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شقء

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of splitting, parting, or separating. It is used to describe the eruption of a camel's tooth, the parting of hair, and the act of striking something to divide it.

Derived headwords

شَقَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to eruptclassical

    Used to describe the eruption of a camel's tooth.

شُقُوءًاnoun
  1. 1.
    eruptionclassical

    The act or process of a camel's tooth erupting.

شَقَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to partboth

    To divide or separate something, specifically used in the context of parting hair with a comb.

شَقَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to strike and splitclassical

    To strike something with a stick or similar object, causing it to split or divide.

المِشْقَاnoun
  1. 1.
    parting toolclassical

    A tool used for parting or separating things, such as hair.

المِشْقَأnoun
  1. 1.
    combclassical

    A comb, specifically one used for parting hair.

Parallel reading

شَقَأَ ناب البعير شقأ وشقوءا: طلع.
The camel's tooth erupted, an eruption and coming forth.
شقأ شعره بالمشط شقأ: فرقه.
He parted his hair with the comb, he parted it.
والمشقا: المفرق، والمشقأ بالكسر: المشط.
And al-mishqā is the parting (tool), and al-mishqa' (with kasra) is the comb.
وشقأته بالعصا شقأ: أصبت مشقأه، أي مفرقه
And I struck it with the stick, causing it to split; I hit its parting place, meaning its division.