شَايءِعٌ

Information, an announcement, a piece of news, a narrative, or a story, spreading; or becoming spread, published, divulged, revealed, made known, disclosed, apparent, or manifest; فِى النَّاسِ [among the people]; so as to reach every one, becoming equally known by the people, not known by some exclusively of others: (TA:) and ↓ شَاعَةٌ [is apparently a plural thereof, like as بَاعَةٌ is of بَايءِعٌ, signifying, or so أَخْبَارٌ شَاعَةٌ,] news, or tidings, &c., spreading, or becoming spread. (IAar, O, K.)

[(assumed tropical:) A thing scattered, or dispersed, or in a state of dispersion: feminine with ة: plural of the latter شَوَايءِعُ; which may also be plural of the former applied to a rational being, like فَوَارِسُ plural of فَارِسٌ.] One says, جَاءَتِ الخَيْلُ شَوَايءِعَ (assumed tropical:) The horsemen came scattered, or dispersed, or in a state of dispersion; as also شَوَاعِىَ, formed by transposition. (TA. [But the latter is also mentioned as belonging to article شعو.])

Also A lot, share, or portion, (سَهْمٌ, S O, Msb, K, and نَصِيبٌ, TA,) undivided; and so ↓ شَاعٌ, (S, O, K, TA,) like as one says سَايءِرُ الشَّىْءِ and سَارُهُ; (S, O;) and ↓ مُشَاعٌ; (S, K;) [i. e. shared in common; as though] spread; (TA;) so called because mixed, not being separated: (Msb:) [and it seems, from the usage of a phrase in article خلط of the K, (المُشَارِكُ فِى الشُيُوعِ,) that ↓ شَيْعٌ, as singular of شُيُوعٌ, signifies an undivided portion.]

Also Anything that is a supplement to a thing: or an addition, or augment, thereto. (TA.)