شوس
1 شَوِسَ, (
K,)
aor. ـْ (
TA,)
inf. n. شَوَشٌ; (
S,
A,
K,
TA;) and شَاسَ,
aor. ـَ (
Lth,
K,
TA,) or ـُ (
Ham p. 68;) He looked from the outer angle of his eye, by reason of pride, or of anger, or rage: (
S,
A,
K:) or, as in the
M, he looked with one of his eyes, inclining his face towards the side of that eye; doing so naturally, or by reason of pride and self-conceit and anger: or he raised his head in pride: (
TA:) or he made the eye small, contracting the lids, to look: and ↓ تشاوس has the first of the meanings above mentioned; (
A,
K;) or the last: (
A:) or one says, تشاوس فِى نَظَرِهِ, meaning he looked with the look of the haughty, or proud: (
TA:) or تشاوس إِلَيْهِ he looked at him from the outer angle of his eye, inclining his face towards the side of the eye with which he looked: (
AA,
S,
TA: [see also 3:]) or تشاوس signifies he looked towards the sky with one of his eyes: or it means he showed, or manifested, pride and self-conceit, and haughtiness; agreeably with the general
analogy of verbs of this measure: and شَوَسٌ is in the natural disposition. (
TA.)
b2: Also He was such as is termed أَشْوَس meaning bold, or daring, to engage in fight, and strong. (
TA.)
A2: شَوْسٌ [
inf. n. of شَاسَ] in relation to the سِوَاك [or toothstick] is a
dial. var. of شَوْصٌ: (
IAar,
K,
TA:) one says, شَاسَ فَاهُ بِالسِّوَاكِ, like شَاصَهُ [
q. v.]. (
Fr,
TA.) 3 شَاوَسَهُ [He looked at him in the manner of him who is termed أَشْوَس; like تشاوس إِلَيْهِ: see مُشَاوِسٌ].
6 تَشَاْوَسَ see the first paragraph.
أَشْوَسُ, applied to a man, (
S,
A,) Who looks in the manner
expl. above, in the first sentence of this art.: (
S,
A,
K:) or in whose look is known anger; or rancour, malevolence, malice, or spite; and pride: (
TA:) or raising his head by reason of pride: (
AA,
TA:)
fem. شَوْسَآءُ: (
A,
TA:) and
pl. شُوسٌ. (
S,
A,
K.) [Hence the saying,] بُلِىَ فُلَانٌ بِشُوسِ الخُطُوبِ (
tropical:) [Such a one was tried with terrifying, or severe, calamities or afflictions]. (
A,
TA.)
b2: Also Bold, or daring, to engage in fight, and strong. (
TA. [See also شُوشٌ: and see أَشْرَسُ.]) مُشَاوِسٌ (
tropical:) Water hardly to be seen, by reason of its paucity, and the depth to which it has sunk; (
A, *
K;) as though it looked at him who came to it in the manner of him who is termed أَشْوَس (كَأَنَّهُ يُشَاوِسُ الوَارِدَ). (
A,
TA.)
