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شاذّ
anomaly /ˈʃaːðð/
nounA2#1177 most common
Also: exception, deviant, irregular case
Example sentences
هٰذا أمرٌ شاذّ.
This is an abnormal thing.
سلوكه شاذّ بعض الشيء.
His behavior is somewhat abnormal.
هٰذه الحالة شاذّة ولا تتكرّر كثيراً.
This case is anomalous and does not recur often.
لكلّ لغة قواعدها، وفيها جمعٌ شاذّ لا يتبع القياس.
Every language has its rules, and within it there is an irregular plural that does not follow the standard pattern.
يَعُدّ النحاة هٰذا التركيب شاذّاً خارجاً عن القياس.
Grammarians consider this construction anomalous, departing from the standard pattern.
الشواذّ في علم الحديث رواياتٌ تخالف ما رواه الثقات.
The anomalous reports in the science of hadith are narrations that contradict what reliable transmitters have related.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | شاذٌّ | شواذُّ |
| Genitive | شاذٍّ | شواذَّ |
| Accusative | شاذّاً | شواذَّ |
| Vocative | يا شاذُّ | يا شواذُّ |
Word family
شَذَّto deviate, be anomalous, stray
شُذوذdeviance, anomaly, abnormality
شاذّةanomalous, irregular (feminine)
شَواذّanomalies, exceptions, irregular cases
شُذوذ جِنسيhomosexuality (lit. sexual deviance; clinical and derogatory)
Etymology
شاذّ is the active participle of the verb شَذَّ, which means to stray or stand apart from the rest. Its triliteral root ش ذ ذ carries the idea of being separate, solitary, or off on one's own. From this root Arabic builds a family of words for whatever breaks the common pattern. The noun names the case that falls outside the rule.
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