شَنْءٌ
Root: شنأ
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شَنْءٌ
and شِنْءٌ and شُنْءٌ [all mentioned above as inf. ns., when used as simple substs. signify Hatred; and thus
شَنَآءَةٌ , likewise mentioned above as an Verbal.Noun, signifies accord. to the S; and so
شَنِيْئَةٌ accord. to Freytag, as on the authority of Meyd; and app. also شَنُوْءَةٌ, q. v.; or all signify] vehement hatred; in which sense the first is expl. by AO: or
شَنَآءَةٌ signifies hatred mixed with enmity and evilness of disposition.
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