ش ك ك

Root entry · 34 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of doubt, uncertainty, and lack of conviction. It extends to physical penetration, piercing, and the act of wearing or being equipped with armor. It also encompasses notions of closeness, connection, and alignment.

Derived headwords

الشَّكّnoun

1.
doubtboth
The opposite of certainty; a state of uncertainty or wavering in the mind regarding the existence, nature, or purpose of something.
2.
piercingclassical
The act of piercing or perforating something, like an object with a spear.
3.
small crackclassical
A small crack or fissure, particularly in a bone.
4.
mouse poisonclassical
A type of poison used to kill mice, extracted from silver mines, known in two forms: white and yellow.

شَكَّverb

1.
to doubtboth
To be uncertain or waver in belief about something.
2.
to pierceboth
To pierce, penetrate, or perforate something with a sharp object like a spear or arrow.
3.
to wear armorclassical
To wear armor completely, leaving no part uncovered.
4.
to stickclassical
For an animal's limb to stick close to its side, causing a slight limp.

شَكَّكverb

1.
to cause doubtboth
To make someone else doubt or become uncertain about something.

شَكُوكnoun

1.
doubtsboth
Plural of 'shakk', referring to multiple instances of doubt or uncertainty.
2.
female camels with thick woolclassical
Female camels whose humps are so covered in wool that it's difficult to discern their shape.

شَاكٍadjective

1.
armedclassical
Wearing complete armor; fully equipped with weapons and armor.
2.
limpingclassical
Suffering from a slight limp, often due to a limb sticking close to the body.

شَكَّةnoun

1.
armorclassical
A suit of armor or a piece of armor.
2.
wedgeclassical
A wide piece of wood inserted into the eye of an axe or similar tool to widen it.
3.
distanceclassical
A distance or expanse, often used metaphorically.

الشَّكَّةnoun

1.
distanceclassical
A distance or expanse, used to describe how far away something is.

الشَّاكَةnoun

1.
throat swellingclassical
A swelling or inflammation in the throat, most common in children.

شَوَاكnoun

1.
throat swellingsclassical
Plural of 'shakah', referring to multiple instances of throat swelling.

شَكِيكَةnoun

1.
group of peopleclassical
A group or band of people.
2.
pathclassical
A way, path, or manner.
3.
fruit basketclassical
A basket containing fruit.

شَكِيكَةnoun

1.
pathclassical
A way or manner, often used in the phrase 'leave him to his way'.

شَكَكnoun

1.
groups of armiesclassical
Formations or groups of armies.
2.
illegitimate childrenclassical
Children born out of wedlock or those whose lineage is uncertain.

شَكِيّadjective

1.
difficult bridleclassical
A difficult or unmanageable bridle.

شَكَاكnoun

1.
lined-up housesclassical
Houses arranged in a row or a single line.

شَكَاكَةnoun

1.
region of landclassical
An area or region of land.

شَكْشَكَةnoun

1.
sharpness of weaponsclassical
The sharpness or keenness of weapons.

شَكَّverb

1.
to lean towardsclassical
To incline towards or rely on something.

شَكَّverb

1.
to be attached to lineageclassical
To be falsely attached to someone's lineage or ancestry.

شَكَّverb

1.
to nudgeclassical
To nudge or prod, often used for animals.

شَكائكnoun

1.
parts of a howdahclassical
Interlocking wooden parts used in the construction of a howdah (a seat for riding on an elephant or camel).

الشَّكّnoun

1.
adherenceclassical
Adherence or sticking closely to something.

شَكَّverb

1.
to gatherclassical
For a garment to gather or be drawn together, possibly with a pin or clasp.

شَكَّverb

1.
to have varied characterclassical
To be of mixed or inconsistent character or disposition.

شَكَّتverb

1.
to be relatedclassical
For kinship ties to be close or connected.

مَشْكُوكadjective

1.
fastenedclassical
Tightly bound or fastened, often referring to a structure.

المِشْكnoun

1.
cord for armorclassical
A cord or strap used to fasten or tie armor.

شَكَّverb

1.
to space stitchesclassical
For a tailor to make wide or spaced stitches.

شُكَّاكadjective

1.
in armorclassical
Wearing armor, referring to a group of people.

الشُّكُوكnoun

1.
sidesclassical
The sides or flanks of something.

شَكَّverb

1.
to traverse landsclassical
To travel across or traverse lands, often with difficulty.

شَكَّverb

1.
to be difficultclassical
To be arduous or difficult, referring to a matter or task.

اشْتَكَّverb

1.
to limpclassical
To limp or suffer from lameness.

شَكِكadjective

1.
limpingclassical
A camel that is limping.

مَشْكُوكadjective

1.
doubtfulboth
A matter or situation in which doubt has arisen.

Parallel reading

الشك: خلاف اليقين

Doubt: the opposite of certainty.

الشك: اختلاف النقيضين عند الإنسان وتساويهما

Doubt: the difference between two opposites in a person and their equality.

والشك ربما يكون في الشيء: هل هو موجود أو غير موجود

And doubt may be about a thing: whether it exists or does not exist.

والشك ضرب من الجهل، وهو أخص منه لأن الجهل قد يكون عدم العلم بالنقيضين رأسا

And doubt is a kind of ignorance, and it is more specific than it because ignorance may be the complete absence of knowledge of the two opposites.

وأصله إما من شككت الشيء، أي: خزقته

And its origin is either from 'I pierced the thing', meaning: I perforated it.

وشككت بالرمح الأصم ثيابه

And I pierced his clothes with the solid spear.

فكأن الشك الخزق في الشيء وكونه بحيث لا يجد الرأي مستقرا يثبت فيه ويعتمد عليه

So it is as if doubt is the perforation of a thing and its being in such a state that the opinion finds no stable place to settle and rely upon.

ويصح أن يكون مستعارا من الشك وهو لصوق العضد بالجنب

And it is possible that it is borrowed from 'al-shakk' which is the sticking of the upper arm to the side.

التَبَس الأمر، أي: اختلط وأشكل

The matter became confused, meaning: it became mixed and problematic.

وشك في الأمر وتشكك

And he doubted the matter and became doubtful.

وشككه فيه غيره أنشد ثعلب: (من كان يزعم أن سيكتم حبه ... حتى يشكك فيه فهو كذوب)

And others made him doubt it, Tha'lab recited: (Whoever claims he will hide his love... until others make him doubt it, then he is a liar).

والشك: صديع صغير في العظم.

And 'al-shakk': a small crack in a bone.

والشك: دواء يهلك الفأر يجلب من خراسان يستخرج من معادن الفضة نوعان: أبيض وأصفر ويعرف الآن بسم الفأر.

And 'al-shakk': a medicine that kills mice, brought from Khurasan, extracted from silver mines in two types: white and yellow, and is now known as mouse poison.

وشكه بالرمح والسهم ونحوهما يشكه شكا: خزقه وانتظمه

And he pierced him with a spear and an arrow and the like, piercing him with a piercing: he perforated and strung him.

شكا في العسيب بمسرد

Pierced in the palm rib with a drill.

هو شاك في السلاح، وقد خفف وقيل: شاك السلاح وشاك السلاح

He is 'shakin fi al-silah' (wearing armor), and it has been lightened, and it is said: 'shakki al-silah' and 'shakki al-silah'.

وقال أبو عبيد: فلان شاك السلاح مأخوذ من الشكة، أي: تام السلاح.

And Abu Ubaid said: 'So-and-so is 'shakki al-silah' (fully armed), derived from 'al-shakkah', meaning: complete in armor.

شك البعير شكا: لزق عضده بالجنب فظلع لذلك ظلعا خفيفا

The camel 'shakka' (limped) a limping: its upper arm stuck to its side, causing it to limp slightly.

يقول: تثب هذه الناقة وثب الحمار الذي هو في تمايله في المشى من النشاط كالجنب الذي يشتكي جنبه.

He says: This she-camel leaps like a wild ass that sways in its gait from exuberance, like someone complaining of their side.

الشكوك كصبور: ناقة يشك في سنامها أبه طرق أم لا أي لكثرة وبرها فيلمس سنامها

'Al-shukuk' (plural of doubt, here referring to camels): a she-camel whose hump is doubted whether it is smooth or not, due to the abundance of its wool, so its hump is felt.

والشك بالكسر: الحلة التي تلبس ظهور السيتين

And 'al-shakk' (with kasra): the garment worn on the backs of the two sides.

والشكة، بالكسر: ما يلبس من السلاح

And 'al-shakkah' (with kasra): what is worn of weapons.

فأبى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يفديه إلا بشكة أبيه.

So the Prophet, peace be upon him, refused to ransom him except for his father's armor.

والشكة أيضا: خشبة عريضة تجعل في خرت الفأس ونحوه يضيق بها

And 'al-shakkah' also: a wide piece of wood placed in the eye of an axe or the like to narrow it.

والشكة بالضم: الشقة يقال: إنه لبعيد الشكة، أي الشقة.

And 'al-shakkah' (with damma): the distance. It is said: He is far in 'al-shakkah', meaning the distance.

والشاكة: ورم يكون في الحلق وأكثر ما يكون في الصبيان

And 'al-shakkah': a swelling that occurs in the throat, most common in children.

والشكيكة، كسفينة: الفرقة من الناس

And 'al-shakikah', like 'safinah': a group of people.

دعه على شكيكته

Leave him to his way.

والشكك: الجماعات من العساكر يكونون فرقا.

And 'al-shakak': groups of armies, being in formations.

والشكيكة: الحلق.

And 'al-shakikah': the throat.

والشكيكة: السلة التي يكون فيها الفاكهة.

And 'al-shakikah': the basket in which fruit is placed.

والشكي: اللجام العسر

And 'al-shakiyy': the difficult bridle.

وشكوا بيوتهم: إذا جعلوها على طريقة واحدة وعلى نظم واحد

And they 'shakaw' their houses: if they made them in one manner and one order.

والشكاك ككتاب: البيوت المصطفة يقال: ضربوا بيوتهم شكاكا، أي: صفا واحدا

And 'al-shakkak' like 'kitab': lined-up houses. It is said: They set up their houses 'shakkakan', meaning: in a single row.

والشكاكة كسحابة: الناحية من الأرض

And 'al-shakkakah' like 'sahabah': a region of land.

والشكشكة: السلاح الحاد

And 'al-shakshakah': sharp weapons.

وشككته، وإليه، بالكسر: أي: ركنت إليه

And I leaned towards it, meaning: I relied on it.

شك، بالضم: إذا ألحق بنسب غيره.

'Shakk', with damma: if one falsely attaches himself to another's lineage.

وشك البعير: غمز

And the camel 'shakka': it nudged.

والشكائك من الهوادج: ما شك من عيدانها التي يقتب بها بعضها في بعض

And 'al-shaka'ik' of howdahs: the interlocking parts of its wooden sticks that fit into each other.

والشك: اللزوم واللصوق.

And 'al-shakk': adherence and sticking closely.

وشك عليه الثوب: أي: جمع وزر بشوكة أو خلالة، أو أرسل عليه.

And the garment 'shakka' upon him: meaning, it gathered or was drawn together with a pin or clasp, or it was loose upon him.

ورجل مختلف الشكة: متفاوت الأخلاق.

And a man of 'mukhtalif al-shakkah' (varied character): of inconsistent morals.

والشكك بضمتين: الأدعياء.

And 'al-shakak' (with two damma): the illegitimate ones.

ورحم شاكة: أي قريبة، وقد شكت، أي: اتصلت.

And a 'shakkah' (related) kinship: meaning close, and it 'shakkat' (became connected), meaning: it was joined.

ومنبر مشكوك: مشدود.

And a 'mashkuk' (fastened) pulpit: tied.

والمشك: بالكسر: السير الذي يشك به الدرع

And 'al-mishk' (with kasra): the cord with which the armor is fastened.

ومشك سابغة هتكت فروجها بالسيف عن حامي الحقيقة معلم

And a wide-meshed (armor) whose gaps were breached by the sword, from the defender of truth, the learned.

وشك الخياط الثوب: إذا باعد بين الغرزتين.

And the tailor 'shakka' the garment: if he spaced the stitches far apart.

وقوم شكاك في الحديد، كرمان.

And people 'shukak' (wearing) armor, like the people of Kirman.

والشكوك: الجوانب.

And 'al-shukuk': the sides.

وشككت إليه البلاد: أي قطعتها إليه.

And I traversed the lands to him: meaning, I cut across them to him.

وشك على الأمر: أي شق، وقيل: شككت فيه.

And he 'shakka' upon the matter: meaning, it became difficult, and it was said: he doubted it.

واشتك البعير: ظلع، عن ابن عباد.

And the camel 'ishtakka' (limped), from Ibn Abbad.

ورجل شكاك من قوم شكاك.

And a man 'shakkak' (limping) from a people of 'shakkak' (limping).

وبعير شكك: أي: ظالع.

And a 'shakik' (limping) camel: meaning, limping.

وأمر مشكوك: وقع فيه الشك.

And a 'mashkuk' (doubtful) matter: doubt has occurred in it.