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ش ق ل

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to tools and actions associated with them, including a specific wooden implement used in agriculture and for securing ropes. It extends metaphorically to concepts of weighing, assessing, and even sexual intercourse, as well as geographical locations and personal names.

Derived headwords

الشَّاقُولnoun
  1. 1.
    Agricultural stakeclassical

    A wooden stake, about two cubits long, used by farmers in Basra. It has a pointed end where a rope is attached, and it is driven into the ground to secure the rope.

  2. 2.
    Phallus (euphemism)classical

    A euphemism for the male organ, derived from the agricultural tool.

شَقَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To have sexual intercourseclassical

    A euphemistic verb meaning to have sexual intercourse, derived from the noun 'shāqūl'.

شَقَلَهَا بِشَاقُولِهِ — He had intercourse with her using his 'shāqūl' (euphemism for penis).
شَقْلًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Sexual intercourseclassical

    The verbal noun for the act of sexual intercourse, derived from the verb 'shaqala'.

شَقَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To weighclassical

    To weigh a dinar.

شَوْقَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To be dignifiedclassical

    To be characterized by gravity, dignity, and composure.

  2. 2.
    To weigh (money)classical

    To weigh or assay a dinar.

شَوْقَلَ الرَّجُلُ — The man was dignified and composed.
الشِّقَاقِلnoun
  1. 1.
    Location nameclassical

    A place name, previously mentioned in the root 'sh-sh-q-l'.

أَشْقَالِيَةname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place in Andalusia, described as an region near Badajoz.

شَاقُولَةname
  1. 1.
    Woman's nameclassical

    A name, referring to Maymūnah bint Shāqūlah, known for her piety.

شَقْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Takingclassical

    The act of taking or seizing.

شَاقِلَائِيname
  1. 1.
    Surnameclassical

    A surname referring to Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿUmar ibn Ḥamdān al-Shāqilāʾī, a Hanbali jurist from Baghdad.

شَقْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large quantity (of dirhams)classical

    A large amount of dirhams, used colloquially.

عِنْدَهُ دَرَاهِمُ شَقْلَةٌ — He has a large quantity of dirhams.

Parallel reading

خشبة تكون مع الزراع بالبصرة، وهي قدر ذراعين، وفي رأسها زج، يجعل أحدهم فيها رأس الحبل، ثم يرزها في الأرض، ويضبطها حتى يمد الحبل
A wooden stake used by farmers in Basra, about two cubits long, with a pointed end, into which one places the head of a rope, then drives it into the ground and secures it until the rope is extended.
واشتقوا منها اسم الذكر، وقالوا: شقلها بشاقوله، يشقلها شقلا: أي جامعها، يكنون بذلك عن النكاح.
And they derived from it the name for the male organ, and they said: 'shaqalahā bi-shāqūlihi, yashquluhā shaqalan': meaning, he had intercourse with her, using this as a euphemism for sexual intercourse.
شقل الدينار: وزنه.
To weigh a dinar: to weigh it.
شوقل الرجل: ترزن حلما، ووقارا.
The man was dignified: he was characterized by gravity and composure.
وأشقالية، بالفتح واللام مكسورة والياء خفيفة: د، بالأندلس
And Ashqāliyah, with 'alif' open, 'lam' kasrah, and light 'ya': a place in Andalusia.
إقليم من بطليوس، من نواحي الأندلس.
A region of Badajoz, from the districts of Andalusia.
ميمونة بنت شاقولة: من المتعبدات.
Maymūnah bint Shāqūlah: among the devout women.
الشقل: الأخذ
Al-shaql: taking.
شوقل الدينار: عايره، وصححه.
To assay the dinar: to test its purity and weight.
عنده دراهم شقلة، وشقلة من دراهم، لكثيرة منها، مصححة، معايرة عامية.
He has dirhams 'shaqlah', or 'shaqlah min darāhim', meaning a large quantity of them, verified and weighed, a colloquial term.