Root

ش د ه

1 verb · 1 noun and adjective

Verbs

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 9 entries
  • شُدِهَ Form I became confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course
    , (JK, S, K,) inf. n. شَدْهٌ, (S,) He (a man, JK, S) became confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course; or became bereft of his reason or intellect; i. q. دُهِشَ: (JK, S, K:) and also, (K,) or, accord. to AZ, only, (S,) he was, or became, busied, occupied, or employed; or busied, &c., so as to be diverted from something; or diverted from a thing by being busied; syn. شُغِلَ: (S, K:) and he was caused to become confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course; (K;) as also ↓ انشده, or ↓ اشتده, (K, accord. to different copies: the former accord. to the TA.) Accord. to Az, شَدْهٌ is not from الدَّهَشُ, as it is thought to be by some [and as is implied by what here follows]. (TA.) ― -b2- شَدَهَهُ He confounded, or perplexed, him, so that he was unable to see his right course; or bereft him of his reason or intellect; syn. أَدْهَشَهُ; (K;) as also ↓ اشدههُ: (A 'Obeyd, K:) or the former verb, in the act. form, has not been heard: (Har p. 64:) and [it is asserted that] one does not say ↓ اشدههُ. (JK.) -A2- شَدَهَ رَأْسَهُ i. q. شَدَخَهُ [i. e. He broke his head]. (K.)
  • أَشْدَهَ Form IV Open entry
    see the preceding paragraph, in two places.
  • إِنْشَدَهَ Form VII Open entry
    and 8: see 1, first sentence.
  • شَدْهٌ Open entry
    : see what next follows.
  • شُدْهٌ A state of confusion, or perplexity, so that one is unable to see his right course
    (S, K) and ↓ شَدَهٌ (S, and so in some copies of the K and in the TA) and ↓ شَدْهٌ (so in some copies of the K in the place of the second, and in others together with the second, and in the TA) [app. A state of confusion, or perplexity, so that one is unable to see his right course; or a state of alienation of mind;] substs. from شُدِهَ: (S: [but in the K they are mentioned after شَدَهَهُ and أَشْدَهَهُ meaning أَدْهَشَهُ, and مَشَادِهُ meaning مَشَاغِلُ, as being the substs.; so that they may signify as above, and also business, occupation, or employment, &c.; agreeably with renderings in the TK:]) and ↓ شُدَاهٌ is a subst. from شُدِهَ [app. in the former, or in both, of these senses]. (K.)
  • شَدَهٌ Open entry
    : see the next preceding paragraph.
  • شُدَاهٌ Open entry
    : see the next preceding paragraph.
  • مَشْدُوهٌ confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course
    A man confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course; or bereft of his reason or intellect. (S, TA. [But accord. to AZ, it seems to signify only مَشْغُولٌ, i. e. Busied, occupied, or employed, &c.: see 1, first sentence.])
  • مَشَادِهُ Things that cause one to be busied, occupied, or employed; or busied
    [a pl. of which the sing. is app. مَشْدَهَةٌ] Things that cause one to be busied, occupied, or employed; or busied, &c., so as to be diverted from something; or diverted from a thing by being busied; syn. مَشَاغِلُ [pl. of مَشْغَلَةٌ]. (Z, K.)

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