شائك

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ش و ك (š-w-k)

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

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

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