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الشيق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes elevated or difficult terrain, such as mountain peaks or narrow mountain passes. It also extends to specific geographical locations, animal parts, and types of creatures.

Derived headwords

الشَّيْقnoun
  1. 1.
    mountain peakboth

    The highest part of a mountain.

  2. 2.
    difficult terrainclassical

    The most arduous or inaccessible parts of a mountain.

  3. 3.
    inaccessible plateauclassical

    A level area that cannot be climbed or reached.

  4. 4.
    tip of the penisclassical

    The glans or head of the male organ.

  5. 5.
    type of fishclassical

    A specific kind of fish.

  6. 6.
    sideclassical

    A flank or lateral aspect.

  7. 7.
    horse's tail hairclassical

    The hair found in the tail of a horse.

  8. 8.
    waterfowlclassical

    A bird that lives on or near water.

  9. 9.
    narrow mountain passboth

    A constricted passage within a mountain or its summit.

  10. 10.
    gap between rocksclassical

    A fissure or opening situated between two rocks.

  11. 11.
    long mountainclassical

    A mountain characterized by its extended length.

الشِّيقَانname
  1. 1.
    two mountainsclassical

    A dual designation for mountains.

  2. 2.
    hills near Medinaclassical

    Two hills or elevated areas located near the city of Medina.

ذو الشِّيقname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific location.

الشَّيِّقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    waterfowlclassical

    A bird that inhabits aquatic environments.

Parallel reading

الشَّيْق، بالكسر: أعلى الجبل
Al-shayq, with a kasra: the summit of the mountain.
أو أصعب مواضعه
Or its most difficult parts.
أو سقع مستو لا يرتقى
Or a level area that cannot be ascended.
ورأس الذكر
And the head of the male organ.
وضرب من السمك
And a type of fish.
والجانب
And the side.
وشعر ذنب الفرس
And the hair of a horse's tail.
والبرك لطائر مائي
And al-birka for a water bird.
والشِّق الضيق في الجبل
And the narrow cleft in the mountain.
أو في رأسه
Or in its summit.
أو الشِّق بين صخرتين
Or the cleft between two rocks.
والجبل الطويل
And the long mountain.
والشِّيقَان، بالكسر: جبلان
And al-shīqān, with a kasra: two mountains.
أو ع قرب المدينة
Or a place near the city.
وذو الشِّيق، بالكسر: ع
And dhū al-shīq, with a kasra: a place name.
والشَّيِّقَة، بالكسر: طائر مائي
And al-shayyiqah, with a kasra: a water bird.