شقف

See also: سقف and شفق

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from a lost Aramaic form, שְׁקַפ / ܫܩܱܦ (šqap̄) meaning “to strike, to beat” and also “to crush”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.qaf/, /ʃaqf/

Noun

شَقَف or شَقْف • (šaqaf or šaqf) m (collective, singulative شَقَفَة f (šaqafa) or شَقْفَة (šaqfa), plural شُقُوف (šuqūf) or أَشْقَاف (ʔašqāf))

1. potsherds, fictile vessels or fragments thereof
2. tambourines

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Ibn ʕĀṣim al-Ġarnāṭī to this entry?) (who in the singulative)

Declension

Declension of noun شَقَف (šaqaf)‎; شَقْف (šaqf)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَقَف‎; شَقْف šaqaf‎; šaqf	الشَّقَف‎; الشَّقْف aš-šaqaf‎; aš-šaqf	شَقَف‎; شَقْف šaqaf‎; šaqf
Nominative	شَقَفٌ‎; شَقْفٌ šaqafun‎; šaqfun	الشَّقَفُ‎; الشَّقْفُ aš-šaqafu‎; aš-šaqfu	شَقَفُ‎; شَقْفُ šaqafu‎; šaqfu
Accusative	شَقَفًا‎; شَقْفًا šaqafan‎; šaqfan	الشَّقَفَ‎; الشَّقْفَ aš-šaqafa‎; aš-šaqfa	شَقَفَ‎; شَقْفَ šaqafa‎; šaqfa
Genitive	شَقَفٍ‎; شَقْفٍ šaqafin‎; šaqfin	الشَّقَفِ‎; الشَّقْفِ aš-šaqafi‎; aš-šaqfi	شَقَفِ‎; شَقْفِ šaqafi‎; šaqfi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَقَفَة‎; شَقْفَة šaqafa‎; šaqfa	الشَّقَفَة‎; الشَّقْفَة aš-šaqafa‎; aš-šaqfa	شَقَفَة‎; شَقْفَة šaqafat‎; šaqfat
Nominative	شَقَفَةٌ‎; شَقْفَةٌ šaqafatun‎; šaqfatun	الشَّقَفَةُ‎; الشَّقْفَةُ aš-šaqafatu‎; aš-šaqfatu	شَقَفَةُ‎; شَقْفَةُ šaqafatu‎; šaqfatu
Accusative	شَقَفَةً‎; شَقْفَةً šaqafatan‎; šaqfatan	الشَّقَفَةَ‎; الشَّقْفَةَ aš-šaqafata‎; aš-šaqfata	شَقَفَةَ‎; شَقْفَةَ šaqafata‎; šaqfata
Genitive	شَقَفَةٍ‎; شَقْفَةٍ šaqafatin‎; šaqfatin	الشَّقَفَةِ‎; الشَّقْفَةِ aš-šaqafati‎; aš-šaqfati	شَقَفَةِ‎; شَقْفَةِ šaqafati‎; šaqfati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَقَفَتَيْن‎; شَقْفَتَيْن šaqafatayn‎; šaqfatayn	الشَّقَفَتَيْن‎; الشَّقْفَتَيْن aš-šaqafatayn‎; aš-šaqfatayn	شَقَفَتَيْ‎; شَقْفَتَيْ šaqafatay‎; šaqfatay
Nominative	شَقَفَتَانِ‎; شَقْفَتَانِ šaqafatāni‎; šaqfatāni	الشَّقَفَتَانِ‎; الشَّقْفَتَانِ aš-šaqafatāni‎; aš-šaqfatāni	شَقَفَتَا‎; شَقْفَتَا šaqafatā‎; šaqfatā
Accusative	شَقَفَتَيْنِ‎; شَقْفَتَيْنِ šaqafatayni‎; šaqfatayni	الشَّقَفَتَيْنِ‎; الشَّقْفَتَيْنِ aš-šaqafatayni‎; aš-šaqfatayni	شَقَفَتَيْ‎; شَقْفَتَيْ šaqafatay‎; šaqfatay
Genitive	شَقَفَتَيْنِ‎; شَقْفَتَيْنِ šaqafatayni‎; šaqfatayni	الشَّقَفَتَيْنِ‎; الشَّقْفَتَيْنِ aš-šaqafatayni‎; aš-šaqfatayni	شَقَفَتَيْ‎; شَقْفَتَيْ šaqafatay‎; šaqfatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَقَفَات‎; شَقْفَات šaqafāt‎; šaqfāt	الشَّقَفَات‎; الشَّقْفَات aš-šaqafāt‎; aš-šaqfāt	شَقَفَات‎; شَقْفَات šaqafāt‎; šaqfāt
Nominative	شَقَفَاتٌ‎; شَقْفَاتٌ šaqafātun‎; šaqfātun	الشَّقَفَاتُ‎; الشَّقْفَاتُ aš-šaqafātu‎; aš-šaqfātu	شَقَفَاتُ‎; شَقْفَاتُ šaqafātu‎; šaqfātu
Accusative	شَقَفَاتٍ‎; شَقْفَاتٍ šaqafātin‎; šaqfātin	الشَّقَفَاتِ‎; الشَّقْفَاتِ aš-šaqafāti‎; aš-šaqfāti	شَقَفَاتِ‎; شَقْفَاتِ šaqafāti‎; šaqfāti
Genitive	شَقَفَاتٍ‎; شَقْفَاتٍ šaqafātin‎; šaqfātin	الشَّقَفَاتِ‎; الشَّقْفَاتِ aš-šaqafāti‎; aš-šaqfāti	شَقَفَاتِ‎; شَقْفَاتِ šaqafāti‎; šaqfāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شُقُوف‎; أَشْقَاف šuqūf‎; ʔašqāf	الشُّقُوف‎; الْأَشْقَاف aš-šuqūf‎; al-ʔašqāf	شُقُوف‎; أَشْقَاف šuqūf‎; ʔašqāf
Nominative	شُقُوفٌ‎; أَشْقَافٌ šuqūfun‎; ʔašqāfun	الشُّقُوفُ‎; الْأَشْقَافُ aš-šuqūfu‎; al-ʔašqāfu	شُقُوفُ‎; أَشْقَافُ šuqūfu‎; ʔašqāfu
Accusative	شُقُوفًا‎; أَشْقَافًا šuqūfan‎; ʔašqāfan	الشُّقُوفَ‎; الْأَشْقَافَ aš-šuqūfa‎; al-ʔašqāfa	شُقُوفَ‎; أَشْقَافَ šuqūfa‎; ʔašqāfa
Genitive	شُقُوفٍ‎; أَشْقَافٍ šuqūfin‎; ʔašqāfin	الشُّقُوفِ‎; الْأَشْقَافِ aš-šuqūfi‎; al-ʔašqāfi	شُقُوفِ‎; أَشْقَافِ šuqūfi‎; ʔašqāfi

References

• Corriente, Federico, Pereira, Christophe, Vicente, Angeles, editors (2017), Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou. Perspectives phraséologiques et étymologiques (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 717–718
• Freytag, Georg (1833) “شقف”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 440a
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “شقف”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[2] (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 1255b
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “شقف”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 668a
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “شقف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 562a

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ش ق ف
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic شَقَف (šaqaf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃi.ɡaf/, [ʃɪ.ɡaf]

Noun

شقف • (šigaf) m (collective, singulative شِقْفة f (šigfa))

1. fragments, potsherds, fictile vessels