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شنق

Root entry · 41 derived lemmas

The root 'شنق' primarily deals with concepts of suspension, hanging, and restraint. It extends to meanings related to tying, holding back, and also encompasses abstract ideas like compensation, effort, and longing.

Derived headwords

شَنَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to hold backclassical

    To restrain a camel by its reins, pulling its head back until its neck touches the saddle.

  2. 2.
    to tie upclassical

    To tie the head of a horse to a high tree or stake.

  3. 3.
    to suspendclassical

    To tie a she-camel or camel with a 'shanaq' (rope).

  4. 4.
    to hangboth

    To desire something and become attached to it.

أَشْنَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to tie up a waterskinclassical

    To tie up a waterskin by its opening and then tie the knot to its handles.

  2. 2.
    to receive compensationclassical

    To take compensation or a fee.

  3. 3.
    to be owed compensationclassical

    To have compensation or a fee become due.

  4. 4.
    to stretch outclassical

    To stretch out or extend.

تَشَنَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be suspendedboth

    To be suspended or hanging.

شَنَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    to cut upclassical

    To cut into pieces.

  2. 2.
    to adornclassical

    To adorn or decorate.

شَنَقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    compensationclassical

    Compensation, a fee, or blood money.

  2. 2.
    effortclassical

    Effort, work, or exertion.

  3. 3.
    excessclassical

    An excess or surplus, especially in Zakat (obligatory charity).

  4. 4.
    ropeclassical

    A rope or cord.

  5. 5.
    balanceclassical

    A balance or scale.

شِنْقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    compensationclassical

    The higher part of blood money (twenty female camels aged two years) or the lower part (twenty she-camels that have completed their second year).

  2. 2.
    Zakat portionclassical

    The higher portion in Zakat (twenty she-camels aged one year) or the lower portion (one sheep for every five camels).

شَنَقَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    waterskin tieclassical

    A string or rope used to tie the mouth of a waterskin.

  2. 2.
    bowstringclassical

    A bowstring.

شِنْقِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    related to compensationclassical

    Pertaining to compensation or blood money.

شَنِيقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    longclassical

    A tall or long thing, used for masculine, feminine, and plural.

  2. 2.
    travelclassical

    Travel or a journey.

شَنِيقَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    flirtatious womanclassical

    A woman who is flirtatious or coquettish.

شَنِيقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    longclassical

    Tall or long, for masculine, feminine, and plural.

شَنَقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    longclassical

    A long thing, masculine, feminine, and plural.

شَنَقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    travelclassical

    Travel or a journey.

شَنَقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    waterskin tieclassical

    A string or rope used to tie the mouth of a waterskin.

شَنَقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    bowstringclassical

    A bowstring.

شَنَقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    excessclassical

    An excess or surplus, especially in Zakat (obligatory charity).

شَنَقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    ropeclassical

    A rope or cord.

شَنَقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    balanceclassical

    A balance or scale.

شَنَقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    compensationclassical

    Compensation, a fee, or blood money.

شَنَقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    effortclassical

    Effort, work, or exertion.

شَنَقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    higher portion of blood moneyclassical

    The higher portion in blood money, which is twenty two-year-old female camels.

شَنَقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    lower portion of blood moneyclassical

    The lower portion in blood money, which is twenty female camels that have completed their second year.

شَنَقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    higher portion in Zakatclassical

    The higher portion in Zakat, which is a one-year-old she-camel for every twenty-five camels.

شَنَقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    lower portion in Zakatclassical

    The lower portion in Zakat, which is one sheep for every five camels.

شَنَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to fall and hangboth

    To fall and become suspended.

قَلْبٌ شَنِقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    longing heartclassical

    A heart that is longing and yearning for everything.

شَنِيقَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    flirtatious womanclassical

    A woman who is flirtatious or coquettish.

شَنِيقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    conceited young manclassical

    A young man who is conceited or self-admiring.

شَنَقْنَاقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    leader of jinnclassical

    A chief or leader of the jinn.

  2. 2.
    calamityclassical

    A great calamity or disaster.

أَشْنَقَ القِرْبَةَverb
  1. 1.
    to tie a waterskinclassical

    To tie a waterskin with a 'shanaq' (rope).

أَشْنَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to take compensationclassical

    To take compensation or a fee.

  2. 2.
    to owe compensationclassical

    To have compensation or a fee become due.

تَشْنِيقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    cuttingclassical

    The act of cutting into pieces.

  2. 2.
    adornmentclassical

    The act of adorning or decorating.

مُشَنَّقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    cut piececlassical

    A piece that has been cut.

  2. 2.
    dough with oilclassical

    Dough that has been cut and prepared with oil.

شَانَقَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to mix wealthclassical

    To mix one's wealth with another's.

شَنَقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    taking compensationclassical

    The act of taking compensation or a fee.

الشَّنْقَاءُ مِنَ الطَّيْرِadjective
  1. 1.
    bird that feeds youngclassical

    A bird that feeds its young by regurgitation.

الشِّنَاقُnoun
  1. 1.
    rope for tyingclassical

    A rope or strap used for tying, especially for restraining animals or securing loads.

الشِّنَاقُnoun
  1. 1.
    taking compensationclassical

    The act of taking compensation or a fee.

الشِّنَاقُnoun
  1. 1.
    prohibition of compensationclassical

    A prohibition against taking compensation, as in the hadith 'La shinaq'.

الشِّنَاقُnoun
  1. 1.
    part of blood moneyclassical

    A portion of blood money.

الشِّنَاقُnoun
  1. 1.
    Zakat portionclassical

    A portion related to Zakat (obligatory charity).

Parallel reading

شنق البعير يشنقه ويشنقه: كفه بزمامه حتى ألزق ذفراه بقادمة الرحل، أو رفع رأسه وهو راكبه، كأشنقه، فأشنق البعير، نادر.
The camel was restrained, it restrains it and restrains it: you hold its reins until you press its hump against the front of the saddle, or raise its head while riding it, like restraining it, and the camel was restrained, which is rare.
وشنق القربة: وكأها، ثم ربط طرف وكائها بيديها، ورأس الفرس: شده إلى شجرة أو وتد مرتفع، والناقة أو البعير: شده بالشناق، والخلية: جعل فيها شنيقا، كشنقها، وهو: عود يرفع عليه قرصة عسل، ويقام في عرض الخلية، يفعل ذلك إذا أرضعت النحل أولادها.
And he tied the waterskin: he tied its opening, then tied the end of its knot to its handles, and the head of the horse: he tied it to a tree or a high stake, and the she-camel or camel: he tied it with the shanaq, and the beehive: he placed a shaniq in it, like he tied it, which is: a stick on which a piece of honey is raised, and it is placed across the hive, this is done when the bees feed their young.
والشنقاء من الطير: التي تزق فراخها.
And the shanaqaa' from the birds: is the one that feeds its young.
وككتاب: الطويل، للمذكر، والمؤنث والجمع، وسير، أو خيط يشد به فم القربة، والوتر.
And like 'kitab': the long, for masculine, feminine, and plural, and a strap, or a string with which the mouth of the waterskin is tied, and the bowstring.
والشنق، محركة: الأرش، والعمل، وما بين الفريضتين في الزكاة، ففي الغنم ما بين أربعين ومئة وعشرين، وقس في غيرها، وما دون الدية، والفضلة تفضل، والحبل، والعدل، أو الشنق الأعلى في الديات: عشرون جذعة، والأسفل: عشرون بنت مخاض، وفي الزكاة الأعلى: بنت مخاض في خمس وعشرين، والأسفل: شاة في خمس من الإبل.
And al-shanq, with harakah: the compensation, and the work, and what is between the two obligations in Zakat, so in sheep it is between forty and one hundred and twenty, and measure similarly in others, and what is less than the blood money, and the excess that is left over, and the rope, and the balance, or the higher shanq in blood money: twenty jadh'ah, and the lower: twenty bint makhad, and in Zakat the higher: bint makhad for twenty-five, and the lower: a sheep for five camels.
وقلب شنق، ككتف: مشتاق طامح إلى كل شيء.
And a shaniq heart, like 'katif': longing, aspiring to everything.
والشنيقة، كسكينة: المرأة المغازلة.
And al-shaniqah, like 'sakinah': the flirtatious woman.
وكسكين: الشاب المعجب بنفسه.
And like 'sakin': the young man who is pleased with himself.
وشنقناق، كسرطراط: رئيس للجن، والداهية.
And shanqanaq, like 'sartrat': a chief of the jinn, and a calamity.
وأشنق القربة: شدها بالشناق، وأخذ الأرش، أو وجب عليه الأرش، ضد، وعليه: تطاول.
And he tied the waterskin: he tied it with the shanaq, and he took the compensation, or the compensation became due upon him, the opposite, and upon him: he stretched out.
والتشنيق: التقطيع والتزيين.
And al-tashniq: cutting and adorning.
وكمعظم: المقطع، والعجين المقطع المعمول بالزيت.
And like 'mu'dhim': the cut piece, and the cut dough made with oil.
وشانقه مشانقة وشناقا: خلط ماله بماله.
And he mixed with him in mixing and mixing: he mixed his wealth with his wealth.
والشناق: أخذ شيء من الشنق، ومنه الحديث: "لا شناق".
And al-shinaq: taking something from the shanq, and from it is the hadith: 'No shinaq'.