شَائِعٌ

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شَائِعٌ Information, an announcement, a piece of news, a narrative, or a story, spreading; or becoming spread, published, divulged, revealed, made known, disclosed, 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: and شَاعَةٌ [is app. a pl. thereof, like as بَاعَةٌ is of بَائِعٌ, signifying, or so أَخْبَارٌ شَاعَةٌ,] news, or tidings, &c., spreading, or becoming spread.
2 [ A thing scattered, or dispersed, or in a state of dispersion: fem. with ة: pl. of the latter شَوَائِعُ; which may also be pl. of the former applied to a rational being, like فَوَارِسُ pl. of فَارِسٌ.] One says, جَآءَتِ الخَيْلُ شَوَائِعَ The horsemen came scattered, or dispersed, or in a state of dispersion; as also شَوَاعِىَ, formed by transposition. (TA. [But the latter is also mentioned as belonging to art. شعو.])
3 Also A lot, share, or portion, (سَهْمٌ, S O, Msb, K, and نَصِيبٌ, TA,) undivided; and so شَاعٌ , like as one says سَائِرُ الشَّىْءِ and سَارُهُ; and مُشَاعٌ ; [i. e. shared in common; as though] spread; so called because mixed, not being separated: [and it seems, from the usage of a phrase in art. خلط of the K, (المُشَارِكُ فِى الشُيُوعِ,) that شَيْعٌ , as sing. of شُيُوعٌ, signifies an undivided portion.]
4 Also Anything that is a supplement to a thing: or an addition, or augment, thereto.

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