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شرشر

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See also: سرسر

Arabic

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Root
ش ر ش ر (š r š r)
3 terms

Verb

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شَرْشَرَ (šaršara) Iq (non-past يُشَرْشِرُ (yušarširu), verbal noun شَرْشَرَة (šaršara))

  1. to scatter, to make leap forth and abound, to make flow all over
  2. to cut into pieces
  3. to bite
    شَرْشَرَتْهُ ٱلْحَيَّةُšaršarathu l-ḥayyatuThe serpent bit him.
  4. to graze and chew
    شَرْشَرَتِ ٱلْمَاشِيَةُ ٱلنَّبَاتَ
    šaršarati l-māšiyatu n-nabāta
    The cattle ate the herbage.
  5. to sharpen, to whet
    شَرْشَرُوا سَكَاكِينَهُمْšaršarū sakākīnahumThey sharpened their knives.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Maltese: ċarċar, xarxar (obsolete)
شرشرTribulus terrestris

Noun

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شَرْشَر (šaršarm

  1. puncture-vine (Tribulus spp.)
    Synonyms: قَطْب (qaṭb), حَسَك (ḥasak), شَكُوهَج (šakūhaj), ضِرْس الْعَجُوز (ḍirs al-ʕajūz), حِمِّص الْجَبَل (ḥimmiṣ al-jabal), حِمِّص الْأَمِير (ḥimmiṣ al-ʔamīr), عُرْمُط (ʕurmuṭ)

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Alternative forms

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