مشعوذ

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ش ع و ذ (š-ʕ-w-ḏ)

Etymology[edit]

Derived from the active participle of شَعْوَذَ (šaʕwaḏa, to perform witchcraft).

Noun[edit]

مُشَعْوِذ (mušaʕwiḏm

  1. wizard, warlock, hexer (someone who claims to have supernatural powers to deceive people)
    Synonym: سَاحِر (sāḥir)
  2. witch doctor, quacksalver, mountebank

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