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أَشْوَهُ ذ , applied to a man, (Msb,) Foul, unseemly, or ugly, (JK, Msb, K,) in face, (JK, K,) or in aspect, (Msb,) and, as also ↓ شَيِّهٌ , of which the pl. is شَيِّهُونَ, in make: (JK:) fem. شَوْهَآءُ: (JK, Mgh, Msb:) and pl. شُوهٌ. (Msb.) Any created thing incongruous in its several parts; as also ↓ مُشَوَّهٌ . (TA.) And the fem., A woman frowning, or morose, in face; (K, * TA;) foul, unseemly, or ugly, in make: (TA:) and also beautiful, goodly, or comely; (K, * TA;) that excites admiration and approval by her beauty: (TA:) thus having two contr. meanings. (K, TA.) Also, the fem., Unlucky, or inauspicious. (K.) ― -b2- And the masc. applied to a man, (Lth, S, TA,) and the fem. applied to a woman, (Lth, TA,) That smites quickly with the [evil] eye: (Lth, S, TA:) or that smites people effectually with his, and her, [evil] eye. (TA.) And أَشْوَهُ العَيْن Having an evil eye. (Fr, TA in art. شزر.) ― -b3- The fem. is also applied to a mare, (JK, T, S, K,) as an epithet of commendation, but not the masc. to a horse, meaning, it is said, Wide in the شِدْقَانِ [or two sides of the mouth]: (S:) or long in the head, and wide in the nostrils: (JK:) or tall, and such as excites admiration and approval by her beauty or excellence: (K, * TA:) or exceedingly wide in the شِدْقَانِ [or two sides of the mouth] and the nostrils: (K, TA:) or, as some say, wide in the mouth: (TA:) and small in the mouth: thus having two contr. meanings: (K, TA:) or sharpsighted: (T, TA:) or sharp in spirit: (TA:) see also 1. ― -b4- Also, the masc., Proud, and self-conceited. (K.) ― -b5- And خُطْبَةٌ شَوْهَآءُ [An oration from the pulpit] in which a blessing is not invoked on the Prophet. (TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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