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شَرِيجٌ

Root: شرج

Full Definition

شَرِيجٌ A branch, or rod, that is split into two halves: and شَرِيجَةٌ , a bow that is made thereof: or the former, a branch, or rod, from which are split two bows: and either of the bows thus made: or a split bow: pl. شَرَائِجُ: accord. to AA, a bow that is split from a branch, or rod, in two halves; also called فِلْقٌ: accord. to Lh, a bow in which is a splitting (شَقٌّ, used as an Verbal.Noun), and [such as is] a شِقّ, by which is meant the subst. [i. e. half of a branch or rod divided lengthwise]; شريج being used by him as an epithet: and some say that شَرِيجَةٌ signifies a bow that is not [made] from a sound, or whole, branch; like فِلْقٌ.
2 Also An arrow used in the game called المَيْسِر belonging to the person who plays with it, not borrowed. (TA in art. شجر.)
3 See also شَرْجٌ, in three places.
4 المَرْءُ بَيْنَ شَرِيجَىْ غَمٍّ وَسُرُورٍ is a tropical saying [app. meaning Man is between the two different conditions of grief and happiness].
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