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شقرق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes a specific type of bird, known as the 'ash-shuqraaq' or 'al-akhayal'. It is associated with a sense of ill omen among Arab traditions. The root also includes a variant pronunciation for the bird's name.

Derived headwords

الشُّقْرَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    a birdboth

    A specific type of bird, also known as 'al-akhayal'. It is a bird that Arab traditions considered to be an omen of bad luck.

الشُّقْرَاقname
  1. 1.
    al-akhayal birdclassical

    The name of a bird, also called 'al-akhayal'. Arabs considered it a bird of ill omen.

شَرْقْرَاقname
  1. 1.
    variant bird nameclassical

    A variant pronunciation or name for the bird 'ash-shuqraaq', likened to the word 'sarṭaraaṭ'.

Parallel reading

الشقراق والشقراق: طائر يسمى الأخيل
Ash-shuqraaq and ash-shuqraaq: a bird called al-akhayal.
والعرب تتشاءم به
And the Arabs consider it an omen of bad luck.
وربما قالوا: شرقراق
And perhaps they said: sharqaraaq.
مثال سرطراط
Like sarṭaraaṭ.