مَشْعَرٌ , signify a place [of the performance] of religious rites and ceremonies of the pilgrimage; expl. in the K by مُعْظَمُهَا , which is a mistake for مَوْضِعُهَا ; (TA;) and مَشَاعِرُ , places thereof: (S:) or شَعَائِرُ الحَجِّ signifies the مَعَالِم [or characteristic practices] of the pilgrimage, to which God has invited, and the performance of which He has commanded; (K;) as also المَشَاعِرُ : (TA:) and شَعَائِرُ ٱللّٰهِ , all those religious services which God has appointed to us as signs; as the halting [at Mount 'Arafát], and the سَعْى [or tripping to and fro between Es-Safà and El-Marweh], and the sacrificing of victims: (Zj, TA:) or the rites and ceremonies of the pilgrimage, and the places where those rites and ceremonies are performed; (Bd in v. 2 and xxii. 33;) among which places are Es-Safà and El-Marweh, they being thus expressly termed; (Kur ii. 153;) and so accord. to Fr in the Kur v. 2: (TA:) or the obligatory statutes or ordinances of God: (Bd in v. 2:) or the religion of God: (Bd in v. 2 and xxii. 33:) the camels or cows or bulls destined to be sacrificed at Mekkeh are also said in the Kur xxii. 37, to be مِنْ شَعَائِرِ ٱللّٰهِ , i. e. of the signs of the religion of God: (Bd and Jel:) and [hence the sing.] شَعِيرَةٌ signifies [sometimes] a camel or cow or bull that is brought to Mekkeh for sacrifice; (S, K;) such as is marked in the manner expl. voce أَشْعَرَ ; (Msb;) and شَعَائِرُ is its pl.; (K;) and is also pl. of شِعَارٌ : and the [festival called the] عِيد is said to be a شِعَار of the شَعَائِر [i. e. a sign of the signs of the religion] of El-Islám. (Msb.) شِعَارُ الدَّمِ is said to mean The piece of rag: or the vulva: because each is a thing that indicates the existence of blood. (Mgh.) Also The [innermost garment; or] garment that is next the body; (S, Msb;) the garment that is next the hair of the body, under the دِثَار ; as also شَعَارٌ ; (K;) but this is strange: (TA:) pl. [of pauc.] أَشْعِرَةٌ and [of mult.] شُعُرٌ . (K.) [Hence,] one says, لَبِسَ شِعَارَ الهَمِّ [He involved himself in anxiety]. (A.) And جَعَلَ الخَوْفَ شِعَارَهُ [He made fear to be as though it were his innermost garment], by closely cleaving to it. (TA in art. درع .) [Hence, also,] it is said in a prov., هُمُ الشِّعَارُ دُونَ الدِّثَارِ , meaning They are near in respect of love: and in a trad., relating to the Ansár, أَنْتُمُ الشِّعَارُ وَالنَّاسُ الدِّثَارُ Ye are the special and close friends [and the people in general are the less near in friendship]. (TA.) Also A horse-cloth; a covering for a horse to protect him from the cold. (K.) And A thing with which wine [app. while in the vat] is protected, or preserved from injury: (L, K: [for الخَمْرُ , the reading in the CK, the author of the TK has read الخُمُرُ (and thus I find the word written in my MS. copy of the K) or الخُمْرُ , pls. of الخِمَارُ ; and Freytag has followed his example: but الخَمْرُ is the right reading, as is shown by what here follows:]) so in the saying of El-Akhtal, 1 [evidently describing wine, and app. meaning And the شعار of the wine, ( الشِّعَارُ مِنَ الزَّرَجُونَ , i. e. شِعَارُ الزَّرَجُونِ ,) while yet in the vat, intervening as an obstacle to them, kept off the wind and the rains, or dews, or day-dews, from it, namely, the wine]. (L.) فَكَفَّ الرِّيحَ وَالأَنْدَآءَ عَنْهَا | مِنَ الزَّرَجُونِ دُونَهُمَا الشِّعَارُ See also شَعَارٌ , in two places. Also Death. (O, K.)
Nounشَعِيرٌ2 senses

Core sense — barley, a well-known grain; a close companiongenerated

1

It may also be pronounced شِعِيرٌ, agreeably with the dialect of Temeem, as may any word of the measure فَعِيلٌ whose middle radical letter is a faucial; and according to Lth certain of the Arabs pronounced in a similar way any word of that measure whose middle radical letter is not a faucial, like كَبِيرٌ, جَلِيلٌ and كَرِيمٌ. [Many do so today, others pronouncing the fet-h in this case, more correctly, in the manner termed إِمَالَة, i. e. as "e" in our word "bed".]

Barley; a certain well-known grain. Of the masculine gender, except in the dialect of the people of Nejd, who make it feminine. The ism waḥda is with ة [meaning a barley-corn].

2

Also: an accompanying associate; synonymous with عَشِيرٌ مُصَاحِبٌ, on the authority of En-Nawawee. It is said to be formed by transposition; but it may be from شَعَرَهَا, meaning "he slept with her in one شِعَار" [see form 3, so that it originally meant a person who sleeps with another in one innermost garment], and was then applied to any special companion.

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, (S, Msb, K,) which may be also pronounced شِعِيرٌ , agreeably with the dial. of Temeem, as may any word of the measure فَعِيلٌ of which the medial radical letter is a faucial, and, accord. to Lth, certain of the Arabs pronounced in a similar manner any word of that measure of which the medial radical letter is not a faucial, like كَبِيرٌ and جَلِيلٌ and كَرِيمٌ , (MF,) [and thus do many in the present day, others pronouncing the fet-h in this case, more correctly, in the manner termed إِمَالَة , i. e. as “ e ” in our word “ bed: ” Barley;] a certain grain, (S, Msb,) well known: (Msb, K:) of the masc. gender, except in the dial. of the people of Nejd, who make it fem.: (Zj, Msb:) n. un. with ة [signifying a barleycorn]. (S, K.) Also An accompanying associate; syn. عَشِيرٌ مُصَاحِبٌ : on the authority of En-Nawawee: (K, TA:) said to be formed by transposition: but it may be from شَعَرَهَا meaning “ he slept with her in one شِعَار ; ” [see 3; and so originally signifying a person who sleeps with another in one innermost garment;] then applied to any special companion. (TA.)
Nounشِعَارَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a place where the rites of the pilgrimage are performedgenerated

1

This, and, as written by some, شَعَارَةٌ: see شِعَارٌ, in four places.

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, and, as written by some, شَعَارَةٌ : see شِعَارٌ , in four places.
Nounشَعِيرَةٌ6 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a sign, a mark; a single barley-corn; the pin fastening a knife-handlegenerated

1

A sign, or mark.

1.1

See this word, and the plural شَعَائِرُ, under شِعَارٌ, in seven places.

2

Also the ism waḥda of شَعِيرٌ [q. v.].

2.1figurative · مجاز

And from this: the iron [pin] that enters into the tang of a knife which is inserted into the handle, fastening it to the handle; or a thing moulded of silver or of iron in the form of a barley-corn, entering into the tang of the blade which is inserted into the handle, fastening it to the handle of the blade.

2.2figurative · مجاز — inferred

[And a measure of length, defined in the law-books and elsewhere as equal to six mule's hairs placed side by side:] the sixth part of the إِصْبَع [or digit].

2.3figurative · مجاز — inferred

[And the weight of a barley-corn.]

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A sign, or mark. (Mgh.) See this word, and the pl. شَعَائِرُ , voce شِعَارٌ , in seven places. Also n. un. of شَعِيرٌ [q. v.]. (S, K.) And [hence,] The iron [pin] that enters into the tang of a knife which is inserted into the handle, being a fastening to the handle: (S:) or a thing that is moulded of silver or of iron, in the form of a barley-corn, (K, TA,) entering into the tang of the blade which is inserted into the handle, (TA,) being a fastening to the handle of the blade. (K, TA.) [And A measure of length, defined in the law-books &c. as equal to six mule's hairs placed side by side;] the sixth part of the إِصْبَع [or digit]. (Msb voce مِيلٌ .) [And The weight of a barley-corn.]
Nounشُعَيْرَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a little hair; a small barley-corngenerated

1

[Diminutive of شَعْرَةٌ and شَعَرَةٌ; plural شُعَيْرَاتٌ.]

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[ dim. of شَعْرَةٌ and شَعَرَةٌ : pl. شُعَيْرَاتٌ .]
Nounشُعَيْرَآءُ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a kind of tree, in the dialect of Hudheylgenerated

1

[Diminutive of شَعْرَآءُ, feminine of أَشْعَرُ.]

2

Also: a kind of trees; in the dialect of Hudheyl.

2.1

See also أَشْعَرُ, last meaning but one.

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[dim. of شَعْرَآءُ fem. of أَشْعَرُ . Also] A kind of trees; (Sgh, K;) in the dial. of Hudheyl. (Sgh, TA.) See also أَشْعَرُ , last signification but one.
Nounشَعِيرِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — a seller of barleygenerated

1

A seller of شَعِير [or barley].

In this sense neither of the more regular forms شَاعِرٌ and شَعَّار is used.

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A seller of شَعِير [or barley]: one does not use in this sense either of the more analogical forms of شَاعِرٌ and شَعَّار . (Sb, TA.)
Nounشَاعِرٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a poet, one who speaks poetry; a liargenerated

1

A poet: so called because of his intelligence, or because he knows what others do not.

According to Akh it is a possessive adjective, like لَابِنٌ and تَامِرٌ; plural شُعَرَآءُ, deviating from analogy. Sb says that the measure فَاعِلٌ is likened in this case to فَعِيلٌ, and hence this plural.

Or, according to IKh, the plural is of this form because the singular is from شَعُرَ and should by rule be of the measure فَعِيلٌ, like شَرِيفٌ [from شَرُفَ]; but were it so, it might be confused with شَعِير, meaning the grain thus called, so they said شَاعِرٌ and kept in the plural the original form of the singular.

A wonderful poet is called خِنْذِيذٌ; the one next below him, شَاعِرٌ; then شَوَيْعِرٌ [the diminutive] (Yoo); then شُعْرُورٌ; and then مَتَشَاعِرٌ.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

Also: a liar, because of the many lies in poetry; and so, according to some, in the Kur 21:5.

Qur’ān 21:5 approximate — somewhere between 21:1 and 21:12 Lane cites “Kur xxi. 5”
Qur’ān 21:5 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
بَلْ قَالُوٓا۟ أَضْغَـٰثُ أَحْلَـٰمٍۭ بَلِ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ بَلْ هُوَ شَاعِرٌ فَلْيَأْتِنَا بِـَٔايَةٍ كَمَآ أُرْسِلَ ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ

"Nay," they say, "(these are) medleys of dream! - Nay, He forged it! - Nay, He is (but) a poet! Let him then bring us a Sign like the ones that were sent to (Prophets) of old!"Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.2excellent poetry—شِعْرٌ شَاعِرٌ

Or known poetry; but the first explanation is the more correct.

One also says sometimes كَلِمَةٌ شَاعِرَةٌ [by كلمة], meaning قَصِيدَةٌ; but generally in a phrase of this kind the two words are from the same root, as in وَيْلٌ وَائِلٌ and لَيْلٌ لَائِلٌ.

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26:224
وَٱلشُّعَرَآءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ ٱلْغَاوُۥنَ

And the Poets,- It is those straying in Evil, who follow them:

52:30
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌ نَّتَرَبَّصُ بِهِۦ رَيْبَ ٱلْمَنُونِ

Or do they say:- "A Poet! we await for him some calamity (hatched) by Time!"

69:41
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ

It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!

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A poet: (T, S, Msb, K:) so called because of his intelligence; (S, Msb;) or because he knows what others know not: (T, TA:) accord. to Akh, it is a possessive epithet, like لَابِنٌ and تَامِرٌ : (S:) pl. شُعَرَآءُ , (S, Msb, K,) deviating from analogy: (S, Msb:) Sb says that the measure فَاعِلٌ is likened in this case to فَعِيلٌ ; and hence this pl.: (TA:) or, accord. to IKh, the pl. is of this form because the sing. is from شَعُرَ , and therefore should by rule be of the measure فَعِيلٌ , like شَرِيفٌ [from شَرُفَ ]; but were it so, it might be confounded with شَعِير meaning the grain thus called, therefore they said شَاعِرٌ , and regarded in the pl. the original form of the sing. (Msb.) A wonderful poet is called خِنْذِيذٌ : one next below him, شَاعِرٌ : then, شَوَيْعِرٌ [the dim.]: (Yoo, K:) then, شُعْرُورٌ : and then, مَتَشَاعِرٌ . (K.) Also A liar: because of the many lies in poetry: and so, accord. to some, in the Kur xxi. 5. (B, TA.) شِعْرٌ شَاعِرٌ Excellent poetry: (Sb, T, K:) or known poetry: but the former explanation is the more correct. (TA.) One also says, sometimes, كَلِمَةٌ شَاعِرَةٌ , [by كلمة ] meaning قَصِيدَةٌ : but generally in a phrase of this kind the two words are cognate, as in وَيْلٌ وَائِلٌ and لَيْلٌ لَائِلٌ . (TA.)
Nounشُوَيْعِرٌ1 sense

Core sense — a poet of low rankgenerated

1

See the preceding entry.

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Nounأَشْعَرُ15 senses · 2 main

Core sense — having much hair, hairy; the hair round the hoof; land abounding in treesgenerated

1

More, and most, knowing, aware, or understanding: see form 1, first sentence.

1.1

And, applied to a verse or to a poem: more, and most, poetical.

2figurative · مجازa man having much hair upon his body—شَعِرٌ
a man having much hair upon his body—شَعْرَانِىٌّ

SM says he has seen the word written شَعَرَانِىٌّ.

Or having hair upon the whole of the body (IAth, L under أَجْرَدُ [q. v.], explaining the first); or having much and long hair upon the head and body.

The headword and the other form are also said of a goat having much hair. The feminine of the first is شَعْرَآءُ, and its plural شَعْرٌ.

having his head unshaven, and not combed nor anointed—أشْعَثُ أَشْعَرُ
[lit. Such a one is hairy in the neck]—فُلَانٌ أَشْعَرُ الرَّقَبَةِ

Said of a man though he have no hair upon his neck, meaning that he is strong, like a lion.

2.1a testicle, or scrotum, having much hair—شَعْرَآءُ

The feminine form, said of a خُصْيَةٌ.

Also the سَوْءَة [or pudendum], thus used as a substantive.

See also شِعْرَةٌ.

2.2

And: a furred garment.

2.3figurative · مجازan evil, foul, or abominable, or a severe, calamity or misfortune—دَاهِيَةٌ شَعْرَآءُ

And as an adjective: evil, foul, or abominable [as being likened to that which is shaggy, and therefore unseemly].

In the K, الخَشِنَةُ is erroneously put for الخَبِيثَةُ.

an evil, foul, or abominable, or a severe, calamity or misfortune—وَبْرَآءُ
an evil, foul, or abominable, or a severe, calamity or misfortune—زَبَّآءُ

Plural شُعْرٌ; these phrases are given in the article زب.

[You have said it as a foul, or an abominable, thing]—جِئْتَ بِهَا شَعْرَآءَ ذَاتَ وَبَرٍ

Said to a man when he has said something that one blames or finds fault with.

2.4the hair that surrounds the solid hoof—أَشْعَرُ

Or [the extremity, or border, of the pastern, next the solid hoof; i. e.] the extremity of the skin surrounding the solid hoof, where the small hairs grow around it; or the part between the hoof of a horse and the place where the hair of the pastern ends; and the part of a camel's foot where the hair ends.

Plural أَشَاعِرُ, because in this sense it is a substantive.

2.5

Also: the side of the vulva, the outer part of the female organs of generation.

It is said that the أَشْعَرَانِ are the إِسْكَتَانِ, which are the two sides [or labia majora] of the vulva of a woman; or the two parts next to the شُفْرَانِ, which are the two borders of the إِسْكَتَانِ; or the two parts between the إِسْكَتَانِ and the شُفْرَانِ; or the two parts next to the شُفْرَانِ, in the hair particularly (Zj, in his "Khalk el-Insán").

The أَشَاعِر of the حَيَآء [or vulva of a camel and the like] are the parts where the hair ends; and the أَشَاعِر of a she-camel are the sides of the vulva.

2.6

And: a thing that comes forth from between the two halves of the hoof of a sheep or goat, resembling a ثُؤْلُول [or wart], for which it is cauterized.

2.7

And: flesh coming forth beneath the nail. Plural شُعُرٌ, with two dammehs, or شُعْرٌ.

2.8figurative · مجازland containing, or having, trees; or abounding in trees—شَعْرَآءُ

The feminine form, said of land أَرْض.

[And so, apparently, شَعْرَانُ, for] there is a mountain in [the province of] El-Mowsil called شَعْرَانُ, said by AA to be so called because of the abundance of its trees.

Or شَعْرَآءُ means many trees (A 'Obeyd); or the same as أَجَمَةٌ [i. e. a thicket, wood, or forest].

And a meadow رَوْضَةٌ having its upper part covered with trees, or abounding in trees, or abounding in herbage; and a tract of sand رَمْلَةٌ producing [the plant called] نَصِىّ and the like.

2.9figurative · مجاز — inferred

And: a certain tree of the kind called حَمْض, having no leaves but having [what are termed] هَدَب [q. v.], very eagerly desired by the camels, and putting forth strong twigs or branches. Mentioned in the L on the authority of AHn, and by Sgh on the authority of Aboo-Ziyád, who adds that it has firewood.

2.10figurative · مجاز — inferred

And: a certain fruit, a species of peach; the singular and the plural the same. Or a single peach; or الأَشْعَرُ is a name of the peach, and the plural is شُعْرٌ.

2.11figurative · مجاز — inferred

Also: a kind of fly, said to be the one that has a sting, blue or red, that alights upon camels and asses and dogs; also شُعَيْرَآءُ, a kind of fly that stings the ass so that he goes round.

AHn says that it is of two species, that of the dog and that of the camel. That of the dog is well known, inclines to slenderness and redness, and touches nothing but the dog. That of the camel inclines to yellowness, is larger than that of the dog, has wings, and is downy under the wings. Sometimes it is in such numbers that the owners of the camels cannot milk in the day-time nor ride any of them, so that they leave this until night. It stings the camel in the soft parts of the udder and around them, and beneath the tail and the belly and the armpits, and they protect the animal from it only with tar. It flies over the camels so that one hears it humming, or buzzing.

[See also شُعْرُورٌ, under which its plural شُعْرٌ is mentioned.]

2.12figurative · مجاز — inferred

And [perhaps from this, as this kind of fly is seen in swarms]: a multitude of men.

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[More, and most, knowing or cognizant or understanding: see 1, first sentence. And,] applied to a verse, (T,) or to a poem, (S,) More [and most] poetical. (T, S. *) Also, (S, A, K,) and شَعِرٌ , (A, K,) and شَعْرَانِىٌّ , (K,) which last (SM says) I have seen written شَعَرَانِىٌّ , (TA,) A man having much hair upon his body: (S, A:) or having hair upon the whole of the body: (IAth, L voce أَجْرَدُ [q. v.], in explanation of the first:) or having much and long hair (K, TA) upon the head and body: (TA:) and the first and second, a goat having much hair: fem. of the first شَعْرَآءُ : (TA:) and pl. of the first شَعْرٌ . (S, K.) One says أشْعَثُ أَشْعَرُ , meaning Having his head unshaven and not combed nor anointed. (TA.) And فُلَانٌ أَشْعَرُ الرَّقَبَةِ [lit. Such a one is hairy in the neck] is said of a man though he have not hair upon his neck, as meaning such a one is strong, like a lion. (A, * TA.) [The fem.] شَعْرَآءُ also signifies A testicle, or scrotum, ( خُصْيَةٌ ,) having much hair: (TA:) and the سَوْءَة [or pudendum]: thus used as a subst. (IAar, TA in art. معط .) See also شِعْرَةٌ . And A furred garment. (Th, K.) And as an epithet, Evil, foul, or abominable: [as being likened to that which is shaggy, and therefore unseemly:] (K, * TA:) in the K, الخَشِنَةُ is erroneously put for الخَبِيثَةُ . (TA.) One says, دَاهِيَةٌ شَعْرَآءُ , (S, A, K,) and وَبْرَآءُ , (S, A,) and زَبَّآءُ , (TA in art. زب ,) An evil, a foul, or an abominable, (TA,) or a severe, or great, (K,) calamity or misfortune: pl. شُعْرٌ . (K, TA.) And one says to a man when he has said a thing that one blames or with which one finds fault, جِئْتَ بِهَا شَعْرَآءَ ذَاتَ وَبَرٍ [Thou hast said it as a foul, or an abominable, thing]. (S, A. *) And أَشْعَرُ signifies also The hair that surrounds the solid hoof: (S:) or [the extremity, or border, of the pastern, next the solid hoof; i. e.] the extremity of the skin surrounding the solid hoof, (K, TA,) where the small hairs grow around it: (TA:) or the part between the hoof of a horse and the place where the hair of the pastern terminates: and the part of a camel's foot where the hair terminates: (TA:) pl. أَشَاعِرُ , (S, TA,) because it is [in this sense] a subst. (TA.) Also The side of the vulva, or external portion of the female organs of generation: (K:) it is said that the أَشْعَرَانِ are the إِسْكَتَانِ , which are the two sides [or labia majora] of the vulva of a woman: or the two parts next to the شُفْرَانِ , which are the two borders of the إِسْكَتَانِ : or the two parts between the إِسْكَتَانِ and the شُفْرَانِ : (L, TA:) or the two parts next to the شُفْرَانِ , in the hair, particularly: (Zj, in his “ Khalk el-Insán: ”) the أَشَاعِر of the حَيَآء [or vulva of a camel &c.] are the parts where the hair terminates: (TA:) and the أَشَاعِر of a she-camel are the sides of the vulva. (S, L, TA.) And A thing that comes forth from [between] the two halves of the hoof of a sheep or goat, resembling a ثُؤْلُول [or wart]; (Lh, K;) for which it is cauterized. (Lh, TA.) And Flesh coming forth beneath the nail: pl. شُعُرٌ , (K, TA,) with two dammehs, (TA,) or شُعْرٌ . (So in the CK.) And [the fem.] شَعْرَآءُ also signifies Land ( أَرْض ) containing, or having, trees: or abounding in trees: (A, K:) [and so, app., شَعْرَانُ ; for] there is a mountain in [the province of] El-Mowsil called شَعْرَانُ , said by AA to be thus called because of the abundance of its trees: (S:) or شَعْرَآءُ signifies many trees: (A 'Obeyd, S:) or i. q. أَجَمَةٌ [i. e. a thicket, wood, or forest; &c.]: (TA:) and a meadow ( رَوْضَةٌ , AHn, A, K, TA) having its upper part covered with trees, (AHn, K * TA,) or abounding in trees, (TA,) or abounding in herbage: (A:) and a tract of sand ( رَمْلَةٌ ) producing [the plant called] نَصِىّ (Sgh, L, K) and the like. (Sgh, K.) And A certain tree of the kind called حَمْض , (K, TA,) not having leaves, but having [what are termed] هَدَب [q. v.], very eagerly desired by the camels, and that puts forth strong twigs or branches; mentioned in the L on the authority of AHn, and by Sgh on the authority of Aboo-Ziyád; and the latter adds that it has firewood. (TA.) And A certain fruit: (AHn, TA:) a species of peach: (S, K:) sing. and pl. the same: (AHn, S, K:) or a single peach: (IKtt, MF:) or الأَشْعَرُ is a name of the peach, and the pl. is شُعْرٌ . (Mtr, TA.) Also A kind of fly, (S, K,) said to be that which has a sting, (S,) blue, or red, that alights upon camels and asses and dogs; (K;) as also شُعَيْرَآءُ : (TA:) a kind of fly that stings the ass, so that he goes round: AHn says that it is of two species, that of the dog and that of the camel: that of the dog is well known, inclines to slenderness and redness, and touches nothing but the dog: that of the camel inclines to yellowness, is larger than that of the dog, has wings, and is downy under the wings: sometimes it is in such numbers that the owners of the camels cannot milk in the day-time nor ride any of them; so that they leave doing this until night: it stings the camel in the soft parts of the udder and around them, and beneath the tail and the belly and the armpits; and they do not protect the animal from it save by tar: it flies over the camels so that one hears it to make a humming, or buzzing, sound. (TA. [See also شُعْرُورٌ , under which its pl. شُعْرٌ is mentioned.]) And [hence, perhaps, as this kind of fly is seen in swarms,] A multitude of men. (K.)
Nounأُشَيْعَارٌ1 sense

Core sense — scattered, dispersed, like fliesgenerated

1

See شَعْرٌ.

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Nounمَشْعَرٌ4 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a place where a thing is known to be; a place of religious ritesgenerated

1

The same as مَعْلَمٌ [meaning a place where a thing is known to be].

1.1

And from this: a place of the performance of religious services. See this word, and its plural مَشَاعِرُ, under شِعَارٌ, in four places.

1.2

[The plural] المَشَاعِرُ also means the five senses: the hearing, the sight, the smell, the taste and the touch.

2

See also شَعَارٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences مَشْعَر
2:198
لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَبْتَغُوا۟ فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ ۚ فَإِذَآ أَفَضْتُم مِّنْ عَرَفَـٰتٍ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عِندَ ٱلْمَشْعَرِ ٱلْحَرَامِ ۖ وَٱذْكُرُوهُ كَمَا هَدَىٰكُمْ وَإِن كُنتُم مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ لَمِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

It is no crime in you if ye seek of the bounty of your Lord (during pilgrimage). Then when ye pour down from (Mount) Arafat, celebrate the praises of Allah at the Sacred Monument, and celebrate His praises as He has directed you, even though, before this, ye went astray.

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i. q. مَعْلَمٌ [meaning A place where a thing is known to be]. (TA.) And hence, A place of the performance of religious services. (TA.) See this word, and its pl. مَشَاعِرُ , voce شِعَارٌ , in four places. [The pl.] المَشَاعِرُ also signifies The five senses; (S, * A, * TA;) the hearing, the sight, the smell, the taste, and the touch. (S and Msb in art. حس .) See also شَعَارٌ .
Nounدِيَةُ المُشْعَرَةِ1 sense

Core sense — the blood-money for killing kings, a thousand camelsgenerated

1

The blood-money that is exacted for killing kings: it is a thousand camels.

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The bloodwit that is exacted for killing kings: it is a thousand camels. (A, TA. [See 4.])
Nounمُتَشَاعِرٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who pretends to be a poet, but is notgenerated

1

One who affects, or pretends, to be a poet, but is not. See شَاعِرٌ.

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One who affects, or pretends, to be a poet, but is not. (S, * L, * K, * TA.) See شَاعِرٌ .