شقل

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Aramaic שקל.

Verb

شقل • (šaʾal) (non-past يشقل (yišʾil, yišʾul)) (transitive)

1. to lift (physically, cosmetically)

   Synonym: (physically) حمل (ḥimil)

2. to reposition for ease of lifting
3. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) to shoulder, to put on one's shoulder