Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

شَدَا, (Mṣb, Ḳ,) first pers. شَدَوْتُ, (Ṣ,) aor. ـُ {يَشْدُوُ}, (Mṣb,) inf. n. شَدْوٌ, (Ṣ, Mṣb,) He drove camels: (Ṣ, Ḳ:) or he collected and drove a detached number of a herd of camels. (Mṣb.)

Hence, (Mṣb,) شَدَا, (Mṣb, Ḳ,) inf. n. as above, (TA,) † He acquired somewhat of polite literature, (Ṣ, Mṣb, Ḳ, TA,) or of science, and guided himself thereby to the knowledge of somewhat more, (Mṣb,) and likewise of song; (TA;) as though he drove it and collected it: (Ṣ, TA:) or شَدَا مِنَ العِلْمِ, and مِنَ الغِنَآءِ, (MA, TA,) شَيْئًا, (TA,) inf. n. as above, (MA, TA,) he acquired somewhat of science, and of song: (MA:) or he knew well some sort of science, and of song; and so of other things. (TA.) شَدْوٌ signifies † A man's doing well, or knowing well, somewhat of a thing or an affair. (TA.) And شَدَوْتُ مِنْهُ بَعْضَ المَعْرِفَةِ means I knew [somewhat of] him, or it, [but] not well. (TA.)

Also † He recited a verse, or two verses, (Ṣ, Ḳ,) singing, (Ḳ,) or prolonging, or straining, his voice, as in singing [and as is commonly done in the driving of camels; whence, app., this meaning of the verb]. (Ṣ.) And شَدَا شِعْرًا, (Ṣ, Ḳ,) or غِنَآءً, (Ṣ,) † He sang poetry, (Ṣ, Ḳ,) or a song: (Ṣ:) or he recited it with a trilling, or quavering, or prolonging and modulating of the voice. (Ṣ.)

And شَدَا شَدْوَهُ i. q. نَحَا نَحْوَهُ † [He tended, repaired, betook himself, or directed his course, towards him, or it; agreeably with the explanation in the TḲ: or he purposed his (another's) purpose]. (Ḳ.)

And شَدَا فُلَانًا فُلَانًا † He assimilated such a one to such a one; or he likened such a one to such a one; syn. شَبَّهَهُ إِيَّاهُ. (ISd, Ḳ, TA. [In the CK, فُلَانًا is not repeated.])

اشدى † He became a good, or an excellent, modulator of his voice, or maker of melody. (Ḳ.)

شَدًا A remnant of strength; and a portion, or somewhat, thereof: (Ḳ:) a dial. var. of شَذًا. (TA. [See شَذَاةٌ, in art. شذو.]) A remnant, or remainder, of anything. (TA.) A small quantity or number: (TA:) and soشَدْوٌ↓, (M, Ḳ,) whatever it be, (M, TA,) of much or many, (M, Ḳ,) whatever the latter be. (Ḳ.) And The extremity of anything: (Ḳ:) a dial. var. of شَذًا. (TA.)

Also Heat. (Ḳ.)

And Mange, or scab: (Ḳ: [in the CK, الحَرْبُ is put for الجَرَبُ:]) a dial. var. of شَذًا. (TA.)

شَدْوٌ: see the next preceding paragraph.

شَادٍ act. part. n. of 1; signifying Driving, or a driver of, camels:, &c.: (Ḳ,* TA:) pl. شُدَاةٌ. (TA.)

[And particularly] † One who acquires somewhat of polite literature, (Ṣ, Mṣb,) and of science, and guides himself thereby to the knowledge of somewhat more. (Mṣb.)

Also † A reciter of verses, who sings in reciting, or prolongs, or strains, his voice, as in singing: a singer of poetry: (TA:) [and simply] a singer. (Ṣ.)