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شكل

شكل

See also: شکل

Arabic

Verb

شَكَلَ (šakala) I, non-past يَشْكُلُ‎ (yaškulu)

  1. to hobble (an animal)
  2. to vocalize (a text)
  3. to become dubious or confused
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Verb

شَكَّلَ (šakkala) II, non-past يُشَكِّلُ‎ (yušakkilu)

  1. to become dubious or confused
  2. to form, fashion, figure, shape, sculpture, picture
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Noun

شَكْل (šakl) m (plural أَشْكَال (ʾaškāl) or شُكُول (šukūl))

  1. verbal noun of شَكَلَ (šakala) (form I)
  2. likeness, resemblance, semblance
  3. model, pattern, mode, manner
  4. shape, form, figure
  5. kind, sort, variety
  6. way, course, mode, manner of acting; conduct
  7. aim, intention, purpose
  8. something suitable, fit or proper for someone
  9. vocalization of a text
  10. a species of plant, yellow and red in color
  11. coquettishness
Declension
Usage notes

بِ (bi) may be used with شَكْل (šakl), صُورَة (ṣūra) or طَرِيقَة (ṭarīqa) modified by an adjective to create an adverbial expression approximating the meaning of the modifying adjective.

  • بِشَكْل خَاصّbišakl ḵāṣṣespecially
  • بِشَكْل عَامbišakl ʿāmgenerally
  • بِشَكْل غَرِيبbišakl ḡarībstrangely, unusually
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Noun

شَكْل (šakl) m (plural أَشْكَال (ʾaškāl))

  1. verbal noun of شَكَلَ (šakala) (form I)
  2. a dubious or confused matter
  3. an ear ornament of pearl or silver
Declension
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