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