شُورَةٌ
Root: شور
Full Definition
شُورَةٌ
, with damm, and
شَوْرَةٌ , and
شَارَةٌ , in which the | is changed from و, and
شُورٌ , or
شَوْرٌ , and
شَوَارٌ , and
شِيَارٌ , Form, or appearance; figure, person, mien, feature, or lineament; external state or condition; state with respect to apparel and the like, or garb. One says, فُلَانٌ حَسَنُ and الشُّورَةِ
Such a one is goodly in form or appearance, &c. And هُوَ رَجُلٌ حَسَنُ الصُّورَةِ وَالشُّورَةِ
He is a man goodly in respect of form and of appear-
2 Goodliness, or beauty: so شُورَةٌ is expl. by IAar: and شَوْرَةٌ , with fet-h, is expl. as signifying pleasing beauty: app. from شَوْرٌ, the “ act of exhibiting, or showing, ” a thing.
3 Clothing, or apparel: شَوْرَةٌ , with fet-h, is said to have this signification by Th: and شَارَةٌ is also expl. as signifying goodly, or beautiful, apparel.
4 Ornament, ornature, or finery.
5 Fatness.
6 And شُورَةٌ, with damm, and , Aspect, or pleasing aspect; syn. مَنْظَرٌ: and Internal, or intrinsic, state or quality; syn. مَخْبَرٌ. One says, لَيْسَ لِفُلَانٍ i. e. مَنْظَرٌ [Such a one has not a pleasing aspect]. And فُلَانٌ حَسَنُ الصُّورَةِ وَالشُّورَةِ Such a one is good in respect of form, and of internal state or qualities, when tried. And فُلَانٌ حَسَنُ Such a one is good when one tries him.
def.2 For the first word (شُورَةٌ), see also مِشْوَارَةٌ.
def.3 And see مُسْتَشِيرٌ.
2 Goodliness, or beauty: so شُورَةٌ is expl. by IAar: and شَوْرَةٌ , with fet-h, is expl. as signifying pleasing beauty: app. from شَوْرٌ, the “ act of exhibiting, or showing, ” a thing.
3 Clothing, or apparel: شَوْرَةٌ , with fet-h, is said to have this signification by Th: and شَارَةٌ is also expl. as signifying goodly, or beautiful, apparel.
4 Ornament, ornature, or finery.
5 Fatness.
6 And شُورَةٌ, with damm, and , Aspect, or pleasing aspect; syn. مَنْظَرٌ: and Internal, or intrinsic, state or quality; syn. مَخْبَرٌ. One says, لَيْسَ لِفُلَانٍ i. e. مَنْظَرٌ [Such a one has not a pleasing aspect]. And فُلَانٌ حَسَنُ الصُّورَةِ وَالشُّورَةِ Such a one is good in respect of form, and of internal state or qualities, when tried. And فُلَانٌ حَسَنُ Such a one is good when one tries him.
def.2 For the first word (شُورَةٌ), see also مِشْوَارَةٌ.
def.3 And see مُسْتَشِيرٌ.
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