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شَهَرَهُ

Root: شهر

Form: 1

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شَهَرَهُI , Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun شَهْرٌ and شُهْرَةٌ; and شهّرهُ , Verbal.Noun تَشْهِيرٌ; and ; He made it apparent, conspicuous, manifest, notorious, notable, commonly known, or public: or [it generally means] he made it apparent, &c., as bad, evil, abominable, foul, or unseemly; he exposed it as such; or rendered it notorious in a bad sense, or infamous. You say, شَهَرْتُ الحَدِيثَ, Verbal.Noun as above, I divulged the story, or discourse. And لِفُلَانٍ فَضِيلَةٌ النَّاسُ [Such a one has an excellent quality which the people have made commonly known]. And شَهَرْتُهُ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ I rendered him conspicuous [or notorious or celebrated or renowned] among the people. And شَهَرْتُ زَيْدًا بِكَذَا and شهّرته [I rendered Zeyd conspicuous, notorious, celebrated, or renowned, for such a thing]; [but] the latter has an intensive signification: , with ا, in the sense of شَهَرْتُهُ, has not been transmitted: or is not of established authority. One says also, شُهِرَ بِكَذَا, and , [generally, but not always, in a bad sense, meaning] He was rendered, or became, notorious, or infamous, for such a thing: the latter verb being intrans. as well as trans. And [hence one says,] فُلَانًا meaning I held such a one in light, or little, estimation, or in contempt, and exposed his vices, faults, or evil qualities or actions.
2 And شَهَرَ سَيْفَهُ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun شَهْرٌ, He drew his sword from its scabbard: or he drew his sword and raised it over the people; as also شهّرهُ .
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