شَوِسَ
Root: شوس
Form: 1
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شَوِسَI
, Present.T يَشْوَسُ, Verbal.Noun شَوَشٌ; and شَاسَ, Present.T يَشَاسُ, or يَشُوسُ; He looked from the outer angle of his eye, by reason of pride, or of anger, or rage: or, as in the M, he looked with one of his eyes, inclining his face towards the side of that eye; doing so naturally, or by reason of pride and self-conceit and anger: or he raised his head in pride: or he made the eye small, contracting the lids, to look: and
has the first of the meanings above mentioned; or the last: or one says, تشاوس فِى نَظَرِهِ, meaning he looked with the look of the haughty, or proud: or تشاوس إِلَيْهِ
he looked at him from the outer angle of his eye, inclining his face towards the side of the eye with which he looked: or تشاوس signifies he looked towards the sky with one of his eyes: or it means he showed, or manifested, pride and self-conceit, and haughtiness; agreeably with the general analogy of verbs of this measure: and شَوَسٌ is in the natural disposition.
2 Also He was such as is termed أَشْوَس meaning bold, or daring, to engage in fight, and strong.
def.2 شَوْسٌ [Verbal.Noun of شَاسَ] in relation to the سِوَاك [or toothstick] is a dial. var. of شَوْصٌ: one says, شَاسَ فَاهُ بِالسِّوَاكِ, like شَاصَهُ [q. v.].
2 Also He was such as is termed أَشْوَس meaning bold, or daring, to engage in fight, and strong.
def.2 شَوْسٌ [Verbal.Noun of شَاسَ] in relation to the سِوَاك [or toothstick] is a dial. var. of شَوْصٌ: one says, شَاسَ فَاهُ بِالسِّوَاكِ, like شَاصَهُ [q. v.].
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