شوكة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ش و ك (š-w-k).

Pronunciation

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Noun

شَوْكَة • (šawka) f (singulative, collective شَوْك m (šawk))

1. thorn, sting, prickle
2. tongue of a buckle
3. arms and their points, clash of combatants, bravery, military power, power, greatness, pomp, majesty

Declension

Declension of noun شَوْكَة (šawka)

Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَوْكَة šawka	الشَّوْكَة aš-šawka	شَوْكَة šawkat
Nominative	شَوْكَةٌ šawkatun	الشَّوْكَةُ aš-šawkatu	شَوْكَةُ šawkatu
Accusative	شَوْكَةً šawkatan	الشَّوْكَةَ aš-šawkata	شَوْكَةَ šawkata
Genitive	شَوْكَةٍ šawkatin	الشَّوْكَةِ aš-šawkati	شَوْكَةِ šawkati
Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَوْك šawk	الشَّوْك aš-šawk	شَوْك šawk
Nominative	شَوْكٌ šawkun	الشَّوْكُ aš-šawku	شَوْكُ šawku
Accusative	شَوْكًا šawkan	الشَّوْكَ aš-šawka	شَوْكَ šawka
Genitive	شَوْكٍ šawkin	الشَّوْكِ aš-šawki	شَوْكِ šawki
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَوْكَتَيْن šawkatayn	الشَّوْكَتَيْن aš-šawkatayn	شَوْكَتَيْ šawkatay
Nominative	شَوْكَتَانِ šawkatāni	الشَّوْكَتَانِ aš-šawkatāni	شَوْكَتَا šawkatā
Accusative	شَوْكَتَيْنِ šawkatayni	الشَّوْكَتَيْنِ aš-šawkatayni	شَوْكَتَيْ šawkatay
Genitive	شَوْكَتَيْنِ šawkatayni	الشَّوْكَتَيْنِ aš-šawkatayni	شَوْكَتَيْ šawkatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَوْكَات šawkāt	الشَّوْكَات aš-šawkāt	شَوْكَات šawkāt
Nominative	شَوْكَاتٌ šawkātun	الشَّوْكَاتُ aš-šawkātu	شَوْكَاتُ šawkātu
Accusative	شَوْكَاتٍ šawkātin	الشَّوْكَاتِ aš-šawkāti	شَوْكَاتِ šawkāti
Genitive	شَوْكَاتٍ šawkātin	الشَّوْكَاتِ aš-šawkāti	شَوْكَاتِ šawkāti

Noun

شَوْكَة • (šawka) f (plural شَوْكَات (šawkāt))

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Declension

Declension of noun شَوْكَة (šawka)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَوْكَة šawka	الشَّوْكَة aš-šawka	شَوْكَة šawkat
Nominative	شَوْكَةٌ šawkatun	الشَّوْكَةُ aš-šawkatu	شَوْكَةُ šawkatu
Accusative	شَوْكَةً šawkatan	الشَّوْكَةَ aš-šawkata	شَوْكَةَ šawkata
Genitive	شَوْكَةٍ šawkatin	الشَّوْكَةِ aš-šawkati	شَوْكَةِ šawkati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَوْكَتَيْن šawkatayn	الشَّوْكَتَيْن aš-šawkatayn	شَوْكَتَيْ šawkatay
Nominative	شَوْكَتَانِ šawkatāni	الشَّوْكَتَانِ aš-šawkatāni	شَوْكَتَا šawkatā
Accusative	شَوْكَتَيْنِ šawkatayni	الشَّوْكَتَيْنِ aš-šawkatayni	شَوْكَتَيْ šawkatay
Genitive	شَوْكَتَيْنِ šawkatayni	الشَّوْكَتَيْنِ aš-šawkatayni	شَوْكَتَيْ šawkatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَوْكَات šawkāt	الشَّوْكَات aš-šawkāt	شَوْكَات šawkāt
Nominative	شَوْكَاتٌ šawkātun	الشَّوْكَاتُ aš-šawkātu	شَوْكَاتُ šawkātu
Accusative	شَوْكَاتٍ šawkātin	الشَّوْكَاتِ aš-šawkāti	شَوْكَاتِ šawkāti
Genitive	شَوْكَاتٍ šawkātin	الشَّوْكَاتِ aš-šawkāti	شَوْكَاتِ šawkāti

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “شوكة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “شوكة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

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Hijazi Arabic

شوكة

Etymology

From Arabic شَوْكَة (šawka)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃoːka/, [ʃo̞ːka]

Noun

شوكة • (šōka) f (plural شُوَك ‎(šuwak))

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See also

• مِلْعَقة (milʿaga, “spoon”)
• سَكِّينة (sakkīna, “knife”)