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شُعْرُورٌ

Root: شعر

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شُعْرُورٌ [A poetaster]: see شَاعِرٌ.

def.2 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. [Hence the saying,] ذَهَبَ القَوْمُ شَعَارِيرَ The people dispersed themselves, or became dispersed: and ذَهَبُوا شَعَارِيرَ بِقُذَّانَ, or بِقَذَّانَ, and بِقِذَّانَ, and بِقِنْدَحْرَةَ, and بِقِنْذَحْرَةَ, They went away in a state of dispersion, like flies: شعارير thus used being pl. of شُعْرُورٌ; or having no sing. And أَصْبَحَتْ شَعَارِيرَ بِقِرْدَحْمَةَ, and بِقِرْذَحْمَةَ, and بِقِنْدَحْرَةَ and بِقِدَّحْرَةَ, and بِقِذَّحْرَةَ, They became beyond reach, or power.
2 And the same pl. شَعَارِيرُ, having no sing., also signifies A certain game of children. You say, لَعِبْنَا الشَّعَارِيرَ [We played at the game of الشعارير]: and هٰذَا لَعِبُ الشَّعَارِيرِ [This is the game of الشعارير].
3 And A sort of women's ornaments, like barley [-corns], made of gold and of silver, and worn upon the neck.
4 And شُعْرُورَةٌ [n. un. of شُعْرُورٌ] signifies A small قِثَّآء [or cucumber]: pl. شَعَارِيرُ [as above].
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