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شَذًا

Root: شذو

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شَذًا Annoyance, molestation, harm, or hurt; or a thing that annoys, molests, &c.: and evil, or mischief; as also شَذَاةٌ ; as in the saying إِنِّى لَأَخْشَى شَذَاةَ فُلَانٍ i. e. [Verily I fear, or dread,] the evil, or mischief, of such a one.
2 Dog-flies; which also sometimes light upon the camel: or flies in general: or large blue flies that light upon beasts, and annoy, or molest, or hurt, them: n. un. شَذَاةٌ . (S. [It is said in the Msb that شَذًا, of which the n. un. is شَذَاةٌ, is also with kesr (i. e. شِذًا ); but in what sense is not specified.]) One says of him who is vehemently hungry, ضَرِمَ شَذَاهُ [lit. His flies have become vehemently hungry, or burning with hunger].
3 And [app. because of the annoyance that it occasions,] Mange, or scab: and so شَدًا. (K in art. شدو.)
4 And [app. because of its pungency,] Salt: said in the M to be pl. [but properly coll. gen. n.] of شَذَاةٌ , which signifies a piece of salt.
5 See also شَذْوٌ.
6 Also Fragments of aloes-wood with which one perfumes himself.
7 And Sharpness, or strength, of pungency of odour; accord. to the M, of sweet odour.
8 See also شَذَاةٌ.
9 Also The extremity of anything: and so شَدًا. (K and TA in art. شدو.)

def.2 And A sort of trees, used for مَسَاوِيك [i. e. sticks with which the teeth are cleansed], growing in the Saráh (السَّرَاة) and having gum.

def.3 And A sort of ships or boats: n. un. شَذَاةٌ : [or] شَذَاوَةٌ signifies one of a sort of small ships, or boats, like those called زَبَازِبُ [pl. of زَبْزَبٌ]: and its pl. is شَذَاوَاتٌ.
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