شقن

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of scarcity, deficiency, or being few in number. It describes something as being limited, small, or insufficient, often in the context of possessions or provisions.

Derived headwords

شَقِنadjective

1.
scarce, fewclassical
Describing something as being few in number or scarce in quantity.

شُقُونَةnoun

1.
scarcity, deficiencyclassical
The state or quality of being scarce, few, or insufficient.

شَقَنَverb

1.
to be scarce, fewclassical
To be few in number or scarce in quantity.

شَقِنَverb

1.
to be few (in number)classical
To be few in number, indicating a small quantity.

شَقِنْتُverb

1.
I made few, I reducedclassical
To make something few or to reduce its quantity.

أَشْقَنْتُverb

1.
I made few, I reducedclassical
To make something few or to reduce its quantity.

Parallel reading

قليل شقن إتباع له

Few is an imitation of it.

وهى الشقونة

And it is scarcity.

وقد قت عطيته

And his gift has become scarce.

وشقنت بالضم

And it was scarce (with dammah).

وشقنتها أنا شقنا وأشقنتها، إذا قللتها

And I made it scarce, and I made it scarce, if you reduced it.