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شقء

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of emerging, appearing, and parting or dividing. It is used for the appearance of teeth, the act of splitting something, and tools used for parting or combing.

Derived headwords

شَقَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to emerge, to appearboth

    To become visible or manifest, particularly used for the emergence of teeth.

  2. 2.
    to split, to cleaveclassical

    To divide something into parts or to be split.

شُقَأًnoun
  1. 1.
    emergence, appearanceboth

    The act or state of emerging or appearing, specifically referring to the eruption of teeth.

  2. 2.
    splitting, partingclassical

    The act of dividing or separating something.

شُقُوءًاnoun
  1. 1.
    emergence, appearanceboth

    A masdar denoting the act of emerging or appearing, used in the context of teeth coming in.

  2. 2.
    splitting, partingclassical

    A masdar denoting the act of splitting or parting.

شَاقَverb
  1. 1.
    to split, to partclassical

    To divide something or cause it to be separated.

شَوَيْقِئَةadjective
  1. 1.
    emerging teethclassical

    Describing young camels whose front teeth are just beginning to emerge.

شَوَيْكِئَةadjective
  1. 1.
    emerging teethclassical

    An alternative form describing young camels whose front teeth are just beginning to emerge.

مَشْقَأnoun
  1. 1.
    parting, divisionclassical

    The place where something is parted or divided; a separator.

  2. 2.
    combclassical

    A tool used for parting or combing hair.

مِشْقَأnoun
  1. 1.
    combclassical

    A tool used for parting or combing hair.

مِشْقَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    combclassical

    A tool used for parting or combing hair.

مِشْقَأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    combclassical

    A tool used for parting or combing hair.

  2. 2.
    awl, pointed toolclassical

    A pointed instrument used for making holes or parting things, like an awl.

مِشْقَىnoun
  1. 1.
    combclassical

    A tool used for parting or combing hair.

Parallel reading

شَقَأَ نابه يشقأ شقأ وشقوءا: طلع وظهر.
His tooth emerged, it emerges, emergence and appearance: it means to come out and become visible.
وشقأ رأسه: شقه.
And he split his head: meaning he split it.
وشقأه بالمدرى أو المشط شقأ وشقوءا: فرقه.
And he parted it with an awl or a comb, parting and splitting: meaning he separated it.
والمشقأ: المفرق.
And al-mashqa' is the separator.
والمشقأ والمشقاء، بالكسر، والمشقأة: المشط.
And al-mashqa', al-mashqaa' (with kasra), and al-mashqa'ah: are the comb.
والمشقأة: المدراة.
And al-mashqa'ah: is the awl.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: المشقأ والمشقاء والمشقى، مقصور غير مهموز: المشط.
And Ibn al-A'rabi said: al-mashqa', al-mashqaa', and al-mashqaa (shortened, not hamzated): is the comb.
وشقأته بالعصا شقأ: أصبت مشقأه أي مفرقه.
And I split it with a stick, splitting: meaning I hit its parting, i.e., its division.
إبل شويقئة وشويكئة حين يطلع نابها
Camels with emerging teeth when their incisors come out.
شويقئة النابين، يعدل دفها، ... بأقتل، من سعدانة الزور، بائن
The one with emerging incisors, whose flank is balanced... with a killer blow, from the thorny tree of the pasture, distinct.