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Form 1شَكَا5 senses · 2 main

muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـِيَفْعِلُmaṣdarشَكْوٌ

Core sense — he complained of his case, he made complaint to Godgenerated

1.1he complained of his case to God; he told God the weakness of his condition—شَكَا أَمْرَهُ إِلَى ٱللّٰهِ

First person شَكَوْتُ, of which شَكَيْتُ is a dialectal variant [and of the latter شَكِوَ]; maṣdar شَكْوٌ or شَكْوَى, or this last is a simple substantive.

It is also pronounced شَكْوًى and شِكَايَةٌ, with kesr, in which the ى is [said to be] substituted for و, because most maṣdars of the measure فِعَالَةٌ from verbs ending in a weak radical belong to verbs in which that letter is ى; or this also is a simple substantive; and شَكَاةٌ, or this too is a simple substantive; and شَكَاوَةٌ.

شَكِيَّةٌ is a transitive verb; اشتكى means the same, as also تشكّى.

he complained of his case to God—اشتكى

Equivalent to اشتكى أَمْرَهُ.

he complained of his case to God—تشكّى

Equivalent to تشكّى أَمْرَهُ.

I complained to such a one of his conduct to me—شَكَوْتُ فُلَانًا

I complained to such a one of his conduct to me—اِشْتَكَيْتُهُ

he told such a one of his evil conduct to him—شَكَا فُلَانًا

he complained of such a one to such a one—شَكَا فُلَانًا إِلَى فُلَانٍ

I complained to him of such a thing—شَكَوْتُ إِلَيْهِ كَذَا

he complained to him of such a thing—اشتكى إِلَيْهِ كَذَا

I complained of him, or it—اِشْتَكَيْتُ مِنْهُ

See form 4.

Like شَكَوْتُهُ.

Er-Rāghib: الشِكَايَةُ is the showing, or revealing, of grief or sorrow. Hence the saying in the Qur'ān 12:86, إِنَّمَا أَشْكُو بَثِّى وَحُزْنِى إِلَى ٱللّٰهِ [I only show my grief and my lamentation to God], and in the same 58:1, وَتَشْتَكِى إِلَى ٱللّٰهِ [And she shows her grief, or sorrow, to God].

The primary meaning of الشَّكْوُ is the opening of the small skin for water or milk called شَكْوَة and showing what is in it, so that the word is as though originally metaphorical [though it is what is termed حَقِيقَةٌ عُرْفِيَّةٌ (explained in art. حق)], like the phrases بَثَثْتُ لَهُ مَا فِى وِعَائِى and نَفَضْتُ لَهُ مَا فِى جِرَابِى, meaning 'I showed him what was in my heart.'

1.1.1he stretched out his neck and made much moaning—شَكَا

Said of a camel fatigued by journeying: it prolonged its complaining voice.

1.1.2he complained of his disease, or sickness—شَكَاهُ

Maṣdar شَكْوٌ, شَكَاةٌ and شَكْوَى. Said of a diseased, or sick, person, in relation to his disease. [According to the TK, followed here, as in many other cases, by Freytag, it means the disease afflicted him; which I think is certainly a mistake.]

he complained of his disease, or sickness—تشكّى

he complained of his disease, or sickness—اشتكى

These are the same as شَكَا مَرَضَهُ.

Or تشكّى and اشتكى mean, or also mean, he was, or became, diseased, or sick.

he had a pain, or a disease, in one of his limbs—اشتكى عُضْوًا مِنْ أَعْضَائِهِ

he had a pain, or a disease, in one of his limbs—تشكّى

Originally, he complained of a pain, or a disease, in one of his members; and شَكَا عُضْوًا is not uncommonly used in the same sense.

One often says this of a brute. As, explaining القُلَابُ as meaning 'a certain disease that attacks the camel', says يَشْتَكِى مِنْهُ قَلْبَهُ [he has a pain in his heart from it; in which قَلْبَهُ, though determinate, may be taken as an explicative, like بَطْنَهُ in the phrase أَلِمَ بَطْنَهُ, which see].

1.1.3he is accused, or suspected, of such a thing—هُوَ يُشْكَى بِكَذَا

Synonym يُتَّهَمُ بِهِ. It is mentioned in the K as though it were from أُشْكِىَ, and the author of the TK holds it to be so; but it is from شُكِىَ, as though meaning he is complained of by reason of such a thing. Mentioned by Yaakoob in the 'Alfádh'.

1.2the nails of such a one became split in several, or many, places—شكى فُلَانٌ

Thus in my original; apparently شَكَا or شَكَى. Mentioned by Az.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1

12:86

قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أَشْكُوا۟ بَثِّى وَحُزْنِىٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

He said: "I only complain of my distraction and anguish to Allah, and I know from Allah that which ye know not...

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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, (K,) first pers. شَكَوْتُ , (S, Msb,) of which شَكَيْتُ is a dial. var., (K in art. شكى ,) aor. شَكُوَ , (S, Msb,) [and of the latter شَكِوَ ,] inf. n. شَكْوٌ , (S, Msb,) or شَكْوَى , (K,) or this is a simple subst., (S, Msb,) also pronounced شَكْوًى , (K,) and شِكَايَةٌ , (S, K,) with kesr, (K,) in which the ى is [said to be] substituted for و because most inf. ns. of the measure فِعَالَةٌ of verbs ending with an infirm radical letter are of verbs of which that letter is ى , (TA,) or this also is a simple subst., (Msb,) and شَكَاةٌ , (S, K,) or this too is a simple subst., (Msb,) and شَكَاوَةٌ , (K,) and شَكِيَّةٌ , (S, K,) is a trans. verb; (S, Msb, K;) and اشتكى signifies the same; (S, K;) as also تشكّى : (K:) one says, شَكَا أَمْرَهُ إِلَى ٱللّٰهِ and اشتكى [i. e. اشتكى أَمْرَهُ ], and تشكّى [i. e. تشكّى أَمْرَهُ ], (K, TA,) meaning [He complained of his case to God; or] he told to God the weakness of his condition: (TA:) and شَكَوْتُ فُلَانًا and اِشْتَكَيْتُهُ [I complained to such a one of his conduct to me]; (S;) [or] شَكَا فُلَانًا means he told such a one of his evil conduct to him: (TA:) and شَكَا فُلَانًا إِلَى فُلَانٍ He complained of such a one to such a one: (MA:) [and شَكَوْتُ إِلَيْهِ كَذَا I complained to him of such a thing:] see 4: and [in like manner] اشتكى إِلَيْهِ كَذَا He complained to him of such a thing: (MA:) and اِشْتَكَيْتُ مِنْهُ [I complained of him, or it; like شَكَوْتُهُ ]: (Msb:) Er-Rághib says, الشِكَايَةُ is The showing, or revealing, of grief, or sorrow; whence the saying in the Kur [xii. 86], إِنَّمَا أَشْكُو بَثِّى وَحُزْنِى إِلَى ٱللّٰهِ [I only show my grief and my lamentation to God]; and in the same [lviii. 1], وَتَشْتَكِى إِلَى ٱللّٰهِ [And showeth her grief, or sorrow, to God]; the primary signification of الشَّكْوُ being the opening of the small skin for water or milk called شَكْوَة , and showing what is in it; so that it is as though originally metaphorical [though what is termed حَقِيقَةٌ عُرْفِيَّةٌ (expl. in art. حق )]; like the phrases بَثَثْتُ لَهُ مَا فِى وِعَائِى and نَفَضْتُ لَهُ مَا فِى جِرَابِى , meaning “ I showed him what was in my heart. ” (TA.) شَكَا is also said of a camel as meaning He stretched out his neck, and made much moaning, or prolonged utterance of a complaining voice, being fatigued by journeying. (TA.) And شَكَاهُ , (MA, K, TA,) inf. n. شَكْوٌ and شَكَاةٌ and شَكْوَى , (MA, TA,) is said in relation to a disease, or sickness; (MA, K, TA;) meaning He (a diseased, or sick, person) complained of it, namely, his disease, or sickness; (MA; [accord. to the TK, followed in this case, as in many others, by Freytag, it means it (i. e. disease, or sickness,) afflicted him; which I think to be indubitably a mistake;]) and تشكّى and اشتكى signify the same [as شَكَا مَرَضَهُ he complained of his disease, or sickness]: (TA:) [or] these two verbs ( تشكّى and اشتكى ) signify [or signify also] he was, or became, diseased, or sick. (TA in additions at the end of this art.) One says also, اشتكى عُضْوًا مِنْ أَعْضَائِهِ and تشكّى , both meaning the same [i. e., originally, He complained of a pain, or disease, in some one of his members; but generally meaning he had a complaint of, or a pain or a disease in, some one of his members; and شَكَا عُضْوًا not unfrequently occurs used in the same sense]: (S:) [thus one often says of a brute; for ex.,] As says, in explaining القُلَابُ as meaning “ a certain disease that attacks the camel, ” يَشْتَكِى مِنْهُ قَلْبَهُ [he has a pain in consequence thereof in his heart; in which قَلْبَهُ , though determinate, may be considered as an explicative, like بَطْنَهُ in the phrase أَلِمَ بَطْنَهُ , q. v.]. (S in art. قلب .) One says also, هُوَ يُشْكَى بِكَذَا , meaning He is accused, or suspected, of such a thing; syn. يُتَّهَمُ بِهِ : (K: [there mentioned as though it were from أُشْكِىَ , and held to be so by the author of the TK; but it is from شُكِىَ ; as though meaning he is complained of by reason of such a thing:]) mentioned by Yaakoob, in the “ Alfádh. ” (TA.) شكى فُلَانٌ [thus in my original, app. شَكَا or شَكَى ,] is mentioned by Az as meaning The nails of such a one became split in several, or many, places. (TA.)

Form 2شَكَّتِ النِّسَآءُ2 senses

maṣdarتَشْكِيَةٌ

Core sense — the women made themselves a small milk-skin for churninggenerated

2.1he took for himself, or made, a شَكْوَة—شكّى

Maṣdar تَشْكِيَةٌ, اشتكت and تشكّت; according to Th, only this last.

The women took for themselves, or made, a شَكْوَة [q. v.] for the churning of milk, because the milk was little in quantity; the شكوة being small, so that only a small quantity can be churned in it.

Or, as in the T, these forms are used; and so also اشتكى and اشكى.

he took for himself, or made, a small milk-skin—تشكّى

2.2he comforted his complainer, and consoled him for what had befallen him—شَكَّى شَاكِيَهُ

. Explained in the K as meaning كَفَّ عَنْهُ, and طَيَّبَ نَفْسَهُ is a bad mistranscription: correctly سَلَّى شَاكِيَهُ, as in the Tekmileh.

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, inf. n. تَشْكِيَةٌ ; and اشتكت ; and تشكّت ; (K;) or, accord. to Th, only this last; (TA;) The women took for themselves, or made, a شَكْوَة [q. v.] for the churning of milk; (K, TA;) because it was little in quantity; the شكوة being small, so that only a small quantity can be churned in it: (TA:) or, as in the T, شكّى and تشكّى he took for himself, or made, a شَكْوَة : (TA:) [or] so اشتكى : (S:) and so اشكى . (IKtt, TA.) شَكَّى شَاكِيَهُ , inf. n. تَشْكِيَةٌ , expl. in the K as meaning كَفَّ عَنْهُ and طَيَّبَ نَفْسَهُ , is a foul mistranscription: correctly, سَلَّى شَاكِيَهُ , meaning “ He comforted his complainer, and consoled him for that which had befallen him; ” as in the Tekmileh. (TA.)

Form 3شاكاهُ1 sense

maṣdarمُشَاكَاةٌ

Core sense — he complained of him; he told of his faultsgenerated

3.1

he complained of him, the same as شَكَاهُ; or he told of his deceit and his vices, or faults.

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, inf. n. مُشَاكَاةٌ , He complained of him, i. q. شَكَاهُ : or he told of his deceit, guile, or circumvention, and his vices, or faults. (TA.)

Form 4اشكاهُ5 senses · 2 main

Core sense — he made him complain; he removed his complaintgenerated

4.1

He made him, or caused him, to complain; he did to him what gave him reason to complain of him.

He increased his annoyance and his complaining.

4.1.1we complained to the Apostle of God of the heat of the burning ground, in our fasting, and he did not remove our complaint—شَكَوْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ ٱللّٰهِ حَرَّ الرَّمْضَآءِ فِى صِيَامِنَا فَلَمْ يُشْكِنَا

He removed, or did away with, his complaint; he caused him to be pleased or contented, and so relieved him from his complaint; synonym أَعْتَبَهُ مِنْ شَكْوَاهُ, that is, أَرْضَاهُ; and he desisted from what he complained of. So the verb has two opposite meanings.

he took for such a one, from such a one, what pleased or contented him—اشكى فُلَانًا مِنْ فُلَانٍ

That is, he relieved him from complaining of him.

4.1.2

He told him his complaint, and the desire, or longing, of the soul that he endured.

4.1.3

Also the same as وَجَدَهُ شَاكِيًا, which may mean he found him to be complaining, or, as what precedes it in the K seems to indicate, he found him to be complaining of a disease of the slightest sort.

Or, as in the T, اشكى [apparently meaning اشكى حَبِيبَهُ] means he found the object of his love, or his friend, to be complaining; explained by صَادَفَ حَبِيبَهُ يَشْكُو.

4.2

Derived nouns 14

Nounشَكْوٌ4 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a complaint; grief, sorrow; a disease or sicknessgenerated

Maṣdar of شَكَا.

1.1

It is also used in the sense of وَجْدٌ, meaning grief, mourning, or sorrow.

1.2a complaint, meaning a disease, malady, or sickness—شَكْوَى

a complaint, meaning a disease, malady, or sickness—شَكَاةٌ

a complaint, meaning a disease, malady, or sickness—شَكَآءٌ

a complaint, meaning a disease, malady, or sickness—شَكْوَآءُ

Mentioned by Az, but omitted in some copies of the K.

on this sense This word has this meaning too.

Also, this word means a small, or young, lamb; or a small, or young, camel.

Copies of the K differ: in some, الشَّكْوُ, having for its explanation الحَمَلُ الصَّغِيرُ, and thus also in the TA; in others, الجَمَلُ الصغير. Mentioned by ISd.

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inf. n. of شَكَا . (S, Msb.) It is also used in the sense of وَجْدٌ [meaning Grief, mourning, or sorrow]. (TA.) Also, and شَكْوَى , and شَكَاةٌ , and شَكَآءٌ , and شَكْوَآءُ , (K,) this last mentioned by Az, (TA,) [but it is omitted in some copies of the K,] A complaint, meaning a disease, malady, or sickness. (K.) Also, the first, A small, or young, lamb: or a small, or young, camel: (K accord. to different copies: in some, الشَّكْوُ having for its explanation الحَمَلُ الصَّغِيرُ , and thus in the TA: in others, الجَمَلُ الصغير :) mentioned by ISd. (TA.)

Nounشَكَاةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a complaint; a vice, or faultgenerated

A maṣdar of شَكَا, or a simple substantive, like شَكْوَى.

1.1

See also شَكْوٌ.

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an inf. n. of شَكَا , as also شَكْوًى ; (K;) or a simple subst. [signifying Complaint]: (S, Msb:) pl. شَكَاوَى . (TA.) See also شَكْوٌ .

Nounشَكْوَآءُ1 sense

Core sense — a complaint; a disease or sicknessgenerated

See شَكْوٌ.

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: see شَكْوٌ .

Nounشَكَآءٌ1 sense

Core sense — a complaint; a disease or sicknessgenerated

See شَكْوٌ.

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: see شَكْوٌ .

Nounشَكِىٌّ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — complaining, a complainer; pained; complained ofgenerated

The same as شَاكٍ, that is, complaining, or a complainer: الشَّكِىُّ means اَلَّذِى يَشْتَكِى or الذى يَشْكُو.

1.1

Also pained; synonym مُوجَعٌ, in this sense an instance of فَعِيلٌ used in the sense of مَفْعُولٌ; or causing pain, synonym مُوجِعٌ. This last is what both of my copies of the S give, and it appears to be correct, for it is immediately followed there by a verse.

El-Tirimmáh says:

shāhid

وَسْمِى شَكِىٌّ وَلِسَانِى عَارِمُ

[This is cited carelessly in the TA immediately after the first of the two explanations above; I say carelessly because the meaning is evidently not what the TA indicates, but: My branding, or stigmatizing, by satire is such as causes pain, and my tongue is violent. Or شَكِىٌّ may here have the meaning given just before the last in this article.]

وَسْمِى is from السِّمَةُ.

1.2

Also affected with a complaint, meaning a disease, malady, or sickness, [apparently in an absolute sense, and also] of the least, or slightest, sort; and so شَاكٍ.

1.3

Also the same as مَشْكُوٌّ, which is an ism mafʿūl of شَكَا, and so means complained of, and also complained to, though it seems to be used mostly in the former sense; as also مَشْكِىٌّ.

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i. q. شَاكٍ [i. e. Complaining]; (Msb;) [or a complainer; i. e.] الشَّكِىُّ signifies اَلَّذِى يَشْتَكِى , (S,) or الذى يَشْكُو . (JM.) And Pained; syn. مُوجَعٌ ; (K, TA;) in this sense an instance of فَعِيلٌ in the sense of مَفْعُولٌ : (TA:) or causing pain; syn. مُوجِعٌ : [thus accord. to both of my copies of the S: and this appears to be correct; for it is there immediately added,] El-Tirimmáh says, 1 [which is inconsiderately cited in the TA immediately after the former of these two explanations: I say “ inconsiderately ” because the meaning evidently is, not that thus indicated in the TA, but, My branding, or stigmatizing, by satire, (for one says وَسَمَهُ بِالهِجَآءِ ,) is such as causes pain, and my tongue is vehement: or شَكِىٌّ may here have the last but one of the meanings expl. in this paragraph]: وَسْمِى is from السِّمَةُ . (S.) وَسْمِى شَكِىٌّ وَلِسَانِى عَارِمُ Also Affected with a complaint, meaning disease, malady, or sickness, [app. in an absolute sense, (see شَكْوٌ ,) and also] of the least, or lightest, or slightest, sort; and so شَاكٍ . (M, K.) And i. q. مَشْكُوٌّ , (S, Msb, K,) which is a pass. part. n. of شَكَا ; [and therefore signifies Complained of; and also complained to; but mostly seems to be used in the former of these senses;] as also مَشْكِىٌّ . (S, Msb.)

Nounشِكَايَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a complaintgenerated

A maṣdar of شَكَا, or a simple substantive, like شَكْوَى.

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an inf. n. of شَكَا ; (S, K:) or a simple subst., like شَكْوَى . (Msb.)

Nounشَكِيَّةٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a thing complained of; a remaining portion of a thinggenerated

A maṣdar of شَكَا.

1.1

And also a substantive meaning a thing complained of, like رَمِيَّةٌ, a substantive meaning a thing cast at or shot at; plural شَكَايَا.

Also a remainder, or remaining portion, of a thing; mentioned by Sgh.

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an inf. n. of شَكَا . (S, K.) And also (TA) a subst. signifying A thing complained of ( اِسْمٌ لِمَشْكُوٍّ ); like رَمِيَّةٌ a subst. signifying “ a thing cast at or shot at ” ( اِسْمٌ لِمَرْمِيٍّ ): (Msb, TA:) pl. شَكَايَا . (TA.) Also A remainder, or remaining portion, (K and TA in art. شكى ,) of a thing: mentioned by Sgh. (TA.)

Nounشُكَيَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a small milk-skingenerated

Diminutive of شَكْوَةٌ, which see.

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dim. of شَكْوَةٌ , q. v. (TA.)

Nounشَكِّىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — applied to bits, bridles and skins from Shekkee, a town in Armeniagenerated

Thus in copies of the K; or شُكِّىٌّ, with damm to the ش, which is mentioned in art. شك, and J made a mistake in mentioning it here, as Sgh has observed.

According to F it seems to be a relative noun applied to a bit, or bridle, for it is said to be so applied in the K, as well as in the O, in art. شك, where both explain it as meaning difficult; and also to a skin, for immediately after asserting that J made a mistake, F adds that شَكَّى, like حَتَّى, is a town in Armenia, from which bits, or bridles, and skins are brought [and SM adds that they are termed شكّيّة].

What I find J to have stated is this: الشَّكِىُّ [thus in one of my copies of the S] or الشُكِى [thus in the other of those copies], in relation to weapons, is an arabicized word, and is in Turkish لَش or لَشْ. [But in the JM this last word is written, as from the S, تشن; it may therefore be correctly لَشْن or لَشِن, which, though used in Turkish, is a Persian word meaning smooth.]

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, (thus in copies of the K,) or شُكِّىٌّ , with damm to the ش , (TA,) is mentioned in art. شك [q. v.], and J has committed a mistake (K, TA) in mentioning it here, as Sgh has observed: (TA:) [accord. to F, it seems to be a rel. n. applied to a bit, or bridle; for it is said to be so applied in the K, as well as in the O, in art. شك , in which both explain it as meaning Difficult; and also to a skin; for immediately after asserting that J has committed a mistake, F adds,] and شَكَّى , like حَتَّى , is a town in Armenia, whence [are brought] bits, or bridles, ( لُجُم ,) and skins, (K,) [and SM adds that they are termed شكّيّة : but what I find J to have stated is as follows:] الشَّكِىُّ , [thus in one of my copies of the S,] or الشُكِى , [thus in the other of those copies,] in relation to weapons, is an arabicized word, and is in Turkish لَش or لَشْ . (S. [But in the JM, this last word is written, as from the S, تشن : it may therefore be correctly لَشْن , or لَشِن , which, though used in Turkish, is a Pers. word, meaning smooth.])

Nounشَاكٍ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — complaining; having a sharp weapongenerated

See شَكِىٌّ, in two places.

2a man whose weapon is sharp, or whose weapons are sharp—رَجُلٌ شَاكِى السِّلَاحِ

Akh says that شاكى is formed by transposition from شَائِك [q. v. in art. شوك]; and according to AZ one says also شَاكٍ فِى السِّلاحِ.

2.1the lion—الشَّاكِى

Apparently formed in the same way from الشَّائِكُ.

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: see شَكِىٌّ , in two places. In the phrase رَجُلٌ شَاكِى السِّلَاحِ , (S,) which means A man whose weapon is sharp, or whose weapons are sharp, (S, K, *) Akh says that شاكى is formed by transposition from شَائِك [q. v. in art. شوك ]: (S:) and accord. to AZ, one says also شَاكٍ فِى السِّلاحِ . (TA in art. شوك .) And الشَّاكِى [is app. formed in like manner from الشَّائِكُ , and] signifies The lion. (K.)

Nounمِشْكَاةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a niche in a wall in which a lamp is placedgenerated

A niche in a wall; that is, a hole, or hollow, in a wall, not going through, in which a lamp placed there gives more light than it does elsewhere. So most of the expositors of the Qur'ān explain it, and Ibn-'Ateeyeh says this is the most correct explanation.

Aboo-Moosà says it means the iron, or leaden, thing in which the wick of the lamp is.

Az thought it means the tube holding the wick in the glass lamp, as being likened to the كُوَّة, which is called by this name; some explain it with this meaning in the Qur'ān 24:35, and say that the مِصْبَاح mentioned there is the lighted wick.

According to Mujáhid, the pillar, or the like, on the top of which the مِصْبَاح [meaning lamp] is put; or the iron things by which the قِنْدِيل [or lamp] is hung.

IJ says that its ا is originally و, and hence it is often written مِشْكٰوةٌ; and Zj says that it is an Abyssinian word, used in the language of the Arabs. [The plural is مَشَاكٍ, like مَسَاحٍ, plural of مِسْحَاةٌ.]

Kaab says that in the verse of the Qur'ān 24:35 the مِشْكَاة means the breast of Mohammad, the مِصْبَاح his tongue, and the زُجَاجَة his mouth.

Qur’ān 24:35 approximate — somewhere between 24:31 and 24:43 Lane cites “Kur xxiv. 35”

Qur’ān 24:35 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root

ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِۦ كَمِشْكَوٰةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ ۖ ٱلْمِصْبَاحُ فِى زُجَاجَةٍ ۖ ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّىٌّ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍ زَيْتُونَةٍ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِىٓءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ ۚ نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ ۗ يَهْدِى ٱللَّهُ لِنُورِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَيَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْأَمْثَـٰلَ لِلنَّاسِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The Parable of His Light is as if there were a Niche and within it a Lamp: the Lamp enclosed in Glass: the glass as it were a brilliant star: Lit from a blessed Tree, an Olive, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil is well-nigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it: Light upon Light! Allah doth guide whom He will to His Light: Allah doth set forth Parables for men: and Allah doth know all things.Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

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A niche in a wall; i. e. a hole, or hollow, ( كُوَّةٌ ,) in a wall, not extending through; (Fr, S, M, K, &c.;) in which a lamp, placed therein, gives more light than it does elsewhere: thus expl: by the generality of the expositors [of the Kur-án]; and this is said by Ibn-' Ateeyeh to be the most correct explanation: (TA:) said by Aboo-Moosà to mean the iron, or leaden, thing in which is the wick [of the lamp]: thought by Az to mean the tube which is the place of the wick in the glass lamp, as being likened to the كُوَّة which is thus called: (TA:) some expl. it as having this meaning in the Kur xxiv. 35, and say that the مِصْبَاح there mentioned is the lighted wick: (Bd:) accord. to Mujáhid, the pillar, or the like, ( العَمُود ,) upon the top, or head, of which the مِصْبَاح [meaning lamp] is put: or the iron things by means of which the قِنْدِيل [or lamp] is suspended: IJ says that its ا is originally و , and hence it is [often] written مِشْكٰوةٌ : and Zj says that it is an Abyssinian word, and used in the language of the Arabs: (TA:) [the pl. is مَشَاكٍ , like مَسَاحٍ pl. of مِسْحَاةٌ :] Kaab says that, in the verse of the Kur [xxiv. 35], by the مِشْكَاة is meant the breast of Mohammad; and by the مِصْبَاح , his tongue; and by the زُجَاجَة , his mouth. (TA.)

Nounمَشْكُوٌّ1 sense

Core sense — complained ofgenerated

This, and مَشْكِىٌّ: see شَكِىٌّ, last sentence.

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and مَشْكِىٌّ : see شَكِىٌّ , last sentence.