شائك

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle from the verb شَاكَ (šāka), from the root ش و ك (š-w-k).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaː.ʔik/

Adjective

شَائِك (šāʾik) (feminine شَائِكَة (šāʾika), masculine plural شَائِكُون (šāʾikūn), feminine plural شَائِكَات (šāʾikāt))

  1. (also figuratively) thorny, prickly, spiky
    سِلْكٌ شَائِكٌsilkun šāʾikunbarbed wire
    مَوْضُوعٌ شَائِكٌmawḍūʿun šāʾikunthorny topic

Declension

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