شَرَعٌ
Root: شرع
Full Definition
شَرَعٌ
: see شَرِيعَةٌ.
def.2 One says, النَّاسُ فِى هٰذَا الأَمْرِ شَرَعٌ and شَرْعٌ , the latter a contraction of the former, allowed by Kr and Kz, but disallowed by Yaakoob, The people are in this affair equals: in this sense, used alike as sing. and pl. and fem. and masc.: [of شَرَعٌ] Az says that it seems to be pl. [or quasi-pl. n.] of شَارِعٌ , like as خَدَمٌ is of خَادِمٌ; i. e., [the phrase means] the people enter into this affair (يَشْرَعُونَ فِيهِ) together. One says also, النَّاسُ شَرَعٌ وَاحِدٌ and شَرْعٌ واحد, meaning The people are one sort.
def.2 One says, النَّاسُ فِى هٰذَا الأَمْرِ شَرَعٌ and شَرْعٌ , the latter a contraction of the former, allowed by Kr and Kz, but disallowed by Yaakoob, The people are in this affair equals: in this sense, used alike as sing. and pl. and fem. and masc.: [of شَرَعٌ] Az says that it seems to be pl. [or quasi-pl. n.] of شَارِعٌ , like as خَدَمٌ is of خَادِمٌ; i. e., [the phrase means] the people enter into this affair (يَشْرَعُونَ فِيهِ) together. One says also, النَّاسُ شَرَعٌ وَاحِدٌ and شَرْعٌ واحد, meaning The people are one sort.
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