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شنقص

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of 'completeness' or 'thoroughness', though its usage is rare and possibly archaic or specialized. It also has a specific military application.

Derived headwords

الشَّنَقْصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    completenessclassical

    The state of being complete or thorough. This meaning is noted as being rare and possibly a neologism.

شَنَقَاصِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    related to a type of soldierclassical

    An adjective describing something or someone belonging to a specific type of soldier, referred to as 'al-shanqas'.

Parallel reading

الشنقصة، أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان والصاغاني في التكملة، وأورده في العباب عن بعضهم: هو الاستقصاء
Al-shanqasah, neglected by Al-Jauhari, Sahib Al-Lisan, and Al-Saghani in Al-Takmilah, but mentioned in Al-'Abab from some scholars: it means completeness.
قال: وهي كلمة مولدة.
He said: and it is a neologism (a newly coined word).
قال الليث: الشناقصة: ضرب من الجند، والواحد شنقاصي، بالكسر، منسوب إلى الشنقاص.
Al-Layth said: Al-shanaqisah: a type of soldier, and the singular is shanqasi, with a kasra, attributed to Al-shanqas.