ش • و • ذ

The clouds covered the sun, (K,) as though it were turbaned with a dustcoloured haze inclining to yellow; as is the case in a year of drought; i. e. (T, L) thin clouds containing no water surrounding it, (T, L, K,) having the hue above described. (T, L.) شَوَّذَت الشَّمْسُ [thus in the L and K, not شُوِّذَت nor تَشَوَّذَت,] The sun inclined to setting, (T, L, K,) and became covered with such clouds [as those above described]: (T, L:) became turbaned with clouds. (AHn, L.) شَوَّذَهُ, (inf. n. تَشْوِيذٌ, L,) (assumed tropical:) He turbaned him; attired him with a turban: (AZ, T, L, K:) app. from شوّذت الشمس. (T, L.) And شوّذ رَأْسَهُ (assumed tropical:) He turbaned his head. (Msb.)

and ↓ اشتاذ (assumed tropical:) He turbaned himself; attired himself with a turban. (AZ, T, S, L, K.) [See above.]

(assumed tropical:) Such a one is goodly in his manner of turbaning. (K.)

(assumed tropical:) A turban; (IAar, S, Mgh, L, Msb, K;) as also ↓ مِشْوَاذٌ: (K:) pl. of the former مَشَاوِذُ; (S, Mgh, L, Msb, K;) and of the latter مَشَاوِيذُ. (K.) (assumed tropical:) A king: (K:) a crowned king. (TA.) (assumed tropical:) A lord, or chief, (K,) to whom obedience is paid. (TA.)

(assumed tropical:) The best of the creation, or of mankind, or people; syn. خَيْرُ الخَلْقِ. (K.)