ش ق ر ق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses a specific type of bird known for its colorful plumage, often associated with specific regions and considered an omen. It also details various linguistic variations and pronunciations for the name of this bird.

Derived headwords

الشِّقْرَاقnoun

1.
A type of birdboth
A well-known bird, often described as speckled with green, red, white, and black. It is said to inhabit the Haram region (or possibly the Jarm region).
2.
The 'Akhyal' birdclassical
According to Al-Faraa', the bird known as 'Al-Akhyal' among the Arabs is the Shiqraaq with a kasra on the shin.
3.
The 'Akhtab' birdclassical
According to Tha'lab, narrated from Ibn Al-A'rabi, the bird known as 'Al-Akhtab' among the Arabs is the Shiqraaq with a fatha on the shin.

الشِّقْرَانnoun

1.
A type of birdclassical
A variant name for the bird, similar to 'qirtaas'.

الشِّرْقِرَاقnoun

1.
A type of birdclassical
Another linguistic variant for the bird, described as speckled and found in the Haram region.

الشِّرْقِرِقnoun

1.
A type of birdclassical
A variant name for the bird, similar to 'safargal'.

Parallel reading

الشقراق بفتح السين وكسر القاف وتشديد الراء وفي بعض نسخ العباب ويكر الشين أيضا أي مع كسر القاف والشقران كقرطاس والشرقراق وبالفتح والكسر والشرقرق كسفرجل فهي ست لغات

Al-Shiqraaq, with fatha on the sin and kasra on the qaf and shadda on the ra, and in some copies of Al-'Ubaab, the shin is also repeated, meaning with kasra on the qaf, and Al-Shuqraan like qirtaas, and Al-Sharqaraaq with fatha and kasra, and Al-Sharqarq like safargal, so these are six languages (or pronunciations).

طائر م معروف

A well-known bird.

الأخيل عند العرب: الشقراق بكسر الشين

Al-Akhyal among the Arabs: Al-Shiqraaq with kasra on the shin.

الأخطب: هو الشقراق عند العرب بفتح الشين

Al-Akhtab: it is Al-Shiqraaq among the Arabs with fatha on the shin.

شقراق ذكره في باب فعلال

Shiqraaq, he mentioned it in the chapter of Fu'laal.

الشقراق والشرقراق لغتان: طائر مرقط بخضرة وحمرة وبياض وسواد

Al-Shiqraaq and Al-Sharqaraaq are two linguistic variants: a speckled bird with green, red, white, and black.

ويكون بأرض الحرم هكذا في النسخ والصواب بأرض الجرم بالجيم كما هو نص الليث في منابت النخيل كقدر الهدهد

And it is found in the land of Al-Haram like this in the copies, and the correct reading is in the land of Al-Jarm with a jeem, as is the text of Al-Layth, in the palm groves, about the size of a hoopoe.

هو الأخيل والعرب تتشاءم به

It is Al-Akhyal, and the Arabs consider it an omen of bad luck.

وكان المناسب إفراده في شرقرق كما فعله صاحب اللسان

And it would have been appropriate to list it separately under Sharqaraq, as the author of Lisan Al-'Arab did.