الشُّعُوبِيَّةُ
Root: شعب
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الشُّعُوبِيَّةُ
A sect which does not prefer, or exalt, the Arabs above the 'Ajam [or foreigners or Persians]: or a sect which prefers, or exalts, the 'Ajam above the Arabs: or those who despise the circumstances, or condition, of the Arabs; one of whom is called
شُعُوبِىٌّ ; a rel. n. formed from the pl., شُعُوبٌ being predominantly applied to the 'Ajam; like أَنْصَارِىٌّ [from الأَنْصَارُ]. In the phrase إِنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ الشُّعُوبِ أَسْلَمَ, occurring in a trad., [and mentioned before, voce شَعْبٌ,] الشعوب may mean العَجَم; or it may be [used as] a pl. of الشُّعُوبِىُّ, like as اليَهُودُ and المَجُوسُ are [used as] pls. of اليَهُودِىُّ and المَجُوسِىُّ.
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