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شائك

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ش و ك (š w k)
3 terms

Derived from the active participle from the verb شَاكَ (šāka).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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شَائِك (šāʔik) (feminine شَائِكَة (šāʔika), masculine plural شَائِكُونَ (šāʔikūna), feminine plural شَائِكَات (šāʔikāt))

  1. (also figuratively) thorny, prickly, spiky
    سِلْكٌ شَائِكٌsilkun šāʔikunbarbed wire
    مَوْضُوعٌ شَائِكٌmawḍūʕun šāʔikunthorny topic

Declension

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