Arabic

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Root
ش ع و ذ (š ʕ w ḏ)
2 terms

Etymology

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Derived from the active participle of شَعْوَذَ (šaʕwaḏa, to perform witchcraft).

Noun

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مُشَعْوِذ (mušaʕwiḏm

  1. wizard, warlock, hexer (someone who claims to have supernatural powers to deceive people)
    Synonym: سَاحِر (sāḥir)
  2. witch doctor, quacksalver, mountebank

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