شَقَذَانٌ
Root: شقذ
Full Definition
شَقَذَانٌ
One who scarcely ever, or never, sleeps; as also
شَقِذٌ ; and who has a malignant eye, affecting, or hurting, others therewith; as also
شَقِذٌ (S, M, K, in the TA شَقْذٌ,) and
شَقِيذٌ : or who has a strong, or powerful, eye, quickly affecting or hurting [others therewith]; as also
شَقِذٌ and
شَقِيذٌ : and العَيْنِ one who scarcely ever, or never, sleeps; whom drowsiness does not overcome.
2 Also Driven away, and remote; and so شَقِذٌ .
3 And شَقَذَانَةٌ A light-spirited woman: foul, or obscene, in her speech; clamorous, and foul-tongued.
def.2 Also The male chameleon; and so شَقِذٌ and شِقْذٌ and : or all these words signify a slender and compact male chameleon, with a small head, that cleaves to the trunk of the kind of tree called عِضَاه: pl. شِقْذَانٌ and شَقَاذَى: the former pl. like كِرْوَانٌ, pl. of كَرَوَانٌ; and also used as a sing., meaning a male chameleon; thus used by a poetess; also شِقْذٌ and and شُقَذٌ and شَقْذٌ the young one of a chameleon: pl. شِقْذَانٌ and شَقَاذَى: the former pl. like صِنْوَانٌ, pl. of صِنْوٌ. A poet says, describing asses,
2 Also The wolf; and so and , or شِقْذٌ , or شَقْذٌ .
3 Also The hawk; syn. صَقْرٌ; and so and , or شَقْذٌ .
4 And شِقْذَانٌ [the pl.] also signifies The young ones of the kinds of birds called حبَارَى and قَطًا and the like.
2 Also Driven away, and remote; and so شَقِذٌ .
3 And شَقَذَانَةٌ A light-spirited woman: foul, or obscene, in her speech; clamorous, and foul-tongued.
def.2 Also The male chameleon; and so شَقِذٌ and شِقْذٌ and : or all these words signify a slender and compact male chameleon, with a small head, that cleaves to the trunk of the kind of tree called عِضَاه: pl. شِقْذَانٌ and شَقَاذَى: the former pl. like كِرْوَانٌ, pl. of كَرَوَانٌ; and also used as a sing., meaning a male chameleon; thus used by a poetess; also شِقْذٌ and and شُقَذٌ and شَقْذٌ the young one of a chameleon: pl. شِقْذَانٌ and شَقَاذَى: the former pl. like صِنْوَانٌ, pl. of صِنْوٌ. A poet says, describing asses,
And they pastured therein until the heat became vehement and they saw the male chameleons thirsty, desiring to go to water, and repairing to the sun: some say, that شقاذى here signifies moths, (فَرَاش), but this is a mistake. شِقْذَانٌ also signifies The animals called ضَبّ and وَرَل and طُحَن and سَامُّ أَبْرَص and دَسَّاسَة: and the sing. is شِقْذَةٌ : or any small animals that creep or walk upon the earth, and venomous or noxious reptiles and the like: sing. and شِقَذٌ , or شَقِذٌ , and شُقَذٌ , or شَقَذٌ ; but it does not appear how can be a sing. of شِقْذَانٌ unless the augmentative letter be regarded as elided.رَأَتِ الشَّقَاذَى تَصْطَلِى فَرَعَتْ بِهَا حَتَّى إِذَا
2 Also The wolf; and so and , or شِقْذٌ , or شَقْذٌ .
3 Also The hawk; syn. صَقْرٌ; and so and , or شَقْذٌ .
4 And شِقْذَانٌ [the pl.] also signifies The young ones of the kinds of birds called حبَارَى and قَطًا and the like.
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