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الشقف

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to pottery, specifically earthenware or its fragments. It also appears in place names, indicating historical or geographical significance.

Derived headwords

الشَّقْفnoun
  1. 1.
    Earthenwareboth

    Refers to pottery made from baked clay, typically unglazed.

  2. 2.
    Pottery shardsboth

    Broken pieces or fragments of earthenware.

شَقِيفname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to four distinct locations.

الشَّقَّافname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a place in Egypt.

الشَّقَّافَيْنname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a place in Egypt, possibly a dual form or a specific designation.

Parallel reading

الشَّقْف، مُحَرَّكَةً: الخَزَفُ، أو مَكْسِرُهُ.
Al-shaqf, with short vowels, is earthenware, or its fragments.
وَدَرْبُ الشَّقَّافِ، وَدَرْبُ الشَّقَّافَيْنِ: مَوْضِعَانِ بِمِصْرَ.
And Darb al-Shaqqāf, and Darb al-Shaqqāfayn: are two places in Egypt.
وَشَقِيفٌ، كَأَمِيرٍ: أَرْبَعَةُ مَوَاضِعَ.
And Shiqīf, like amīr: is four places.