shaʿwadha

juggle, use sleight of hand

شَعْوَذَ

Word

Verb

Root

ش ع ذ

Forms

Present: يُشَعْوِذُ

Conjugation

Person	Past	Present	Command
he هُوَ	شَعْوَذَ	يُشَعْوِذُ	—
she هِيَ	شَعْوَذَت	تُشَعْوِذُ	—
they two (m.) هُما	شَعْوَذا	يُشَعْوِذانِ	—
they two (f.) هُما	شَعْوَذَتا	تُشَعْوِذانِ	—
they (m.) هُمْ	شَعْوَذُوا	يُشَعْوِذُونَ	—
they (f.) هُنَّ	شَعْوَذْنَ	يُشَعْوِذْنَ	—
you (m.) أَنْتَ	شَعْوَذْتَ	تُشَعْوِذُ	شَعْوِذْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ	شَعْوَذْتِ	تُشَعْوِذِينَ	شَعْوِذِي
you two أَنْتُما	شَعْوَذْتُما	تُشَعْوِذانِ	شَعْوِذَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ	شَعْوَذْتُم	تُشَعْوِذُونَ	شَعْوِذُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ	شَعْوَذْتُنَّ	تُشَعْوِذْنَ	شَعْوِذْنَ
I أَنا	شَعْوَذْتُ	أُشَعْوِذُ	—
we نَحْنُ	شَعْوَذْنا	نُشَعْوِذُ	—

From the same root

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 4 entries

شَعْوَذَ He practised the art termed شَعْوَذَة

, (A, Msb,) inf. n. شَعْوَذَةٌ, (A, L, Msb, K,) He practised the art termed شَعْوَذَة, expl. below: (A, L, Msb, K:) as also شَعْبَذَ, (Msb, K,) inf. n. شَعْبَذَةٌ: (A, Msb, K:) so some say. (Msb.) [See what here follows.]
شَعْوَذَةٌ Legerdemain, or sleight-of-hand

Legerdemain, or sleight-of-hand, (A, L, K,) and false miracles, (TA,) and fascinations, (K,) or fascination, (A, L,) or a kind of play, (Msb,) like سِحْر, (A, L, Msb, K,) making a thing to appear different from what it really is, (L, K,) or showing a man what has no real existence: (Msb:) or making what is false to assume the form of what is true: (TA:) as also شَعْبَذَةٌ: (A, Msb:) vulgarly termed شَعْبَثَةٌ. (TA.) ― -b2- Also Quickness: or lightness, or agility, in any affair. (L.) ― -b3- It is not a word of the language of the people of the desert. (Lth, L, Msb.)
شَعْوَذِىٌّ A messenger of princes or governors

A messenger of princes or governors, (L, K,) who journeys on affairs of importance for them (L) upon post-horses or other beasts appointed for their conveyance: (L, K:) so called because of his quickness. (L.) It is not a word of the language of the people of the desert. (Lth, L.) ― -b2- See also what follows.
مُشَعْوِذٌ who practises the art termed شَعْوَذَة

and مُشَعْوَذٌ A man who practises the art termed شَعْوَذَة; (L, K;) as also ↓ شَعْوَذِىٌّ: (TA in art. عجب:) improperly called مُشَعْبِذٌ, and surnamed أَبُو العَجَبِ. (Eth-Tha'álibee, TA.)

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