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Arabic root

ش-ع-ر

3 words from this root family

A1verb
شَعَرَ
shaʿara

to feel

Example
شعرتُ بالتعبِ بعدَ العملِ
shaʿartu bit-taʿabi baʿda al-ʿamali
I felt tired after work
Grammar

Form I verb. Past: sha'ara, Present: yash'uru. Takes bi- (بِ) for what is felt.

A2noun
شَعْر
shaʿr

hair

Example
شَعْرُها طَويل وَأَسْوَد.
shaʿruhā ṭawīl wa aswad.
Her hair is long and black.
B2noun
شِعْر
shiʿr

poetry

Example
يُعَدُّ الشِّعرُ العَرَبِيُّ مِن أَغنى الآدابِ العالَمِيَّة.
yuʿaddu sh-shiʿru l-ʿarabiyyu min aghnā l-ādābi l-ʿālamiyya.
Arabic poetry is among the richest in world literature.