maṣdarمُشَايَعَةٌ تَشْيِيعٌ
Core sense — he made him follow; he went out with a departing guest; he encouraged himgenerated
2.2he blew in the reed-pipe—شيّع
Said of a pastor. The pipe is شِيَاع, with which the camels are called together.
2.2.1he called to the camels, and they followed one another—شيّع بِالإِبِلِ
Said of a pastor.
In some copies of the K this is given as the same as اشاء بها [in the CK اَشابَها], but correctly أَشَاعَ بِهَا, which means he called to the camels when some of them remained, or lagged, behind.
he shouted and called to his camels, when some of them lagged behind—شايع بِإِبِلِهِ
Said of a pastor; maṣdar مُشَايَعَةٌ and شِيَاعٌ.
he called out among his camels, and they went along following one another—شيّع إِبِلَهُ
he urged on the sheep, or goats, that lagged behind, so that they might follow the others—شيّع الغَنَمَ
These last two phrases seem to come from the second of the explanations that follow.
2.2.2he sent, or sent on, him, or it—شيّعهُ
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2.2.3
And: he made him, or it, follow.
2.2.4figurative · مجاز — inferredI made [the fasting of] Ramaḍān to be followed by [the fasting of] six [days] of Shawwāl—شَيَّعْتُ رَمَضَانَ بِسِتٍّ مِنْ شَوَّالٍ
And: he made it to be followed by another thing.
Or rather بِسِتَّةٍ.
Explained by أَتْبَعْتُهُ بِهَا, a well-known phrase of frequent occurrence, which I have not found in any of the lexicons except in explanations; the approved phrase used instead is أَتْبَعْتُهُ إِيَّاهَا, literally “I made them to follow it”, which comes to the same thing as “I made it to be followed by them”.
he fasted six days after Ramaḍān—شيّع رَمَضَانَ
Or شيّع شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ, a phrase with a word left out, meaning he fasted six days after the month of Ramaḍān; that is, أَتْبَعَهُ بِهَا.
2.2.5I went out with him when he departed, and bade him farewell—شَيَّعْتُهُ عِنْدَ رَحِيلِهِ
he followed the guest—شيّع الضَّيْفَ
he went out with him when he departed, to cheer him with his company for part of the way—شيّعهُ عِنْدَ رَحِيلِهِ
Said of a guest: to bid him farewell and bring him to his place of alighting, apparently his first place of alighting, or to show him honour.
Apparently on the occasion of his departure, to bid him farewell.
شايعهُ means the same.
2.2.6he followed him, not coming up with him, but always going behind him—شيّعهُ
This is sometimes the meaning. See المُشَيِّعَةُ under مُشَيَّعٌ.
2.2.7
And: he followed, or imitated, him; he agreed, or complied, with him; like شَايَعَهُ. See form 3, in three places.
2.2.8figurative · مجاز — inferredhe encouraged such a one, emboldened him, and strengthened him—شيّع فُلَانًا
such a one strengthens him to do that—فُلَانٌ يُشَيِّعُهُ عَلَى ذٰلِكَ
he strengthened this with this—شَيَّعَ هٰذَا بِهٰذَا
2.2.9figurative · مجازhe put firewood on the fire to make it blaze up, or burn fiercely—شيّعهُ النَّارَ
2.2.10figurative · مجاز — inferredhe burned him, or it, with fire—شيّعهُ بِالنَّارِ
Of anything that has been burned one says شُيِّعَ.
Show Lane's original text
: see 1. شيّع said of a pastor, He blew in the reed-pipe [called شِيَاع , by means of which the camels are called together]. (Lth, K, TA.) شيّع بِالإِبِلِ He (a pastor) called to the camels, whereupon they followed one another; (Msb;) in [some of] the copies of the K, i. q. اشاء بها , [in the CK اَشابَها ,] but correctly أَشَاعَ بِهَا , (TA,) which means he called to the camels, (K in another part of the art., and TA,) when some of them remained, or lagged, behind: (TA:) and [in like manner] شايع بِإِبِلِهِ , (S, K,) inf. n. مُشَايَعَةٌ and شِيَاعٌ , (S,) he (a pastor, S) shouted and called to his camels, (S, K,) when some of them remained, or lagged, behind: (S:) or شيّع إِبِلَهُ he (a pastor) called out among his camels, whereupon they went along, following one another: (Mgh:) and شيّع الغَنَمَ he urged on the sheep, or goats, (K, * TA,) because of their lagging behind, (TA,) in order that they might follow the others. (K, TA.) [The last two phrases are app. from the second of the explanations here following.] شيّعهُ , inf. n. تَشْيِيعٌ , also signifies He sent, or sent on, him, or it. (TA.) And He made him, or it, to follow. (TA.) [And He made it to be followed by another thing.] One says, شَيَّعْتُ رَمَضَانَ بِسِتٍّ مِنْ شَوَّالٍ [or rather بِسِتَّةٍ ] I made [the fasting of] Ramadán to be followed by [the fasting of] six [days] of Showwál expl. by أَتْبَعْتُهُ بِهَا [a well-known phrase, of frequent occurrence, but one which I have not found in any of the lexicons, except in explanations; the approved phrase used in its stead being أَتْبَعْتُهُ إِيَّاهَا , lit. meaning “ I made them to follow it; ” this being virtually the same as “ I made it to be followed by them ”]: (Msb:) [and in like manner, the elliptical phrase] شيّع رَمَضَانَ , (K,) or شيّع شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ , (O, TA,) means He fasted after Rama- dán, or the month of Ramadán, six days; (O, K, TA;) i. e. أَتْبَعَهُ بِهَا . (TA.) شَيَّعْتُهُ عِنْدَ رَحِيلِهِ (Lth, * S, O, Msb, K *) I went forth with him (Lth, O, Msb, K) on the occasion of his departure, (O, Msb,) namely, a guest, (Msb,) in order to bid him farewell, and to conduct him to his place of alighting, [app. meaning, to his first place of alighting,] (Lth, O, K,) or to show honour, or courtesy, to him; and I bade him farewell: (Msb:) or شيّع الضَّيْفَ signifies he followed the guest [app. on the occasion of his departure, in order to bid him farewell, &c.]: (Mgh:) or شيّعهُ عِنْدَ رَحِيلِهِ he went forth with him on the occasion of his departure, desiring to cheer him by his company to some place: and شايعهُ signifies the same. (TA.) [ شيّعهُ sometimes signifies He followed him, not coming up with him, but always going behind him]. See المُشَيِّعَةُ , voce مُشَيَّعٌ . [And He followed, or imitated, him; conformed, agreed, or complied, with him; like شَايَعَهُ ]. See 3, in three places. شيّع فُلَانًا He encouraged such a one, and emboldened him, (O, K, TA,) and strengthened him. (TA.) One says, فُلَانٌ يُشَيِّعُهُ عَلَى ذٰلِكَ Such a one strengthens him to do that. (TA.) And شَيَّعَ هٰذَا بِهٰذَا He strengthened this with this. (TA.) شيّعهُ النَّارَ He threw, or put, firewood upon the fire to make it blaze or flame, burn up, or burn brightly or fiercely. (ISk, S, K, TA.) And شيّعهُ بِالنَّارِ He burned him, or it, with fire. (S, K, TA.) Of anything that has been burned, one says, شُيِّعَ . (TA.)