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شَارِدٌ

Root: شرد

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شَارِدٌ and شَرُودٌ , applied to a camel, and to a horse or the like, Taking fright, or shying, and fleeing, or running away at random; or refractory, and going away at random, or running away, or breaking loose, and going hither and thither by reason of sprightliness: or that takes fright, or shies, &c.: [or] the latter [signifies wont to take fright, or shy, &c.: and] is applied to a male animal and to a female: [the fem. of the former is with ة:] pl. of the former شُرَّدٌ and شَرَدٌ , [or rather this is a quasi-pl. n.,] like as خَدَمٌ is of خَادِمٌ; [and the pl. of شَارِدَةٌ is شُرَّدٌ and شَوَارِدُ;] and the pl. of شَرُودٌ is شُرُدٌ, like as زُبُرٌ is of زَبُورٌ. You say فَرَسٌ شَرُودٌ A horse, or mare, refractory towards the rider: and نَاقَةٌ شَرُودٌ A she-camel that runs away, or breaks loose and goes hither and thither by reason of her sprightliness.
2 [Hence,] قَافِيَةٌ شَرُودٌ A rhyme, or verse, or poem, current through the countries, lands, or regions, or through the cities, or towns.
3 And قَوَافٍ شَوَارِدُ (S in art. ابد) and قَوَافٍ شُرَّدْ [pls. of قَافِيَةٌ شَارِدَةٌ] Strange, unusual, unfamiliar, or extraordinary, rhymes or verses or poems; syn. أَوَابِدُ. And [in like manner] لَفْظَةٌ شَارِدَةٌ, in lexicology, signifies A barbarism; or a strange, or an uncouth, unusual, unfamiliar, or extraordinary, word or expression or phrase; as also لفظة غَرِيبَةٌ and وَحْشِيَّةٌ and حُوشِيَّةٌ; opposed to لفظة فَصِيحَةٌ. (Mz, 13th نوع.)
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