ش ر ش ر

Arabic

Etymology

Probably the words for puncture-vine are the originals and from the root ش ر ر (š-r-r), since it is bad if a caltrop gets in the way. See another root derivation in ش ر س (š-r-s).

Root

ش ر ش ر • (š-r-š-r)

1. related to scattering

Derived terms

• Form Iq: شَرْشَرَ (šaršara, “to scatter, to make abound all over”)
  • Verbal noun: شَرْشَرَة (šaršara)
  • Active participle: مُشَرْشِر (mušaršir)
  • Passive participle: مُشَرْشَر (mušaršar)

• شَرْشَر (šaršar, “puncture-vine”)
• شُرْشُور (šuršūr, “finch”)
• شَرْشِير (šaršīr, “puncture-vine; teal”)