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شقى

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 شَقَى ذ , inf. n. شَقْىٌ, said of the نَاب [or tush] of a camel, It grew forth: a dial. var. of شَقَأَ. (K in art. شقو [but belonging to the present art.: mentioned in the TA, as not in the K, on the authority of ISd].) ― -b2- [Freytag states, as on the authority of Abu-l-'Alà, that شَقَى is used for شَقَّ He clave, or split, &c.: ― -b3- and that Reiske has explained it as signifying He opened the mouth with a wide grinning (“ amplo rictu ” ).]

Derived headwords

شَقَىverb
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