شِعَابٌ
Root: شعب
Full Definition
شِعَابٌ
pl. of شِعْبٌ: and of شُعْبَةٌ.
2 شَغَلَتْ شِعَابِى جَدْوَاىَ is a prov., [expl. as] meaning The abundance of the food [that I have to procure for my family] has occupied me so as to divert me from giving to people: [Z considers شعاب, here, as pl. of شُعْبَةٌ “ a branch, ” and as meaning duties, and relations: ] but El-Mundhiree says that شِعَابِى is a mistranscription: the other reading is سَعَاتِى, meaning “ my expending upon my family. ” (Meyd. [See also سَعَاةٌ, in art. سعو and سعى.])
2 شَغَلَتْ شِعَابِى جَدْوَاىَ is a prov., [expl. as] meaning The abundance of the food [that I have to procure for my family] has occupied me so as to divert me from giving to people: [Z considers شعاب, here, as pl. of شُعْبَةٌ “ a branch, ” and as meaning duties, and relations: ] but El-Mundhiree says that شِعَابِى is a mistranscription: the other reading is سَعَاتِى, meaning “ my expending upon my family. ” (Meyd. [See also سَعَاةٌ, in art. سعو and سعى.])
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