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شكر

Root entry · 32 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to growth, sprouting, and new shoots, particularly in plants. It also extends to concepts of abundance, offspring, and the act of initiating conversation or showing gratitude. Several derived terms refer to specific plants, geographical locations, and personal names.

Derived headwords

شَكَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to sprout, to grow shootsclassical

    Used to describe a tree or plant producing new shoots or growth.

  2. 2.
    to be gratefulboth

    The common modern meaning of expressing thanks and gratitude.

أَشْكَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to sprout, to produce shootsclassical

    The verb form indicating the production of 'shukayr' (new growth) from a plant.

  2. 2.
    to initiate conversationmodern

    To begin speaking to someone or to open a discussion.

شُكَيْرnoun
  1. 1.
    new shoots, sproutsclassical

    The young growth that emerges from a plant, especially from its base.

  2. 2.
    sheath around the frondsclassical

    The fibrous material or leaves surrounding the base of palm fronds.

  3. 3.
    branches, twigsclassical

    Refers to the branches of a tree or plant.

  4. 4.
    bark of a treeclassical

    The outer layer or covering of a tree.

  5. 5.
    vine cuttingsclassical

    A vine that is planted from cuttings of its branches.

  6. 6.
    young offspringclassical

    Figuratively used to describe young, small children, compared to new sprouts.

  7. 7.
    downy fuzzclassical

    The fine, soft hair or fuzz that grows on a fetus.

اشْتَكَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to become shoots, to sproutclassical

    To grow into 'shukayr' or new shoots.

  2. 2.
    to become different, to varyclassical

    Used to describe winds that change direction or intensity.

شُكْرِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    time of abundant pastureclassical

    A season when camels and sheep are abundant and well-fed, typically after spring rains.

شُكَارَىadjective
  1. 1.
    abundant, well-fedclassical

    Describes camels or sheep that are plentiful and have grazed well, especially after spring.

يَشْكُرname
  1. 1.
    name of a tribeboth

    The name of two significant Arab tribes, descended from Bakr bin Wail and from Al-Azd.

شُكَيْرname
  1. 1.
    mountain nameclassical

    The name of a mountain in Andalusia that is perpetually covered in snow.

شُقْرname
  1. 1.
    island nameclassical

    The name of an island located to the east, possibly also referred to as 'Shukr' with a Qaf.

شُكْرname
  1. 1.
    nicknameclassical

    A nickname given to Muhammad bin Al-Mundhir Al-Sulami Al-Harawi, a renowned scholar from Khurasan.

شُكْرname
  1. 1.
    given nameboth

    A given name for males, with examples including ministers and prominent figures.

شُوكَرname
  1. 1.
    given nameboth

    A given name for males, often used for scholars and notable individuals.

شَاكِرِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    hired laborer, employeemodern

    An employee or hired worker, considered a Persian loanword ('jākar').

شَكَائِرnoun
  1. 1.
    forelocksclassical

    The hair on the forehead, particularly of a horse or human.

مُشْتَكِرَةadjective
  1. 1.
    strong, intenseclassical

    Describes winds that are powerful and severe.

  2. 2.
    varying, differentclassical

    Describes winds that change direction or are inconsistent.

شِيكْرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    plant nameclassical

    A type of plant, possibly a herb, with debated orthography (using S or Sh).

شُوكَرَانnoun
  1. 1.
    plant nameclassical

    A specific plant described as having a stem like fennel, leaves like melon or mandrake, white flowers, and a fine root.

شَاكَرْتُهُ الحَدِيثَverb phrase
  1. 1.
    I initiated the conversationmodern

    To start talking to someone or to broach a subject.

شَاكَرْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    I showed I was gratefulclassical

    To indicate to someone that you are grateful towards them.

شُكْرَىnoun
  1. 1.
    fat piece of meatclassical

    A plump, fatty cut of meat.

اشْتَكَرَ الجَنِينُverb phrase
  1. 1.
    the fetus grew fuzzclassical

    Describes the fetus developing fine, soft hair (zughb).

رَجُلٌ شَكَّازٌadjective phrase
  1. 1.
    a poking/prodding manclassical

    A man who pokes or nudges others, derived from 'shakaza'.

بَنُو شَاكِرname
  1. 1.
    descendants of Shakirboth

    A tribe in Yemen belonging to the Hamdan confederation.

بَنُو شُكْرname
  1. 1.
    descendants of Shukrboth

    A tribe belonging to the Azd confederation.

عَبْدُ العَزِيزِ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ شُكْرٍ الأَزَجِيُّname
  1. 1.
    a specific hadith scholarclassical

    A known hadith narrator and teacher.

عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ بْنِ شُكْرَةَname
  1. 1.
    a historical figureclassical

    An individual from Isfahan who transmitted hadith.

أَبُو نَصْرٍ الشُّكْرِيُّ البَاشَانِيُّname
  1. 1.
    a historical figureclassical

    A teacher of Abu Sa'd Al-Malini.

نَاصِرُ الدِّينِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ الشُّكْرِيُّ الحَلَبِيُّname
  1. 1.
    a historical figureclassical

    A scholar from Aleppo who died in 678 AH.

مَدِينَةُ شَاكِرَةname
  1. 1.
    a city nameclassical

    The name of a city located in Basra (or possibly Al-Mansura).

الشَّاكِرِيَّةgroup name
  1. 1.
    a sect or groupclassical

    A group of people attributed to Ibn Shakir.

أَبُو الحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ شُوكَرَ المُعَدِّلُ البَغْدَادِيُّname
  1. 1.
    a reliable narratorclassical

    A trustworthy individual who narrated from Abu Al-Qasim Al-Baghawi.

القَاضِي أَبُو مَنْصُورٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ شِكْرُوَيْهِ الأَصْبَهَانِيُّname
  1. 1.
    a judge and narratorclassical

    A judge from Isfahan, the last to narrate from Abu Ali Al-Baghadi and Ibn Khurshid.

Parallel reading

شكرت الشجرة، وأشكرت: خرج فيها الشكير.
The tree produced shoots, and it sprouted: the new growth emerged from it.
الشكير: هو الخوص الذي حول السعف
The shukayr: it is the fronds that surround the leaf stalks.
والشكير: الغصون
And the shukayr: the branches.
والشكير أيضا: لحاء الشجر
And the shukayr also: the bark of trees.
والشكير: الكرم يغرس من قضيبه
And the shukayr: a vine that is planted from its cutting.
وشكر الكرم: قضبانه الطوال
And the shukr of the vine: its long branches.
وشكير كثير، قال: فضحك عمر، وقال: كلمة عربية
And many shukayr, he said. So Umar laughed and said: It is an Arabic word.
وشبههم بشكير الزرع، وهو ما نبت منه صغارا في أصول الكبار.
And he likened them to the sprouts of crops, which are the small ones that grow at the base of the large ones.
فاشتكر والشكير: ما نبت صغيرا، فاشتكر: صار شكيرا.
And it sprouted, and the shukayr: what grew small, and it sprouted: it became shukayr.
هاذا زمان الشكرية، إذا حفلت الإبل من الربيع
This is the season of the 'shukriyyah', when the camels are abundant from the spring.
وهي إبل شكارى، وغنم شكارى.
And they are abundant camels, and abundant sheep.
والمشتكرة من الرياح: الشديدة
And the 'mushtakirah' of the winds: the strong ones.
اشتكرت الرياح: اختلفت
The winds 'ishtakarat': they differed (in direction).
وشاكرته الحديث، أي فاتحته
And I 'shakartu' him the conversation, meaning I initiated it.
ويقال: فاتحت فلانا الحديث وكاشرته، وشاكرته، أريته أنى له شاكر.
And it is said: I initiated the conversation with so-and-so, and I spoke to him openly, and I showed him that I was grateful to him.
والشكرى: الفدرة السمينة من اللحم
And the 'shukra': the fatty piece of meat.