شقو
Root entry · 24 derived lemmasThis root primarily concerns hardship, misery, and suffering, often in contrast to happiness or ease. It encompasses states of distress, difficulty, and misfortune, both in this life and the hereafter. The root also extends to meanings of struggle, overcoming, and even physical attributes like a difficult mountain path.
Derived headwords
- 1.Hardship, distressboth
Hardship and difficulty, often referring to a state of misery or suffering.
- 1.To be miserable, wretchedboth
To experience hardship, suffering, or misfortune; to be unhappy or wretched.
- 1.He suffers, is miserableboth
The present tense form of the verb 'to be miserable', indicating ongoing suffering or wretchedness.
- 1.Misery, wretchednessboth
The state of being miserable or wretched; misfortune or unhappiness. It is the opposite of happiness (sa'adah).
- 1.Misery, sufferingboth
A state of misery or suffering, often used interchangeably with 'shaqawah'. It can also refer to toil or exhaustion.
- 1.Misery, hardshipboth
A state of misery or hardship, similar to 'shaqawah' and 'shaqa'. It is considered the opposite of happiness.
- 1.To toil, sufferboth
To experience toil, exhaustion, or suffering. This usage is broader than general misery.
- 1.God made him miserableboth
God caused someone to be miserable or wretched; the opposite of making someone happy.
- 1.God made him miserableboth
The causative form indicating that God made someone miserable or wretched.
- 1.Miserable, wretchedboth
Describing someone who is miserable, wretched, or unfortunate.
- 1.Wretched peopleboth
The plural of 'shaqiyy', referring to a group of miserable or wretched individuals.
- 1.Comb, hair combclassical
A comb used for hair, considered a variant pronunciation or spelling of the hamzated form.
- 1.To comb (hair)classical
To use a comb on the hair, derived from the meaning of 'mishqa' as a comb.
- 1.To struggle with, contend withboth
To treat someone with hardship, to struggle against them, or to contend with them, especially in conflict or difficult situations.
- 1.Struggle, contentionboth
The act of struggling with, contending against, or treating someone with hardship.
- 1.Hardship, struggleclassical
A state of hardship or intense struggle, often in the context of conflict or difficult circumstances.
- 1.To overcome, defeatboth
To overcome or defeat someone, especially in a struggle or contest.
- 1.He overcame himboth
The past tense form indicating that one person overcame another.
- 1.Steep, inaccessible (mountain)both
Describing a mountain that is steep, tall, and difficult or impossible to climb.
- 1.Steep mountainsboth
The plural of 'shaqi', referring to steep and inaccessible mountains.
- 1.Difficulty, hardshipclassical
A state of difficulty or hardship, used metaphorically.
- 1.Endurance, perseveranceclassical
Endurance or perseverance, used metaphorically in the context of enduring hardship.
- 1.Camel's tooth eruptedclassical
The eruption or emergence of a camel's tooth, a usage considered a variant of the hamzated form.
- 1.Steep mountainsboth
Another plural form for steep and inaccessible mountains.