ش ك م

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of reward, compensation, and giving, often with a sense of obligation or exchange. It also extends to meanings related to strength, restraint, and stubbornness, particularly in the context of a horse's bit and a person's character. Additionally, it touches upon animalistic traits like fierceness and hunger.

Derived headwords

الشَّكْمُnoun

1.
Reward, recompenseboth
The act of giving a reward or recompense, often for a service rendered.
2.
Gift, bountyclassical
A gift or bounty, especially one given without prior request or obligation.
3.
Good fortune, blessingclassical
Good fortune or a blessing, a state of well-being.

الشَّكْمَىnoun

1.
Reward, recompenseclassical
A variant pronunciation or dialectal form for reward or recompense.

الشَّكْدُnoun

1.
Gift, bountyclassical
A gift or bounty given as an initial offering, without expectation of return.

شَكَمَهُverb

1.
To reward himboth
To give him a reward or recompense.
2.
To give him a giftclassical
To bestow a gift upon him, especially as an initial offering.

أَشْكَمَهُverb

1.
To reward himboth
To give him a reward or recompense (used in the context of paying a fee).

الشَّكِيمَةُnoun

1.
Restraint, bit (of a bridle)both
The iron bar across a horse's mouth in a bridle, used for control.
2.
Stubbornness, strong willboth
A strong will, stubbornness, or an unyielding nature.
3.
Pride, self-respectboth
Pride, self-respect, or a sense of honor.
4.
Vow, covenantclassical
A vow or a covenant.
5.
Courage, fortitudeclassical
Courage, fortitude, or strength of heart.

الشَّكِيمُnoun

1.
Plural of 'shakima'classical
A plural form referring to the bits of bridles.

شَكِيمَةٌnoun

1.
Lionclassical
A name for a lion.

شَكَمَهُverb

1.
To bite himclassical
To bite someone.

شَكَمَverb

1.
To bribeclassical
To bribe someone, as if to block their mouth with a bit.

شَكِمَverb

1.
To be hungryclassical
To experience hunger.

شَكِيمُ القِدْرِnoun

1.
Pot's emptinessclassical
The emptiness of a cooking pot, when its contents have been consumed.

مِشْكَمٌname

1.
A male given nameboth
A name of a person.

سَلَامُ بْنُ مِشْكَمٍname

1.
A historical figureboth
A person named Salam bin Mishkam.

مَسْرُوقُ بْنُ شَكِيمٍname

1.
A historical figureboth
A person named Masruq bin Shakim.

عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْرُوقِ بْنِ شَكِيمٍname

1.
A historical figureboth
A person named Abdullah bin Masruq bin Shakim.

Parallel reading

والشَّكْمُ بالضم: الجزاء، نقله أبو عبيد عن الأموي، والشكب بالباء لغة فيه.

And al-shakm (with damma) is the recompense, as narrated by Abu Ubaid from al-Umayyi, and al-shakb (with ba') is a dialectal variant for it.

وقيل: هو العطاء، والشكد بالدال: العطاء بلا جزاء، قال الشاعر: (أبلغ قتادة غير سائله ... جزل العطاء وعاجل الشكم)

And it was said: it is the giving, and al-shakd (with dal) is giving without recompense, as the poet said: (Inform Qatada, not from one who asks him... abundant gifts and prompt reward).

وقال الكسائي: الشكم: العوض.

And al-Kisa'i said: Al-shakm is the substitute or compensation.

وقال الأصمعي: الشكم والشكد: العطية.

And al-Asma'i said: Al-shakm and al-shakd are the gift.

وقال الليث: الشكم النعمى.

And al-Layth said: Al-shakm is the blessing.

وقال الجوهري: الشكم: الجزاء، فإذا كان العطاء ابتداء فهو الشكد.

And al-Jawhari said: Al-shakm is the recompense, and if the giving is initial, then it is al-shakd.

وفي الحديث: " أن أبا طيبة حجم رسول الله [ ] فقال: اشكموه " أي: أعطوه أجره.

And in the hadith: "Abu Taybah cupped the Messenger of Allah [ ] and he said: 'Ashkimuhu'", meaning: 'Give him his wage.'

والشكيمة كسفينة: الأنفة والانتصار من الظلم، وأيضا: العهد.

And al-shakimah (like safinah) is pride and defending against injustice, and also: the covenant.

والشكيمة في اللجام: الحديدة المعترضة في فم الفرس التي فيها الفأس.

And the shakimah in the bridle: is the iron bar across the horse's mouth which contains the bit.

وفأس اللجام: هي الحديدة القائمة في الشكيمة إذا كان ذا عارضة وجد.

And the bit of the bridle: is the upright iron bar in the shakimah if it has a crossbar and is strong.

فهي فوهاء كالجوالق فوها ... مستجاف يضل فيه الشكيم

It is wide-mouthed like a large sack its mouth... hollowed out where the bits get lost.

وفلان شديد الشكيمة أي: شديد النفس أنف أبي، قاله ابن السكيت.

And so-and-so is strong in shakimah, meaning: strong in spirit, proud, said Ibn al-Sikkit.

وفي حديث عائشة تصف أباها رضي الله تعالى عنها: " فما برحت شكيمته في ذات الله) ، أي: شدة نفسه، وأصله من شكيمة اللجام.

And in Aisha's hadith describing her father, may God be pleased with him: 'His shakimah remained steadfast in the cause of God', meaning: the strength of his spirit, and its origin is from the shakimah of the bridle.

وشكمه شكما وشكيما: عضه، وبه فسر قول جرير: (فأبقوا عليكم واتقوا ناب حية ... أصاب ابن حمراء العجان شكيمها)

And he bit him (shakama-hu shakman wa shakiman): he bit him, and by this was interpreted the saying of Jarir: (So leave yourselves alone and beware of a snake's fang... the bite of its shakimah afflicted the son of the red-flanked one).

ومن المجاز: شكم الوالي يشكمه شكما: إذا رشاه، كأنه سد فمه بالشكيمة.

And from the figurative speech: the ruler bribes (shakama al-wali yashkumuhu shakman): if he bribes him, as if he blocked his mouth with the shakimah.

وشكم كفرح: جاع.

And he became hungry (shakima ka-faraha).

وشكيم القدر عراها، قال الراعي: (وكانت جديرا أن يقسم لحمها ... إذا ظل بين المنزلين شكيمها)

And the emptiness of the pot exposed it, as al-Ra'i said: (And it was worthy to have its meat divided... if its emptiness remained between the two stopping places).

قال ابن الأعرابي: الشكيمة: قوة القلب.

Ibn al-A'rabi said: Al-shakimah is the strength of the heart.

وهو ذو شكيمة: صارم حازم.

And he is dhu shakimah: decisive and firm.

وشكمه يشكمه شكما: وضع الشكيمة في فيه.

And he put the shakimah in his mouth (shakamahu yashkumuhu shakman).