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شَعْشَاعٌ ذ : see شَعَاعٌ, in two places: and شَعْشَعٌ. ― -b2- Also, (S, O, S,) and ↓ شَعْشَعٌ (O, K) and ↓ شَعْشَعَانٌ (IDrd, S, O, K) and ↓ شَعْشَعَانِىٌّ , (O, K,) in which last the relative ى is without cause, as in أَحْمَرِىٌّ and دَوَّارِىٌّ, (TA,) applied to a man, (S,) Tall: (O, K:) or tall and goodly (S, TA) and light of flesh; applied to a man as being likened to the thin [or much diluted] wine termed مُشَعْشَعَة: or the first signifies long-necked; and so ↓ the third, and ↓ the fourth; applied to anything, or the last, accord. to the R, applied to a man only: and the first, long applied to a neck: (TA:) and light, or active: (O, K:) or so in journeying; as also ↓ شُعْشُعٌ like هُدْهُدٌ, applied to a man, or, accord. to Th, to a boy, or young man: or light in spirit: (TA:) see also R. Q. 2: and (K) as some say, (O,) the first signifies goodly, or beautiful, (O, K, TA,) in face: (TA:) and ↓ شَعْشَعٌ , (so in the O,) or ↓ شُعْشُعٌ , with damm to the ش, (TA,) a boy, or young man, goodly, or beautiful, in face, light in spirit; (O, TA;) on the authority of AA. (TA.) -A2- Also Certain trees; or a kind of tree. (TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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