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الشقب

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes geographical features like ravines, gorges, and crevices, often in mountainous or valley terrain. It also extends to describe specific plants, animals, and even a place name.

Derived headwords

الشَّقْبnoun
  1. 1.
    ravine, gorgeboth

    A deep, narrow gorge or ravine, typically between mountains or in valleys, where birds might nest.

شَقْبnoun
  1. 1.
    ravine, gorgeboth

    A deep, narrow gorge or ravine, typically between mountains or in valleys, where birds might nest.

شُقُوبnoun
  1. 1.
    ravines, gorgesboth

    Plural of شَقْب (shaqb), referring to multiple deep, narrow gorges or ravines.

شَقْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ravine, gorgeboth

    Plural of شَقْب (shaqb), referring to a deep, narrow gorge or ravine.

شَقَبnoun
  1. 1.
    tree with nabq-like fruitclassical

    A type of tree whose fruit resembles nabq (jujube). The singular form is also used for the fruit itself.

شَوْقَبnoun
  1. 1.
    tall manclassical

    A man who is tall in stature.

  2. 2.
    wide hoofclassical

    Referring to a horse's hoof that is wide.

  3. 3.
    saddle partsclassical

    The two wooden pieces of a saddle (qitb) to which the ropes are attached.

الشُّقْبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    birdclassical

    A type of bird.

شُقْبَانnoun
  1. 1.
    birdclassical

    A type of bird.

وother
  1. 1.
    andboth

    Conjunction used to connect words or clauses.

الأَشْقَابname
  1. 1.
    place near Meccaclassical

    A specific location or area situated near the city of Mecca.

Parallel reading

مهواة ما بين كل جبلين
A chasm between two mountains.
أو صدع في كهوف الجبال ولصوب الأودية دون الكهف
Or a crack in mountain caves and towards valleys, short of a cave.
يوكر فيه الطير
Birds nest in it.
ج: شقاب وشقوب وشقبة
Plural: shiqab, shuqub, and shaqbah.
وبالتحريك أو بالكسر: شجر جناه كالنبق
And with fathah or kasrah: a tree whose fruit is like nabq.
واحدته بهاء
Its singular is bahā'.
والشوقب: الرجل الطويل
And al-shawqab: the tall man.
والواسع من الحوافر
And the wide one of the hooves.
وخشبتا القتب اللتان يعلق فيهما الحبال
And the two wooden parts of the saddle to which the ropes are attached.
والشقبان، محركة: طائر
And al-shuqban, with harakah: a bird.
و ة
And a place.
والأشقاب، بالفتح: ع قرب مكة
And al-Ashqab, with fathah: a place near Mecca.