Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

شَرْشَرَهُ

Root: شر

Form: R. Q. 1

Full Definition

شَرْشَرَهُ
R. Q. 1 Verbal.Noun شَرْشَرَةٌ, He split it, or clave it: and cut it much, or in many pieces.
2 He bit it, and then shook it; namely, a thing. (O, K, TA. [In the CK, نَقَضَهُ is erroneously put for نَفَضَهُ.])
3 شَرْشَرَتْهُ الحَيَّةُ The serpent bit him.
4 شرشرت المَاشِيَةُ النَّبَاتَ The cattle ate the herbage.
5 شرشر السِّكِّينَ He sharpened, or rubbed, the knife upon a stone, so that its edge became rough.
6 See also 1, latter part.

def.2 شَرْشَرَ, Verbal.Noun as above, It expanded and flapped its wings, without alighting; like رَفْرَفَ. (TA in art. فرش.)


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