شَحِىَ
Root: شحى
Form: 1
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شَحِىَI
, like رَضِىَ, Verbal.Noun شَحْىٌ, is said by ISd and in the K to be a dial. var. of شَحَا, Verbal.Noun شَحْوٌ, i. e., as ISd says, meaning He opened his mouth; but the latter, he says, is the better known: this, however, requires consideration: for it is said in the Tekmileh that شَحَى فُلَانٌ, Present.T يَشْحَى, Verbal.Noun شَحْىٌ, is a dial. var. of [شَحَا, Present.T] يَشْحُو, Verbal.Noun شَحْوٌ, on the authority of Lth.
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