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شكء

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of cracking, splitting, or peeling, particularly concerning animal teeth (like camel canines) and fingernails or toenails. It also extends to the idea of a tree 'sprouting' or 'pushing out' its branches.

Derived headwords

شَكَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to crack (tooth)classical

    Specifically refers to the canine tooth of a camel when it emerges and cracks the gum.

شَكِئَverb
  1. 1.
    to crack (nail)classical

    Describes fingernails or toenails becoming cracked or peeling, especially the skin between the nail and the flesh.

شُكْءnoun
  1. 1.
    cracking (of nails)classical

    A state of cracking or peeling, particularly of the skin between the flesh and the nails.

شَكاءnoun
  1. 1.
    cracked nailsclassical

    Refers to fingernails or toenails that are cracked or peeling.

أَشْكَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to sprout (tree)classical

    Used to describe a tree pushing out its branches.

شُوَيقِئَةnoun
  1. 1.
    young camelsclassical

    Camels whose canine teeth are just emerging.

شُوَيكِئَةnoun
  1. 1.
    young camelsclassical

    Camels whose canine teeth are just emerging; possibly a variant pronunciation or spelling of 'shwayqi'ah'.

شَوكِيكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    camels (attributed)classical

    Camels attributed to a specific lineage, possibly unrelated to the root's primary meaning.

Parallel reading

شكأ ناب البعير: كشقأ
The camel's canine tooth cracked: like it split.
إذا طلع فشق اللحم
When it emerges, it splits the gum.
وشكيء ظفره كفرح: تشقق
And his nail cracked like 'farah': it split.
تشقق عن ابن السكيت
It split, according to Ibn al-Sikkit.
به شكأ شديد: تقشر
He had severe cracking: peeling.
شكئت أصابعه، وهو التقشر بين اللحم والأظفار شبيه بالتشقق
His fingers cracked, which is the peeling between the flesh and the nails, similar to splitting.
أشكأت الشجرة بغصونها: أخرجتها
The tree pushed out its branches: it brought them forth.
إبل شويقئة وشويكئة، حين يطلع نابها
Young camels, when their canine teeth emerge.
على مستظلات العيون سواهم شويكئة يكسو براها لغامها
Upon those who overshadow the eyes, other than them, are young camels whose sheaths cover their gums.