شَذًا

Annoyance, molestation, harm, or hurt; or a thing that annoys, molests, &c.: (S, Msb, K:) and evil, or mischief; (S, Msb;) as also ↓ شَذَاةٌ; as in the saying إِنِّى لَأَخْشَى شَذَاةَ فُلَانٍ i. e. [Verily I fear, or dread,] the evil, or mischief, of such a one. (TA.)

Dog-flies; (S, K;) which also sometimes light upon the camel: (S:) or flies in general: (K:) or large blue flies that light upon beasts, and annoy, or molest, or hurt, them: (TA:) n. un. ↓ شَذَاةٌ. (S. [It is said in the Msb that شَذًا, of which the n. un. is شَذَاةٌ, is also with kesr (i. e. ↓ شِذًا); but in what sense is not specified.]) One says of him who is vehemently hungry, ضَرِمَ شَذَاهُ [lit. His flies have become vehemently hungry, or burning with hunger]. (S.)

And [apparently because of the annoyance that it occasions,] Mange, or scab: (ISd, K:) and so شَدًا. (K in article شدو.)

And [apparently because of its pungency,] Salt: (S, K:) said in the M to be plural [but properly coll. gen. n.] of ↓ شَذَاةٌ, which signifies a piece of salt. (TA.)

See also شَذْوٌ.

Also Fragments of aloes-wood (S, * K, * TA) with which one perfumes himself. (TA. [The same is also indicated in the S.])

And Sharpness, (S,) or strength, (Fr, T, K,) of pungency of odour; (Fr, T, S, K;) according to the M, of sweet odour. (TA.)

See also شَذَاةٌ.

Also The extremity of anything: (TA:) and so شَدًا. (K and TA in article شدو.)

-A2- And A sort of trees, (S, K,) used for مَسَاوِيك [i. e. sticks with which the teeth are cleansed], (K,) growing in the Saráh (السَّرَاة) and having gum. (TA.)

-A3- And A sort of ships or boats: (Lth, S, K:) n. un. ↓ شَذَاةٌ: (Lth, S:) [or] ↓ شَذَاوَةٌ signifies one of a sort of small ships, or boats, like those called زَبَازِبُ [plural of زَبْزَبٌ]: and its plural is شَذَاوَاتٌ. (Msb.)