Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

شَاوِىٌّ

Root: شوى

Full Definition

شَاوِىٌّ A possessor of شَآء [meaning sheep or goats or both]. (S, K. [In the CK without teshdeed. Mentioned also in art. شوه, q. v.])

def.2 سَعَفَةٌ شَاوِيَّةٌ (with teshdeed to the ى, TA, [but in the CK without teshdeed,]) A palm-branch that has become yellow in drying up.


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