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الشك

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns doubt, uncertainty, and suspicion. It extends to meanings of piercing, entering, and leaning, as well as physical objects like weapons, cracks, and specific ailments or tools.

Derived headwords

الشَّكُّnoun
  1. 1.
    Doubtboth

    The opposite of certainty; a state of uncertainty or suspicion.

  2. 2.
    Plural of doubtclassical

    The plural form for the concept of doubt.

شَكَّverb
  1. 1.
    To doubtboth

    To be uncertain about something; to suspect.

  2. 2.
    To pierceclassical

    To pierce or penetrate something, often with a spear.

  3. 3.
    To enterclassical

    To enter into something, particularly in the context of armor or weapons.

  4. 4.
    To stickclassical

    For a camel's shoulder to stick to its side.

تَشَكَّكَverb
  1. 1.
    To doubtboth

    To experience doubt or suspicion about something.

شَكَّكَverb
  1. 1.
    To cause to doubtboth

    To make someone else doubt or become suspicious.

  2. 2.
    To make leanclassical

    To cause something to lean or incline.

شَكُوكٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Doubtsboth

    The plural of 'shakk', referring to multiple instances of doubt or uncertainty.

شَكُورٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Camel with uncertain humpclassical

    A female camel whose hump is uncertain as to whether it is full or not.

شَكٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of camelclassical

    The plural of a female camel described as having an uncertain hump.

شِكَّةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Armorclassical

    Weapons or armor.

  2. 2.
    Wedgeclassical

    A wide piece of wood used to narrow an opening, like in an axe head.

  3. 3.
    Crackclassical

    A small crack or fissure in a bone.

  4. 4.
    Medicineclassical

    A medicine that kills mice, imported from Khurasan.

  5. 5.
    Silver mineclassical

    A silver mine, described as white and yellow.

شُكَّةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Crackclassical

    A crack or fissure, possibly in a bone.

شَاكَّةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Throat swellingclassical

    A swelling in the throat.

شَكِيكَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Factionclassical

    A group, faction, or party.

  2. 2.
    Wayclassical

    A path, way, or method.

  3. 3.
    Throatclassical

    The throat.

  4. 4.
    Basketclassical

    A basket used to hold fruit.

شَكِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    Difficult bridleclassical

    A difficult or stubborn bridle.

شَكْشَكَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Sharp weaponsclassical

    Sharp weapons or the sharpness of weapons.

شَكَّكْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    To lean towardsclassical

    To lean towards or incline towards someone or something.

المُصْطَفَّةُadjective
  1. 1.
    Chosenclassical

    Chosen or selected, referring to something well-arranged or aligned.

النَّاحِيَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Regionboth

    A region or area of land.

الحُلَّةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Garmentclassical

    A garment worn over two silk garments.

شُكُوكُ النُّوقِnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of doubtful camelsclassical

    The plural of female camels whose humps are uncertain.

شَكَّكْتُ إِلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    To lean towardsclassical

    To lean or incline towards someone.

شَكَّكُوا بُيُوتَهُمْverb
  1. 1.
    Arranged their housesclassical

    They arranged their houses in a uniform manner or style.

Parallel reading

الشك: خلاف اليقين
Doubt: the opposite of certainty.
ج: شكوك
Plural: doubts.
وشك في الأمر
And he doubted the matter.
وتشكك
And he became doubtful.
وشككه غيره
And others made him doubt.
صديع صغير في العظم
A small crack in the bone.
دواء يهلك الفأر، يجلب من خراسان من معادن الفضة، أبيض وأصفر
A medicine that kills mice, brought from Khurasan from silver mines, white and yellow.
وشكه بالرمح: انتظمه
And he pierced him with the spear: he strung him.
و في السلاح: دخل
And in weapons: he entered.
و البعير: لزق عضده بالجنب
And the camel: its shoulder stuck to its side.
ناقة يشك في سنامها أبه طرق أم لا
A female camel whose hump is doubted as to whether it is full or not.
ج: شك
Plural: shakk (referring to the camels).
وبالكسر: الحلة التي تلبس ظهور السيتين
And with kasr: the garment worn over two silk garments.
وبالضم: جمع الشكوك من النوق
And with damma: the plural of the doubtful camels.
والشكة، بالكسر: السلاح
And al-shakkah, with kasr: weapons.
وخشبة عريضة تجعل في خرت الفأس ونحوه، يضيق بها
And a wide piece of wood placed in the eye of an axe and the like, to narrow it.
وبالضم: الشقة
And with damma: the crack.
والشاكة: ورم في الحلق
And al-shakkah: a swelling in the throat.
والشكيكة: الفرقة، والطريقة
And al-shakikah: the faction, the way.
ج: شكائك وشكك
Plural: shaka'ik and shukak.
والحلق، والسلة يكون فيها الفاكهة
And the throat, and the basket in which fruit is placed.
والشكي: اللجام العسر
And al-shakiyy: the difficult bridle.
وشكوا بيوتهم: جعلوها على طريقة واحدة
And they arranged their houses: they made them in one way.
وككتاب: المصطفة
And like kitāb: the chosen one.
وكسحابة: الناحية من الأرض
And like saḥābah: the region of the land.
والشكشكة: السلاح الحاد، أو حدة السلاح
And al-shakshakah: sharp weapons, or the sharpness of weapons.
وشككته، وإليه، (بالكسر): ركنت
And I leaned towards him, (with kasr): I inclined.