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

Declension edit

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