شق

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Form 1شَقَّهُ16 senses · 2 main

muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarشَقٌّ شُقُوقٌ

Core sense — he clave it, split it lengthwise; it was hard, or distressing, to himgenerated

1.1he clave it in pieces—شقّق الحَطَبَ

he cut it, or divided it, lengthwise — he clave, split, rived, or slit it, so as to separate it (rending, tearing, breaking, or bursting it asunder), or without separating it (cracking, chapping, gashing, slashing, furrowing, or cutting it open); syn. صَدَعَهُ. Mentioned in the TA under قد.

More explicitly, الشَّقُّ means الصَّدْعُ البَائِنُ, the cleaving and the like that separates; or غَيْرُ البَائِنِ, that which does not separate; or الصَّدْعُ, cleaving and the like in a general sense.

In the same way, but with an intensive meaning, or implying repetition of the action or its application to several objects, شقّقهُ: he clave it much, or in pieces, or in several places.

وَغَيْرَهُ means شَقَّهُ, properly: he clave the firewood and the like in pieces.

In the CK, شَقَّ الحَطَبَ is put by mistake for شقّق الحطب.

1.1.1he clave his head, or his pericranium—شَقَّ رَأْسَهُ

Sometimes, as in an instance in the K under شَقَأَ: he divided the hair of his head.

1.1.2figurative · مجاز — inferredhe separated himself from the community, and particularly from that of the Muslims—شَقَّ العَصَا

Literally, he split the staff: the staff is called by this name only while it is whole, not when it is split.

Accord. to Lth, يَشُقُّ عَصَا المُسْلِمِينَ and يُشَاقُّهُمْ mean the same; but they differ in meaning, as will be shown later.

he caused disunion and dissension among the Muslims—شَقَّ عَصَا المُسْلِمِينَ

Said of a خَارِجِىّ, that is, a heretic or schismatic.

he broke the compact of allegiance, or obedience; he became a rebel—شَقَّ عَصَا الطَّاعَةِ

1.1.3figurative · مجاز — inferredno, by Him who clave men for the riding upon horses, and the mountains for the flowing of the torrent—لَا وَالَّذِى شَقَّ الرِّجَالَ لِلْخَيْلِ وَالجِبَالَ لِلسَّيْلِ

This is the apparent meaning; the saying is mentioned by IAar, but not explained by him.

In the M is added وَعِنْدِى أَنَّهُ جَعَلَ الرِّجَالَ وَالجِبَالَ جُمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً ثُمَّ خَرَقَهُمَا فَجَعَلَ الرِّجَالَ لِهٰذِهِ وَالجِبَالَ لِهٰذَا, an expression of opinion which is by no means clear to me, though it can be reconciled with my rendering.

1.1.4the property is divided between us in halves—المَالُ بَيْنَنَا شَقَّ الأَبْلَمَةِ

the cattle are divided between us in halves—الأُبْلُمَةِ

Both mean: we are equal in respect of the property, or the cattle; the dividing being like the dividing of the ابلمة.

The ابلمة means the kind of leaf called خُوصَة, which, when it is split lengthwise, splits into halves.

Accord. to Aboo-Ziyád, the ابلمة is a herb, or leguminous plant, which puts forth pods like those of the bean; when you split them lengthwise they split into equal halves from one end to the other.

شَقَّ is in the accusative as a maṣdar, مَشْقُوقٌ being understood. See also شِقٌّ.

1.1.5figurative · مجازit clave the gum and came forth—شَقَّ

Said of the canine tooth of a child in the same way: it made its first appearance. Said also of a plant: it came forth when the ground first cleaved open from it.

. Said of the canine tooth of a camel; said to be a dialectal variant of شَقَأَ.

1.1.6figurative · مجاز

Also, with and, said of the dawn: it rose, as though it clave the place of its rising and came out from it.

1.1.7figurative · مجازsaid of lightning: it clave the clouds—انشقّ

Also, with and, said of lightning: it clave the clouds and extended high, into the middle of the sky, without going to the right and left. So says A'Obeyd. See شَقِيقٌ.

said of lightning: it clave the clouds—تشقّق

These two are said to mean اِنْعَقَّ, probably the same thing; see عَقِيقَةٌ. Or, as explained in the S and also in the O under عق, it was, or became, in a state of commotion in the clouds.

Or تشقّق, said of lightning, means it spread wide and long.

1.1.8figurative · مجاز — inferredhe passed along the way—شَقَّ السَّبِيلَ

In the K under عبر. As though he cut the way, or furrowed it.

he crossed the river by swimming—شَقَّ النَّهْرَ

In the TA under قطع.

1.1.9figurative · مجاز — inferredhe opened a way, or channel, for the water to flow out—شَقَّ المَآءَ

Syn. بَجَسَهُ. In the A and K under بجس.

1.1.10figurative · مجاز — inferredhe, or it, disordered his affair, or state of affairs, so that it became inconsistent—شَقَّ أَمْرَهُ

A phrase like شَقَّ العَصَا mentioned above; and apparently so too is what follows.

1.1.11figurative · مجاز — inferredhe cut short, or broke off, the speech; or he ceased from speaking—شَقَّ الكَلَامَ

Same as قَدَّهُ, which is also explained as synonymous with قَطَعَهُ: this generally means he cut short, or broke off, the speech, or he ceased from speaking; but sometimes, and perhaps here, he articulated the speech. Compare a meaning of form 2.

In the M and L under قد.

1.1.12

See also form 8.

1.1.13figurative · مجاز — inferredthe eyes of the dying man became fixedly open—شَقَّ بَصَرُ المَيِّتِ

Same as شَخَصَ: his eyelids became raised upwards, and he looked intently, and became disquieted, or disturbed.

Also: the dying man looked at a thing, his sight not recoiling to him; said of one to whom death is present. Or simply: the eyes of the dying man became open.

One should not say شَقَّ المَيِّتُ بَصَرَهُ; and شُقَّ, with damm to the ش, is not approved.

1.1.14figurative · مجاز — inferredit affected him severely; it distressed, afflicted, troubled, or wearied him—شَقَّ عَلَيْهِ

So in the M and K; in the S عَلَىَّ, and in the Msb عَلَيْنَا., maṣdar شَقٌّ and مَشَقَّةٌ — or the latter is a simple noun, as the M and Msb seem to indicate.

he caused him to fall into a difficult, distressing, or grievous case—شَقَّ عَلَيْهِ

Said of a thing, or of an affair or event: it was difficult, hard, grievous, or severe to him, and burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome to him.

The maṣdar here is apparently شَقٌّ only. He imposed upon him what was burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome.

the journey was hard, or far-extending—شَقَّتِ السَّفْرَةُ

1.2it became affected with the disease that causes cracks—شُقَّ

Said of the solid hoof, and of the pastern of a horse or the like; the disease is termed شُقَاق.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1

28:27

قَالَ إِنِّىٓ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُنكِحَكَ إِحْدَى ٱبْنَتَىَّ هَـٰتَيْنِ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تَأْجُرَنِى ثَمَـٰنِىَ حِجَجٍ ۖ فَإِنْ أَتْمَمْتَ عَشْرًا فَمِنْ عِندِكَ ۖ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَيْكَ ۚ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

He said: "I intend to wed one of these my daughters to thee, on condition that thou serve me for eight years; but if thou complete ten years, it will be (grace) from thee. But I intend not to place thee under a difficulty: thou wilt find me, indeed, if Allah wills, one of the righteous."

80:26

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

And We split the earth in fragments,

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, (S, M, Msb, K,) aor. شَقُقَ , (M, Msb,) inf. n. شَقٌّ , (S, M, Msb,) He cut it [or divided it] lengthwise; (TA in art. قد ;) [i. e.] he clave it, split it, rived or rifted it, or slit it; so as to separate it; [i. e. he clave, split, rived or rifted, slit, rent, ripped, tore, broke, or burst, it asunder;] or without separating it; [i. e. he cracked, chapped, incided or incised, gashed, slashed, furrowed, or trenched, it; or clave, split, &c., or cut, it open;] syn. صَدَعَهُ ; (K;) or [more explicitly] الشَّقُّ signifies الصَّدْعُ البَائِنُ [the cleaving &c. that separates]; or غَيْرُ البَائِنِ [that which does not separate]; or الصَّدْعُ [the cleaving, &c.,] in a general sense: (M:) and in like manner, [but with an intensive signification, or implying frequency or repetition of the action, or its application to several objects, generally meaning he clave it, &c., much, or in pieces, or in several places,] شقّقهُ : (M, K:) you say, شقّق الحَطَبَ (S, K) وَغَيْرَهُ (S) i. e. شَقَّهُ [but properly meaning He clave in pieces the firewood &c.]. (K. [In the CK, شَقَّ الحَطَبَ is erroneously put for شقّق الحطب .]) [ شَقَّ رَأْسَهُ generally means He clave his head, or his pericranium: and sometimes, as in an instance in the K voce شَقَأَ , he divided the hair of his head.] شَقَّ العَصَا [lit. He split the staff] means he separated himself from the community; (S, K, TA;) and particularly, that of the Muslims: because the staff is not thus called but when it is whole, not when it is split: accord. to Lth, يَشُقُّ عَصَا المُسْلِمِينَ and يُشَاقُّهُمْ signify alike: but they differ in meaning, as will be shown hereafter. (TA.) شَقَّ عَصَا المُسْلِمِينَ , K, TA,) said of a خَارِجِىّ [i. e. heretic or schismatic], also means He effected disunion and dissension in the body of the Muslims. (TA.) And one says also, شَقَّ عَصَا الطَّاعَةِ [He broke the compact of allegiance, or obedience; became a rebel]. (M.) لَا وَالَّذِى شَقَّ الرِّجَالَ لِلْخَيْلِ وَالجِبَالَ لِلسَّيْلِ [app. meaning No, by Him who clave men for the riding upon horses, and the mountains for the flowing of the torrent,] is a saying mentioned by IAar, but not expl. by him. (M. [It is there added, وَعِنْدِى أَنَّهُ جَعَلَ الرِّجَالَ وَالجِبَالَ جُمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً ثُمَّ خَرَقَهُمَا فَجَعَلَ الرِّجَالَ لِهٰذِهِ وَالجِبَالَ لِهٰذَا : an expression of opinion which is, to me, by no means clear, though reconcilable with my rendering.]) المَالُ بَيْنَنَا شَقَّ الأَبْلَمَةِ and الأُبْلُمَةِ [The property is divided between us as in the dividing of the ابلمة ; or the cattle are divided &c.;] means we are equal in respect of the property, or cattle: for the ابلمة means the [kind of leaf called] خُوصَة , which, when it is split lengthwise, splits in halves: (M:) or, accord. to Aboo-Ziyád, the ابلمة is a herb, or leguminous plant, ( بَقْلَةٌ ,) to which there come forth pods, like [those of] the bean; and when you split them lengthwise, they split in halves, equally, from the first part to the last thereof: شَقَّ is in the accus. case as an inf. n., مَشْقُوقٌ being understood. (Har p. 639.) [See also شِقٌّ .] شَقَّ , (S, M, K,) aor. شَقُقَ , inf. n. شُقُوقٌ , (M,) said of the canine tooth of a camel, It [clave the gum and] came forth: (S, M, K, TA:) [said to be] a dial. var. of شَقَأَ : (S:) and said of the canine tooth of a child, (M, TA,) in like manner, (TA,) meaning it made its first appearance: (M:) and said also of a plant, [as meaning it came forth] on the ground's first cleaving open from it. (M, TA.) Also, aor. شَقُقَ , inf. n. شَقٌّ , said of the dawn, It rose; as though it clave the place of its rising and came forth therefrom. (TA.) Also, aor. شَقُقَ , (TA,) inf. n. شَقٌّ , said of lightning, It [clave the clouds, and] extended high, into the midst of the sky, without going to the right and left: (K, TA:) so says A'Obeyd: (TA: [see شَقِيقٌ :]) and انشقّ and تشقّق , said of lightning, signify اِنْعَقَّ [probably meaning the same; (see عَقِيقَةٌ ;) or, as expl. in the S and also in the O, in art. عق , it was, or became, in a state of commotion, ( تَضَرَّبَ ,) in the clouds]: (M, TA:) or تشقّق said of lightning means it spread wide and long. (JK.) شَقَّ السَّبِيلَ (K in art. عبر ) He passed along the way; as though he cut it, or furrowed it. (TK in that art.) And شَقَّ النَّهْرَ He crossed the river by swimming. (TA in art. قطع .) شَقَّ المَآءَ He opened a way, passage, vent, or channel, for the water to flow forth; syn. بَجَسَهُ . (A and K in art. بجس .) شَقَّ أَمْرَهُ , aor. شَقُقَ , inf. n. شَقٌّ , He, or it, discomposed, deranged, or disordered, so that it became incongruous, or inconsistent, his affair, or state of affairs. (M, TA.) [A phrase similar to شَقَّ العَصَا , mentioned above. And so, app., what next follows.] شَقَّ الكَلَامَ , i. q. قَدَّهُ [also expl. as syn. with قَطَعَهُ , which generally means He cut short, or broke off, the speech; or ceased from speaking; but sometimes, and perhaps in this case, he articulated speech, or the speech: compare a signification of 2.]. (M and L in art. قد .) See also 8. شَقَّ بَصَرُ المَيِّتِ i. q. شَخَصَ [i. e. The eye, or eyes, of the dying man became fixedly open; or his eyelids became raised upwards, and he looked intently, and became disquieted, or disturbed]: (M, TA:) and (TA) the dying man looked at a thing, his sight not recoiling to him: (S, K, TA:) said of him to whom death is present: (S, TA:) or [simply] the eyes of the dying man became open: (TA:) one should not say شَقَّ المَيِّتُ بَصَرَهُ : (S, M, K:) and شُقَّ , with damm to the ش , is not approved. (IAth, TA.) شَقَّ عَلَيْهِ , (M, K, in the S عَلَىَّ , and in the Msb عَلَيْنَا ,) aor. شَقُقَ , (S, M, Msb,) inf. n. شَقٌّ (S, M, K) and مَشَقَّةٌ , (S, K,) [or the latter is a simple subst., as seems to be indicated in the M and Msb,] It (a thing, S, or an affair, or event, M, Msb, K) affected him severely; had a severe effect upon him; distressed, afflicted, troubled, molested, inconvenienced, fatigued, or wearied, him: (M:) it was difficult, hard, distressing, grievous, or severe, to him; (K, TA;) and onerous, burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome, to him. (TA.) And شَقَّ عَلَيْهِ , [inf. n., app., شَقٌّ only,] He caused him to fall into a difficult, hard, distressing, grievous, or severe, case: (K, TA:) imposed upon him that which was onerous, burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome. (TA.) And شَقَّتِ السَّفْرَةُ The journey was [difficult, hard, or] far-extending. (Msb.) شُقَّ , said of the solid hoof, and of the pastern of a horse or the like, It was, or became, affected with the disease termed شُقَاق , occasioning cracks. (M, TA.)

Form 2شَقَّقَ2 senses · 1 main

maṣdarتَشْقِيقٌ

Core sense — he clave it in pieces; he uttered speech in the best mannergenerated

2.1

See form 1, first sentence.

2.1.1figurative · مجازhe uttered, or pronounced, the speech in the best manner—شقّق الكَلَامَ

. Also: he sought with repeated efforts, in speaking, to utter the speech in the best manner.

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see 1, first sentence. شقّق الكَلَامَ , (S, K, TA,) inf. n. تَشْقِيقٌ , (TA,) He uttered, or pronounced, speech, or the speech, in the best manner: (S, K, TA:) and he sought with repeated efforts, in speaking, to utter, or pronounce, the speech in the best manner. (TA.)

Form 3شاقّهُ1 sense

maṣdarمُشَاقَّةٌ

Core sense — he acted contrariously, adversely, and with hostility towards himgenerated

3.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

Maṣdars مُشَاقَّةٌ and شِقَاقٌ, the latter occurring in the Qur'ān 2:131 and 4:39 and elsewhere: he acted with him contrariously, adversely, and with hostility; properly, each of them doing to the other what was distressing, grievous, or troublesome, so that each of them was in a شِقّ, a side, other than that of his fellow; or as though he became in a شِقّ, that is, a side, in respect of him.

Er-Rāghib: the maṣdar means the being in a شِقّ, or side, other than that of one's fellow. Or it is from شَقُّ العَصَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ صَاحِبِكَ, meaning the causing of disunion and dissension between you and your fellow, so that it is figurative. Or the primary meaning of الشِّقَاقُ is the being mutually remote.

See also form 1, in the first quarter of the paragraph.

Qur’ān 2:137 approximate — somewhere between 2:128 and 2:143 Lane cites “Kur ii. 131”

Qur’ān 2:137 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root

فَإِنْ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِمِثْلِ مَآ ءَامَنتُم بِهِۦ فَقَدِ ٱهْتَدَوا۟ ۖ وَّإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَإِنَّمَا هُمْ فِى شِقَاقٍ ۖ فَسَيَكْفِيكَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

So if they believe as ye believe, they are indeed on the right path; but if they turn back, it is they who are in schism; but Allah will suffice thee as against them, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 3 1 shown of 5

59:4

ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ شَآقُّوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ ۖ وَمَن يُشَآقِّ ٱللَّهَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ

That is because they resisted Allah and His Messenger: and if any one resists Allah, verily Allah is severe in Punishment.

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, (M, Mgh, Msb,) inf. n. مُشَاقَّةٌ (S, M, Mgh, Msb, K) and شِقَاقٌ , (S, M, Msb, K,) the latter inf. n. occurring in the Kur ii. 131 and iv. 39 [&c.], (TA,) He acted with him contrariously, or adversely, (S, * M, Mgh, Msb, K,) and inimically; (K;) properly, each of them doing to the other that which was distressing, grievous, or troublesome, so that each of them was in a شِقّ [or side] other than that of his fellow; (Msb;) or as though he became in a شِقّ , i. e. side, in respect of him: (Mgh:) accord. to Er-Rághib, the inf. n. signifies the being in a شِقّ [or side] other than that of one's fellow: or it is from شَقُّ العَصَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ صَاحِبِكَ [meaning “ the effecting disunion and dissension between thee and thy fellow ”], so that it is tropical: (TA:) or the primary meaning of الشِّقَاقُ is the being [mutually] remote. (Ham p. 326.) See also 1, in the first quarter of the paragraph.

Form 4اشقّ النَّخْلُ1 sense

Core sense — the palm-trees put forth their spadixesgenerated

4.1

The palm-trees put forth their شَوَاقّ, plural of شَاقَّةٌ.

Mentioned by Th, on the authority of some of the Benoo-Suwááh.

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The palm-trees put forth their شَوَاقّ , pl. of شَاقَّةٌ [q. v.]: mentioned by Th, on the authority of some one or more of the BenooSuwáäh. (M.)

Form 5تشقّق3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — it became cloven in pieces, it cracked; he became leangenerated

5.1

Quasi-passive of form 2: said of firewood and the like — it became cloven in pieces. See form 7, in two places.

5.1.1

Said of lightning: see form 1, in two places, in the latter half of the paragraph.

5.1.2figurative · مجاز

Said of a horse: he was, or became, lean, or light of flesh; slender and lean; or lean, and lank in the belly.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 5

2:74

ثُمَّ قَسَتْ قُلُوبُكُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ فَهِىَ كَٱلْحِجَارَةِ أَوْ أَشَدُّ قَسْوَةً ۚ وَإِنَّ مِنَ ٱلْحِجَارَةِ لَمَا يَتَفَجَّرُ مِنْهُ ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۚ وَإِنَّ مِنْهَا لَمَا يَشَّقَّقُ فَيَخْرُجُ مِنْهُ ٱلْمَآءُ ۚ وَإِنَّ مِنْهَا لَمَا يَهْبِطُ مِنْ خَشْيَةِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَـٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

Thenceforth were your hearts hardened: They became like a rock and even worse in hardness. For among rocks there are some from which rivers gush forth; others there are which when split asunder send forth water; and others which sink for fear of Allah. And Allah is not unmindful of what ye do.

25:25

وَيَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِٱلْغَمَـٰمِ وَنُزِّلَ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ تَنزِيلًا

The Day the heaven shall be rent asunder with clouds, and angels shall be sent down, descending (in ranks),-

50:44

يَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ ٱلْأَرْضُ عَنْهُمْ سِرَاعًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ حَشْرٌ عَلَيْنَا يَسِيرٌ

The Day when the Earth will be rent asunder, from (men) hurrying out: that will be a gathering together,- quite easy for Us.

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quasi-pass. of 2: (S, M, K:) said of firewood (S, K) &c. (S) [as meaning It became cloven in pieces]. See 7, in two places. Said of lightning: see 1, in two places, in the latter half of the paragraph. Said of a horse, He was, or became, lean, or light of flesh; slender and lean; or lean, and lank in the belly. (A'Obeyd, TA.)

Form 6تَشَاقَّا1 sense

Core sense — they wrangled, or contended, each with the othergenerated

6.1they wrangled, quarrelled, or contended, each with the other, and took to the right and left in contention—اِشْتَقَّا

Said of two adversaries, or litigants; فِى الشَّىْءِ, in respect of the thing.

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, said of two adversaries, or litigants, as also اِشْتَقَّا , They wrangled, quarrelled, or contended, each with the other, (M, TA,) and took to the right and left in contention; (TA;) فِى الشَّىْءِ [in respect of the thing]. (M.)

Form 7انشقّ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — it became cloven, split, or cracked; it clave asundergenerated

7.1figurative · مجاز — inferredand the moon has been cloven in two—وَٱنْشَقَّ القَمَرُ

Quasi-passive of شَقَّهُ as explained in the first sentence of this article: it became divided lengthwise, cloven, split, rived, slit, rent, ripped, torn, broken, or burst asunder; or it became cracked, chapped, gashed, slashed, furrowed, or cut open; or it clave, or split. In the same way تشقّق is quasi-passive of شَقَّقَهُ: it became cloven or split much, or in pieces, or in several or many places. Or the former sometimes means it opened so as to have an interstice in it.

In the Qur'ān 54:1, as a sign to the Prophet; or: it shall be cloven on the day of resurrection. The former is confirmed by another reading, وَقَدِ أْنْشَقَّ القَمَرُ. Er-Rāghib: the meaning is, the case has become manifest.

the thing became cloven in halves—انشقّ الشَّىْءُ بِنِصْفَيْنِ

it became cloven from it; it branched off from it, as one river from another—انشقّ مِنْهُ

it clave asunder from over it, so as to disclose it—انشقّ عَنْهُ

Derived nouns 21

Nounشَقٌّ5 senses · 3 main

Core sense — a fissure, a cleft, a crack; the daybreakgenerated

1in the hand, or arm, of such a one are cracks, or the like—بِيَدِ فُلَانٍ شُقُوقٌ

Singular of شُقُوقٌ, originally a maṣdar: an opening forming an interstice in a thing; or a fissure, cleft, chink, split, slit, rent, or crack, syn. صَدْعٌ, in wood or a stick, or in a wall, or in a glass vessel.

Or a place that is مَشْقُوق — see form 1, first sentence, and see also مَشَقٌّ — and often meaning an incision, a gash, a furrow, or a trench; as though a maṣdar used as a noun in this sense. Plural as above, شُقُوقٌ. It differs from شُقَاقٌ in having a general meaning.

These two are given by Yaakoob; but it is asserted that in this case one should not say شُقَاقٌ.

and in his foot, or leg—بِرِجْلِهِ

the trench, or oblong excavation, in the middle of the grave—شَقُّ القَبْرِ

Accord. to As, شُقُوقٌ means صُدُوع, that is, fissures and the like, in mountains, and in the earth, or ground.

1.1

The gap, or chink, between the two edges, or borders, of the labia majora of a woman's vulva; also مَشَقٌّ.

1.2figurative · مجاز

And the daybreak.

See also the next paragraph, first and fifth sentences.

And see the last two sentences of the same paragraph.

Qur’ānic occurrences شَقّ

80:26

ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا

And We split the earth in fragments,

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sing. of شُقُوقٌ ; (S, Mgh, Msb, K;) originally an inf. n.; (S, Msb;) An opening forming an interstice in a thing: (Msb:) or a fissure, cleft, chink, split, slit, rent, crack, or the like, syn. صَدْعٌ , in wood or a stick, or in a wall, or in a glass vessel [&c.]: (T, TA:) [or] a place that is مَشْقُوق [i. e. cloven or cleft, split, &c.: (see 1, first sentence: and see also مَشَقٌّ :) and often signifying an incision, a gash, or a furrow, or trench]: (M, K:) as though an inf. n. used as a subst. in this sense: pl. as above, شُقُوقٌ : (M:) it differs from شُقَاقٌ , (S, Mgh,) by having a general signification: (Mgh:) accord. to Yaakoob, one says, بِيَدِ فُلَانٍ شُقُوقٌ (S, Mgh) and بِرِجْلِهِ (S) [i. e. In the hand, or arm, of such a one are cracks, or the like, and in his foot, or leg]: but [it is asserted that in this case] one should not say شُقَاقٌ : (S, Mgh: [see, however, this word:]) and hence, شَقُّ القَبْرِ The trench, or oblong excavation, in the middle of the grave: and accord. to As, شُقُوقٌ signifies صُدُوع [i. e. fissures, &c.,] in mountains, and in the earth, or ground. (Mgh.) The rima vulvæ of a woman; i. e. the gap [or chink] between the two edges, or borders, of the labia majora of her vulva: as also مَشَقٌّ . (M, K.) And The daybreak. (S, K, TA.) See also the next paragraph, first and fifth sentences. And see the last two sentences of the same paragraph.

Nounشِقٌّ10 senses · 2 main

Core sense — the half of a thing; a side; difficulty, hardshipgenerated

1I took the half of the sheep or goat—أَخَذْتُ شِقَّ الشَّاةِ

The half of a thing of any kind, as also شَقٌّ; or the half of a thing when it is cloven, split, or divided lengthwise, as also شِقَّةٌ.

شِقَّةَ الشَّاةِ is used in the same way; the common people pronounce the ش with fet-ḥ.

take this half of the sheep or goat—خُذْ هٰذَا الشِّقَّ

شِقَّة here means half.

give alms, though it be but the half of a date—تَصَدَّقُوا وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ

the property is between us in two equal halves—المَالُ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكَ شِقَّ الشَّعَرَةِ

From a tradition; the meaning is: do not think anything little that is given as alms.

شَقَّ الشَّعَرَةِ is used in the same way. In the CK and in my manuscript copy of the K, شقُّ; but the former reading appears to be the right one, شَقَّ being a maṣdar, as in a similar saying in the former half of the first paragraph of this article, and شِقَّ being a noun used as a maṣdar, or for كَشِقِّ.

1.1

A certain kind of the jinn, accord. to Ibn-'Abbád: a species of diabolical beings having the form of the half of a human being, as Kzw says in his description of the jinn.

1.2

The lateral half, or half and side: as when one says that a person paralyzed has a شِقّ that inclines; and as when one speaks of the شِقّ of a مَحْمِل.

That means either of the two dorsers, or panniers, or oblong chests, which are borne one on either side by a camel, and which, with a small tent over them, make up a مَحْمِل; see that last word, and مَحَارَةٌ.

1.3he inclines, or leans, upon one of his two sides—يَمِيلُ عَلَى أَحَدِ شِقَّيْهِ

The side of the body, as when one says of a person that his left شِقّ was grazed, or abraded.

Said of a horse.

he went, or walked, inclining upon one side—مَشَى عَلَى شِقٍّ

he went, or walked, inclining upon one side—فِى شِقٍّ

1.4figurative · مجاز — inferredsuch a one is of the collateral branch of the kinsfolk, or tribe, not of the main stock—فُلَانٌ مِنْ شِقِّ العَشِيرَةِ لَا مِنْ صَمِيمِهَا

The side, or lateral part, of a thing; the two sides of a thing are called شِقَّاهُ. Or, as some say, the side of a mountain.

In the Mgh under عرض.

1.5

Same as شَقِيقٌ, which primarily means the cloven-off half of a thing: when a thing is cloven in halves, each of the halves is called the شَقِيق of the other.

1.6figurative · مجاز — inferredhe is my brother, and the counterpart of myself—هُوَ أَخِى وَشِقُّ نَفْسِى

And hence, the counterpart of a person or thing. This appears to be meant by J, and accord. to SM in the K, where it is said that شِقٌّ is synonymous with شَقِيقٌ, since they add immediately after what follows.

this is the like of him, or of it—شَقِيقُهُ هذَا

women are the likes of men in natural dispositions—النِّسَآءُ شَقَائِقُ الرِّجَالِ

As though he were cloven from me, because each of us resembles the other.

Said in a tradition; شَقَائِقُ is the plural of شَقِيقٌ as feminine, or of شَقِيقَةٌ in the same sense. As though they were cloven from them; or because Eve was created from Adam.

1.7figurative · مجاز

And a man's brother; also شَقِيقٌ, meaning a brother by the same father and mother; from شَقِيقٌ as meaning either half of a thing that is cloven in halves, or as though the relationship of the one were cloven from that of the other. Plural of the latter أَشِقَّآءُ.

1.8

And a name for a thing at which one looks. This is apparently taken from the following saying of Lth, in which I think الشِّقُّ is a mistranscription for الشَّقُّ, meaning the crack, or the like.

Lth: الشَّقُّ is the maṣdar of شَقَقْتُ, and الشِّقُّ is a name for that at which one looks, that is, for the visible effect of the act the verb denotes; and the plural is الشُّقُوقُ, which is well known as the plural of الشَّقُّ.

2which you would not reach except with difficulty, or distress, of the souls—لَمْ تَكُونُوا بَالِغِيهِ إِلَّا بِشِقِ ٱلْأَنْفُسِ

Also the same as مَشَقَّةٌ: difficulty, hardship, distress, affliction, trouble, inconvenience, fatigue, or weariness. Er-Rāghib: and languor, or lack of power, that comes over the mind and the body.

And so شَقٌّ; it is sometimes pronounced with fet-ḥ, as mentioned by A'Obeyd and by AZ; or this is a maṣdar, and شِقٌّ is the noun.

شُقَّةٌ and شِقَّةٌ also mean the same as مَشَقَّةٌ, or such as overtakes a man as a result of travel; the plurals of these two are شُقَقٌ, mentioned by Fr, and شِقَقٌ, mentioned on the authority of some of the tribe of Keys. The plural of مَشَقَّةٌ is مَشَاقُّ and مَشَقَّاتٌ.

In the Qur'ān 16:7; where some read بِشَقِّ.

Qur’ānic occurrences شِقّ

16:7

وَتَحْمِلُ أَثْقَالَكُمْ إِلَىٰ بَلَدٍ لَّمْ تَكُونُوا۟ بَـٰلِغِيهِ إِلَّا بِشِقِّ ٱلْأَنفُسِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ

And they carry your heavy loads to lands that ye could not (otherwise) reach except with souls distressed: for your Lord is indeed Most Kind, Most Merciful,

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The half (S, Mgh, Msb, K) of a thing (S, Msb, K) of any kind; as also شَقٌّ : (K:) or the half of a thing when it is cloven, or split, or divided lengthwise; (M;) as also شِقَّةٌ . (AHn, S, * M, K.) One says, أَخَذْتُ شِقَّ الشَّاةِ and شِقَّةَ الشَّاةِ I took the half of the sheep or goat: (S, TA:) the vulgar pronounce the ش with fet-h. (TA.) And خُذْ هٰذَا الشِّقَّ Take thou this شِقَّة [i. e. half] of the sheep or goat. (TA.) Hence the trad., تَصَدَّقُوا وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ i. e. [Give ye alms though it be but] the half of a date; meaning deem not anything little that is given as alms. (TA.) And المَالُ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكَ شِقَّ الشَّعَرَةِ and شَقَّ الشَّعَرَةِ , (O, K, * [in the CK and in my MS. copy of the K شقُّ , but the former reading appears to be the right, شَقَّ being an inf. n. as in a similar saying in the former half of the first paragraph of this art., and شِقَّ being a subst. used as an inf. n. or for كَشِقِّ ,]) meaning [The property is between us] two halves, equal [in division]. (K.) [Hence,] A certain kind of the jinn, or genii; (Ibn- 'Abbád, O, K;) a species of diabolical beings having the form of the half of a human being. (Kzw in his Descr. of the Jinn.) The lateral half, or half and side; as when one says that a person paralyzed has a شِقّ inclining; and as when one speaks of the شِقّ of a مَحْمِل [meaning either of the two dorsers, or panniers, or oblong chests, which are borne, one on either side, by a camel, and which, with a small tent over them, compose a مَحْمِل : see this last word, and مَحَارَةٌ ]. (Mgh.) The side of the body; as when one says of a person that his left شِقّ was grazed, or abraded. (Mgh.) [Hence,] one says of a horse, يَمِيلُ عَلَى أَحَدِ شِقَّيْهِ [He inclines, or leans, upon one of his two sides]. (O.) [And مَشَى عَلَى شِقٍّ and فِى شِقٍّ He went, or walked, inclining upon one side.] The side, or lateral part, (Lth, Msb, K, TA,) of a thing; the two sides of a thing being called شِقَّاهُ : (Lth, TA:) or, as some say, (TA,) the side of a mountain. (S, TA.) [Hence,] one says, فُلَانٌ مِنْ شِقِّ العَشِيرَةِ لَا مِنْ صَمِيمِهَا [Such a one is of the collateral class of the kinsfolk, or tribe, not of the main stock thereof]. (Mgh in art. عرض .) I. q. شَقِيقٌ ; (S, Msb, K;) [which primarily signifies The cloven-off half of a thing; i. e.,] when a thing is cloven in halves, each of the halves is called the شَقِيق of the other. (S, K.) [And hence, The counterpart of a person or thing: and this appears to be meant by J, and accord. to SM in the K, where it is said that شِقٌّ is syn. with شَقِيقٌ ; for they add immediately after:] one says هُوَ أَخِى وَشِقُّ نَفْسِى [He is my brother, and the counterpart of myself]; (S, TA;) as though he were cloven from me, because of the resemblance of each of us to the other. (TA.) One says also, شَقِيقُهُ هذَا , meaning This is the like of him, or it. (TA.) And [hence] it is said in a trad., النِّسَآءُ شَقَائِقُ الرِّجَالِ , [in which شَقَائِقُ is the pl. of شَقِيقٌ as fem., or of شَقِيقَةٌ in the same sense,] meaning Women are the likes of men in natural dispositions; as though they were cloven from them; or because Eve was created from Adam. (TA.) And A man's brother; (M;) and so شَقِيقٌ ; (S, M, O, K, TA;) meaning a brother by the father and mother; (TA;) from شَقِيقٌ as meaning “ either half of a thing that is cloven in halves; ” (S, TA;) or as though the relationship of one were cloven from that of the other: (IDrd, O, K:) pl. of the latter أَشِقَّآءُ . (M, Msb.) And a name for A thing at which one looks: (Lth, O, K:) [but this is app. taken from the following saying of Lth, in which I think الشِّقُّ is a mistranscription for الشَّقُّ , meaning “ the crack, ” &c.:] الشَّقُّ is the inf. n. of شَقَقْتُ , and الشِّقُّ is a name for that at which one looks [i. e. for the visible effect of the act signified by the verb], and the pl. is الشُّقُوقُ [which is well known as the pl. of الشَّقُّ ]. (JK.) Also i. q. مَشَقَّةٌ (S, M, O, Msb, K) i. e. Difficulty, hardship, distress, affliction, trouble, inconvenience, fatigue, or weariness; (M, TA;) and languor, or lack of power, that overtakes the mind and the body; (Er-Rághib, TA;) and so شَقٌّ ; (IJ, S, M, O, K;) thus it is sometimes pronounced with fet-h; mentioned by A'Obeyd; (S;) and by AZ; (M;) or this is an inf. n., and شِقٌّ is the subst.; (O, K;) and شُقَّةٌ and شِقَّةٌ also signify the same as مَشَقَّةٌ , (K,) or such as overtakes a man in consequence of travel; (TA;) and the pls. of these two are شُقَقٌ , (K, TA,) mentioned by Fr, (TA,) and شِقَقٌ , (K, TA,) mentioned on the authority of some one or more of [the tribe of] Keys: (TA:) the pl. of مَشَقَّةٌ is مَشَاقُّ and مَشَقَّاتٌ . (TA.) Hence, in the Kur [xvi. 7], لَمْ تَكُونُوا بَالِغِيهِ إِلَّا بِشِقِ ٱلْأَنْفُسِ [Which ye would not reach save with difficulty, or distress, &c., of the souls]; where some read بِشَقِّ . (S, * TA.)

Nounشُقَّةٌ7 senses · 1 main

Core sense — an oblong piece of cloth, half a garment; a far journey; a distant tractgenerated

1such a one sells pieces, or oblong pieces, of linen—فُلَانٌ يَبِيعُ شِقَاقَ الكَتَّانِ

Er-Rāghib: it primarily means the half of a garment, one consisting of two oblong pieces sewed together side by side; then it was applied to such a garment when it is complete. Both of these senses are used today.

Or a piece of a garment; or the شُقَّة of ثِيَاب — so, and only so, in the S, meaning of garments and of cloths, for it is used of both — is an oblong piece, syn. سَبِيبَةٌ مُسْتَطِيلَةٌ. It is often applied to an oblong piece of cloth of the kind of which a tent is composed. Plural شُقَقٌ and شِقَاقٌ.

1.1

Also a piece of a مَزَادَة. In the B and TA under بصر.

1.2

And a piece, or portion, or tract, of Hell; likewise pronounced شِقَّةٌ.

1.3

And a far journey; also شِقَّةٌ, sometimes pronounced with kesr: a far, long journey; a far-extending space; or a road difficult for the one who travels it; or simply a journey.

And the same as ثنيا — so in my copy of the Msb, apparently a mistranscription for ثَنِيَّة, that is, a mountain-road and the like. Plural شُقَقٌ.

1.4

And a part, region, quarter, or tract (Ibn-'Arafeh) towards which one draws near (Ibn-'Arafeh), or towards which the traveller directs himself, like شُكَّةٌ; or, Er-Rāghib: one in the reaching of which a person is overtaken by difficulty, or distress.

And شِقَّةٌ means the same.

1.5

And distance; also شِقَّةٌ.

1.6

See also شِقٌّ, last sentence but one.

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primarily signifies The half of a garment [consisting of two oblong pieces sewed together, side by side]: then it was applied to [such] a garment as it is [when complete: in both of these senses it is used in the present day]: (Er-Rághib, TA:) or a piece ( قِطْعَةٌ ) of a garment: (Mgh:) or the شُقَّة of ثِيَاب [thus, and thus only, in the S, meaning of garments and of cloths, for it is of both,] is an oblong piece; syn. سَبِيبَةٌ مُسْتَطِيلَةٌ : (M, K:) [it is often applied to an oblong piece of cloth of those pieces of which a tent is composed:] pl. شُقَقٌ and شِقَاقٌ . (M, Mgh, TA.) One says, فُلَانٌ يَبِيعُ شِقَاقَ الكَتَّانِ [Such a one sells pieces, or oblong pieces, &c., of linen]. (Mgh.) Also A piece of a مَزَادَة [q. v.]. (B, TA in art. بصر .) And A piece, or portion, [or tract,] of Hell; likewise pronounced شِقَّةٌ . (Ham p. 816.) And A far journey; as also شِقَّةٌ , (S, M, K,) sometimes thus pronounced with kesr: (S:) a far, long journey: a far-extending space: (TA:) or a road difficult to him who travels it: (Mgh:) or [simply] a journey: and i. q. ثنيا [so in my copy of the Msb, app. a mistranscription for ثَنِيَّة , i. e. a mountain-road, &c.]: pl. شُقَقٌ . (Msb.) And A part, region, quarter, or tract, (Ibn-'Arafeh, Er-Rághib, K, TA,) towards which one draws near, (Ibn-'Arafeh, TA,) or towards which the traveller directs himself, (K, TA,) [like شُكَّةٌ ,] or in the reaching of which one is overtaken by difficulty, or distress; (Er-Rághib, TA;) And شِقَّةٌ signifies the same. (K.) And Distance; and so شِقَّةٌ . (K.) See also شِقٌّ , last sentence but one.

Nounشِقَّةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a splinter, or a piece split off lengthwisegenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferredhe became excited by sharpness of temper, and was as though a bit of him flew off to the ground and a bit into the sky—اِحْتَدَّ فَطَارَتْ مِنْهُ شِقَّةٌ فِى الأَرْضِ وَشِقَّةٌ فِى السَّمَآءِ

A splinter that splits off, or a piece split off, of a plank, or of wood, or of a piece of wood, or of some other thing: a piece split, or divided, lengthwise, of a staff or stick, or of a garment or piece of cloth, and the like: and a piece split from anything, such as the half. Plural شِقَقٌ.

Said of one who is angry. In the S, فى الارض and what follows it is omitted. See also شِقٌّ, first three sentences.

1.1

See also شُقَّةٌ, in four places.

1.2

And see شِقٌّ again, last sentence but one.

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A splinter (S, K) that splits off, (S,) or a piece (M, Mgh, TA) split off, (M, TA,) of a plank, (S, M, K, TA,) or of wood, (TA,) or of a piece of wood, (S, Mgh,) or other thing: (M, TA:) a piece split, or divided, lengthwise, of a staff, or stick, and of a garment, or piece of cloth, &c.: (IDrd, O, K:) and a piece split (K, TA) from anything; such as the half: (TA:) pl. شِقَقٌ . (O, TA.) One says of him who is angry, اِحْتَدَّ فَطَارَتْ مِنْهُ شِقَّةٌ فِى الأَرْضِ وَشِقَّةٌ فِى السَّمَآءِ [He became excited by sharpness of temper, or angriness, and he was as though a bit flew from him upon the ground, and a bit into the sky]. (S, * M, TA: in the S, فى الارض &c. is omitted.) See also شِقٌّ , first three sentences. See also شُقَّةٌ , in four places. And see شِقٌّ , again, last sentence but one.

Nounشَقَقٌ1 sense

Core sense — the quality of being wide between the hind legs, or tallgenerated

The quality, in a horse and in a man, denoted by the adjective أَشَقُّ.

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The quality, in a horse, (M, K,) and in a man, (M,) denoted by the epithet أَشَقُّ [q. v.]. (M, K.)

Nounشَقَقَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — enemiesgenerated

Enemies; a plural whose singular is not mentioned.

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[a pl. of which the sing. is not mentioned] Enemies. (TA.)

Nounشُقَاقٌ1 sense

Core sense — cracks in the skin, or in the pasterns and hoofs of horsesgenerated

A cracking in several places, or cracks, or a certain disease occasioning cracks, in the pasterns of horses or the like, and in their hoofs, sometimes rising to their shanks. So says Yaakoob.

And, accord. to Lth and Az, a cracking in several places of the skin, from cold or some other cause, in the hands or arms, and the face; or it also means any crack, or slit, in the skin, from disease.

As says that it is in the hand or arm, and the foot or leg, of a human being, and in the fore leg and hind leg of an animal; but this is inconsistent with what Yaakoob says under شَقٌّ, first sentence. See also أَسْعَدُ and شَرَجٌ.

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A cracking in several places, ( تَشَقُّقٌ , S, K,) or cracks, (Mgh,) or a certain disease occasioning cracks, (M,) in the pasterns of horses or the like, (S, M, Mgh, K,) and in their hoofs, (M, Mgh,) and sometimes rising to their shanks: so says Yaakoob: (S:) and, accord. to Lth, (Mgh,) and Az, (TA,) a cracking in several places ( تَشَقُّقٌ ) of the skin, from cold or some other cause, in the hands or arms, and the face: (Mgh, TA:) or it signifies also any crack, or slit, in the skin, from disease: (M, TA:) As says that it is in the hand or arm, and the foot or leg, of a human being, and in the fore leg and kind leg of an animal: (Mgh, TA:) but this is inconsistent with what is said by Yaakoob [as stated voce شَقٌّ , first sentence]. (Mgh.) See also أَسْعَدُ : and شَرَجٌ .

Nounشَقِيقٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a brother by the same father and mother; a calf grown stronggenerated

See شِقٌّ, in five places.

1.1

شَقِيقُ البَرْقِ — so in a copy of the M, but the right reading may be شَقِيقَةُ البَرْقِ, which occurs in the next sentence of the M — is the same as عَقِيقَتُهُ, explained in the S under خفو as lightning that cleaves the clouds and extends high, into the middle of the sky, without going to the right and left; but see شَقِيقَةٌ.

2figurative · مجاز — inferred

Also a calf that has become firm, or strong; and applied likewise to a man who has become so, by way of comparison. Or a bull such as is termed جَذَعٌ, that is, in his second or third year.

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: see شِقٌّ , in five places. شَقِيقُ البَرْقِ [so in a copy of the M, but the right reading may be شَقِيقَةُ البَرْقِ , which occurs in the next sentence of the M,] i. q. عَقِيقَتُهُ [expl. in the S, in art. خفو , as meaning Lightning that cleaves the clouds, and extends high, into the midst of the sky, without going to the right and left: but see شَقِيقَةٌ ]. (M.) Also A calf that has become firm, or strong: (O, K:) and applied likewise to a man [that has become so; by way of comparison]: (O:) or a bull such as is termed جَذَعٌ [i. e. in his second, or third, year]. (JK.)

Nounشَقُوقَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a certain very small ash-coloured birdgenerated

A certain bird; also called شَقِيقَةٌ; and شُقَيِّقَةٌ is the diminutive of it.

AHát says: the شَقُوقَة is a very little thing, grayish, of the colour of ashes; ten and fifteen of these congregate; and I think it is the شُقَيِّقَة, which is a دُخَّلَة of the دُخَّل; it is somewhat dusky, and its form is the form of these, but it is smaller than they; it is called شُقَيِّقَة because of its smallness.

IDrd, in the class of فُعَيْعِل, mentions الشُّقَيِّقُ as meaning a certain species of birds, apparently as a collective noun of which the ism waḥda is with ة.

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A certain bird; also called شَقِيقَةٌ : (M, K:) and شُقَيِّقَةٌ is the dim. thereof: (K:) AHát says, the شَقُوقَة is a very little thing, grayish ( زُرَيْقَآءُ ), of the colour of ashes; ten and fifteen of what are thus called congregate; and I think it to be the شُقَيِّقَة , which is a دُخَّلَة of the دُخَّل [q. v.]; it is somewhat dusky; and its form is the form of these, but it is smaller than they: it is called شُقَيِّقَة becanse of its smallness: IDrd, in the class of فُعَيْعِل , mentions الشُّقَيِّقُ as signifying a certain species of birds [app. as a coll. gen. n., of which the n. un. is with ة ]. (O, TA.)

Nounشَقِيقَةٌ9 senses · 5 main

Core sense — a tract between two tracts of sand; pain in one half of the head; the red anemonegenerated

Accord. to Golius, a fissure, as from the KL; but it is not so explained in my copy of that work.

1.1

An intervening space, or tract, between two elongated, or extended, tracts of sand, producing herbage; thus explained to AHn by an Arab of the desert. In the last of these sources الجَبَلَيْنِ is put by mistake for الجَبْلَيْنِ.

Or a rugged tract between two elongated, or extended, tracts of sand, producing good herbage; so in the T, as explained to its author by an Arab of the desert. Plural شَقَائِقُ, explained by some as meaning sands themselves; or a great piece of sand; or a piece of sand between two pieces of it.

1.2

In the A and TA under قِطُّ it is used as meaning a slice cut off of a melon or the like.

A rain, or a violent rain, consisting of large drops, wide in extent; so called because the clouds cleave asunder from it. Plural as above.

2.1

The plural, شَقَائِقُ, is explained by Az as meaning clouds that have cloven asunder with copious rains.

2.2a flash of lightning that has spread in the horizon, or from the horizon—شَقِيقَةُ بَرْقٍِ

a flash of lightning that has spread in the horizon, or from the horizon—عَقِيقَتُهُ

Both as explained by Aboo-Sa'eed; but see شَقِيقُ البَرْقِ.

Or شَقِيقَةٌ means a flash of lightning that has spread in the breadth of the clouds and filled the sky. Plural as above.

A headache, or a pain, or a certain disease, in one half of the head, that is, hemicrania, and of the face; or, accord. to IAth, a sort of headache in the fore part of the head and towards its sides.

4the red, or blood-coloured, anemone—شَقَائِقُ النُّعْمَانِ

Used alike as singular and plural, having no proper singular; or its singular is شَقِيقَةٌ. A certain plant; a certain red flower, well known; the شَقِر; or, as AHn says, on the authority of AA and Aboo-Nasr and others, it is the شَقِرَة, ism waḥda of شَقِرٌ; and the singular of شقائق is شَقِيقَةٌ.

It is called شقائق النعمان because of its redness, as being likened to the شَقِيقَة of lightning; or from النُّعْمَان as meaning blood, as resembling blood in colour, so that it means pieces of blood; or in relation to En-Noamán Ibn-El-Mundhir, because he forbade the public a piece of land in which it abounded; or because he alighted upon شَقَائِق of sand that had produced red شَقِر, and he thought them beautiful, and commanded that they should be forbidden to the public, so that the شَقِر were called the شقائق of En-Noamán, by the name of the place where they grew.