شاق

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See also: ساق and شاف

Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
ش و ق (š-w-q)

Denominal verb of شَوْق (šawq).

Verb[edit]

شَاقَ (šāqa) I, non-past يَشُوقُ‎ (yašūqu)

  1. to excite desire in
  2. to please, to delight
  3. (obsolete) to set up, to tie
Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Root
ش ق ق (š-q-q)

Verb[edit]

شَاقَقَ or شَاقَّ (šāqqa or šāqaqa) III, non-past يُشَاقُّ or يُشَاقِقُ‎ (yušāqqu or yušāqiqu)

  1. to go against, to oppose, to clash with, to contend with
  2. to defy, to disobey, to rebel against
Usage notes[edit]

Because of the general significations of the root (that is, connoting cracks, splits, and fissures), the verb often implies "creating divisions" or "being a troublemaker," hence its use to refer to rebels and armed dissenters. Compare with التحم, which instead refers to fierce physical engagement between two or more parties.

Conjugation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

شَاقّ (šāqq)

  1. hard, arduous, laborious, toilsome