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شقرق

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a specific type of bird known as the 'ash-shuqraaq' or 'al-akhayyal'. It also discusses variations in its name and its perceived omen among Arab tribes.

Derived headwords

الشُّقْرَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    a birdboth

    A type of bird, also called 'al-akhayyal', known for its colorful plumage.

  2. 2.
    omen birdclassical

    A bird that Arab tribes considered a bad omen.

الشِّقْرَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    a birdboth

    A type of bird, also called 'al-akhayyal', known for its colorful plumage.

  2. 2.
    omen birdclassical

    A bird that Arab tribes considered a bad omen.

شِقْرَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    a birdboth

    A type of bird, also called 'al-akhayyal', known for its colorful plumage.

  2. 2.
    omen birdclassical

    A bird that Arab tribes considered a bad omen.

شُقْرَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    a birdboth

    A type of bird, also called 'al-akhayyal', known for its colorful plumage.

  2. 2.
    omen birdclassical

    A bird that Arab tribes considered a bad omen.

الأخيلnoun
  1. 1.
    a birdboth

    A name for the bird 'ash-shuqraaq', known for its colorful plumage.

شِرْقِرَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    a birdclassical

    A variant pronunciation or name for the bird 'ash-shuqraaq'.

شَقْرَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    a birdboth

    A type of bird, also called 'al-akhayyal', known for its colorful plumage.

  2. 2.
    omen birdclassical

    A bird that Arab tribes considered a bad omen.

الأخطبnoun
  1. 1.
    a birdclassical

    A name for the bird 'ash-shuqraaq', specifically when pronounced with an initial 'fatḥa' on the 'shīn'.

Parallel reading

الشقراق والشقراق: طائر يسمى الأخيل
Ash-shuqraaq and ash-shuqraaq: a bird called al-akhayyal.
والعرب تتشاءم به
And the Arabs consider it a bad omen.
وربما قالوا شرقراق مثل سرطراط
And they might say sharqaraaq, like sarṭaraaṭ.
الأخيل الشقراق عند العرب بكسر الشين
Al-akhayyal is ash-shuqraaq among the Arabs, with a kasra on the shīn.
الأخطب هو الشقراق بفتح الشين
Al-akhtab is ash-shuqraaq, with a fatḥa on the shīn.
شقراق ذكره في باب فعلال
Shuqrāq is mentioned by him in the chapter of faʿlāl.
الشقراق والشرقراق، لغتان
Ash-shuqraaq and ash-sharqaraaq are two linguistic variants.
طائر يكون في أرض الحرم في منابت النخيل كقدر الهدهد مرقط بحمرة وخضرة وبياض وسواد
A bird found in the Haram region in palm groves, about the size of a hoopoe, speckled with redness, greenness, whiteness, and blackness.