Arabic

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Noun

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شَقِيق (šaqīqm (plural أَشِقَّاء (ʔašiqqāʔ), feminine شَقِيقَة (šaqīqa))

  1. a full sibling, a sibling on the paternal and maternal sides

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Adjective

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شَقِيق (šaqīq)

  1. brother- or sister-
    القُطْر الشَّقِيق
    al-quṭr aš-šaqīq
    the brother country
    الدُّوَل الشَّقِيقَة
    ad-duwal aš-šaqīqa
    the sister states

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “شقيق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 561