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شحك

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of obstructing or preventing something, particularly in the context of feeding young animals. It describes the use of a device to stop a young goat from nursing.

Derived headwords

شَحَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to obstructclassical

    To place an obstruction in the mouth of an animal, preventing it from feeding.

شِحَاكnoun
  1. 1.
    obstruction deviceclassical

    A device, typically a stick, placed in the mouth of a young animal to prevent it from nursing.

شِحَاكnoun
  1. 1.
    obstructionclassical

    The act or state of being obstructed, specifically in the context of preventing nursing.

كِتَابnoun
  1. 1.
    writingboth

    The act or product of writing; text.

  2. 2.
    bookboth

    A collection of written pages bound together.

Parallel reading

شحك الجدي، كمنع: جعل في فمه الشحاك، ككتاب، وهو عود يعرض في فمه يمنعه من الرضاع.
The kid was obstructed, as in 'prevented': a shihak was placed in its mouth, like a kitāb, which is a stick presented in its mouth preventing it from nursing.
جعل في فمه الشحاك
He placed the obstruction device in its mouth.
وهو عود يعرض في فمه
It is a stick presented in its mouth.
يمنعه من الرضاع
Preventing it from nursing.