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شكو ند شكى

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

شَكْوَةٌ ذ The skin of a sucking kid, (T, * S, M, *) for milk: that of the جَذَع and of such as is above that [in age] is termed وَطْبٌ; (S;) or that of the جَذَع is termed سِقَاآءٌ; and that of such as is weaned, بَدْرَةٌ: (T, TA:) or a receptacle of skin or leather, for water and for milk, (K, TA,) or, as some say, in which water is cooled and in which milk is kept close: (TA:) or a small skin for water or milk: or a small receptacle in which water is put: (Er-Rághib, TA:) the dim. is ↓ شُكَيَّةٌ: (TA:) and the pl. is شَكَوَاتٌ and شِكَاآءٌ (K, TA) and شُكِىٌّ [like as بُدُورٌ is a pl. of بَدْرَةٌ, being originally شُكُووٌ, like as دُلِىٌّ (pl. of دَلْوٌ) is originally دُلُووٌ]. (TA.)

Derived headwords

شَكْوَةٌ
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