شَاعَ
Root: شيع
Form: 1
Full Definition
شَاعَI
, Present.T يَشِيعُ, Verbal.Noun شُيُوعٌ and شَيْعُوعَةٌ and شَيْعٌ and شَيَعَانٌ and مَشَاعٌ, (O, K, the last, in the CK, مَشَاعَة,) said of information, an announcement, a piece of news, or a narrative, or story, or of a thing, It became spread, published, divulged, revealed, made known, or disclosed; or it became apparent, or manifest; فِى النَّاسِ [among the people]; so as to reach every one, becoming equally known by the people, not known by some exclusively of others.
2 [Hence, app.,] شاع, Present.T as above, said of a thing, signifies also
def.2 As trans. by means of بِ: see 4, in two places.
def.3 [It is also trans. by itself.] شَاعَكُمُ السَّلَامُ is like the saying عَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ [Safety, or peace, &c., be, or light and abide, on you]; but is only said by a man to his companions when he desires to quit them: or it means [may safety, &c.,] follow you: or, not quit you: whence, one says also شَاعَكَ الخَيْرُ may prosperity not quit thee; and in like manner Lebeed says of praise (حَمْدٌ): [and J says that] شاعهُ, Verbal.Noun شِيَاعٌ, signifies he, or it, followed him: or شاعكم السلام, Present.T يَشَاعُكُم, Verbal.Noun شَيْعٌ, means [may safety, &c.,] fill you: [app. from what next follows.]
2 One says also شِعْتُ الإِنَآءَ, Present.T أَشِيعُهُ, Verbal.Noun شَيْعٌ, I filled the vessel.
2 [Hence, app.,] شاع, Present.T as above, said of a thing, signifies also
def.2 As trans. by means of بِ: see 4, in two places.
def.3 [It is also trans. by itself.] شَاعَكُمُ السَّلَامُ is like the saying عَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ [Safety, or peace, &c., be, or light and abide, on you]; but is only said by a man to his companions when he desires to quit them: or it means [may safety, &c.,] follow you: or, not quit you: whence, one says also شَاعَكَ الخَيْرُ may prosperity not quit thee; and in like manner Lebeed says of praise (حَمْدٌ): [and J says that] شاعهُ, Verbal.Noun شِيَاعٌ, signifies he, or it, followed him: or شاعكم السلام, Present.T يَشَاعُكُم, Verbal.Noun شَيْعٌ, means [may safety, &c.,] fill you: [app. from what next follows.]
2 One says also شِعْتُ الإِنَآءَ, Present.T أَشِيعُهُ, Verbal.Noun شَيْعٌ, I filled the vessel.
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