North Levantine Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Aramaic שקל.
شقل • (šaʾal) (non-past يشقل (yišʾil, yišʾul)) (transitive)
- to lift (physically, cosmetically)
- Synonym: (physically) حمل (ḥimil)
- to reposition for ease of lifting
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) to shoulder, to put on one's shoulder