شَحَجَ

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شَحَجَI , Present.T ـَ and ـِ Verbal.Noun شَحِيجٌ and شُحَاجٌ and شَحَجَانٌ and تَشْحَاجٌ; and تشحّج ; and استشحج ; He uttered his voice or cry; [brayed; croaked;] said of a mule, and of an ass, and of a raven, or crow; and sometimes, of a man: or شَحِيجٌ is used in relation to a mule; and شَحَجَانٌ, in relation to a raven, or crow: or the former of these two signifies the reiterating of the voice or cry of the raven, or crow; and when it stretches forth its head [and croaks], you say نَعَبَ: and accord. to the L, the first and second inf. ns., used in relation to an ass, signify the uttering certain of his voices or cries: Th is thought by ISd to have mentioned also شَحِجَ; but the latter doubts its correctness: and شُحَاجٌ is also expl. as signifying the raising of the voice; but as used more especially in relation to the mule and the ass. شَحَجَ is also said of a raven, or crow, meaning He, being advanced in age, had a rough, or harsh, voice or cry: [he croaked roughly, or harshly, by reason of age:] it is said in the M that شَحِيجٌ and شُحَاجٌ signify the crying of a raven, or crow, when advanced in age.

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