شقف

See also: سقف and شفق

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from a lost Aramaic form, שְׁקַפ / ܫܩܱܦ (šqap̄) meaning “to strike, to beat” and also “to crush”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.qaf/, /ʃaqf/

Noun

شَقَف or شَقْف • (šaqaf or šaqfm (collective, singulative شَقَفَة f (šaqafa) or شَقْفَة (šaqfa), plural شُقُوف (šuqūf) or أَشْقَاف (ʔašqāf))

  1. potsherds, fictile vessels or fragments thereof
  2. tambourines
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ibn ʕĀṣim al-Ġarnāṭī to this entry?) (who in the singulative)

Declension

Declension of noun شَقَف (šaqaf)‎; شَقْف (šaqf)
collective basic collective triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal شَقَف‎; شَقْف
šaqaf‎; šaqf
الشَّقَف‎; الشَّقْف
aš-šaqaf‎; aš-šaqf
شَقَف‎; شَقْف
šaqaf‎; šaqf
nominative شَقَفٌ‎; شَقْفٌ
šaqafun‎; šaqfun
الشَّقَفُ‎; الشَّقْفُ
aš-šaqafu‎; aš-šaqfu
شَقَفُ‎; شَقْفُ
šaqafu‎; šaqfu
accusative شَقَفًا‎; شَقْفًا
šaqafan‎; šaqfan
الشَّقَفَ‎; الشَّقْفَ
aš-šaqafa‎; aš-šaqfa
شَقَفَ‎; شَقْفَ
šaqafa‎; šaqfa
genitive شَقَفٍ‎; شَقْفٍ
šaqafin‎; šaqfin
الشَّقَفِ‎; الشَّقْفِ
aš-šaqafi‎; aš-šaqfi
شَقَفِ‎; شَقْفِ
šaqafi‎; šaqfi
singulative singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal شَقَفَة‎; شَقْفَة
šaqafa‎; šaqfa
الشَّقَفَة‎; الشَّقْفَة
aš-šaqafa‎; aš-šaqfa
شَقَفَة‎; شَقْفَة
šaqafat‎; šaqfat
nominative شَقَفَةٌ‎; شَقْفَةٌ
šaqafatun‎; šaqfatun
الشَّقَفَةُ‎; الشَّقْفَةُ
aš-šaqafatu‎; aš-šaqfatu
شَقَفَةُ‎; شَقْفَةُ
šaqafatu‎; šaqfatu
accusative شَقَفَةً‎; شَقْفَةً
šaqafatan‎; šaqfatan
الشَّقَفَةَ‎; الشَّقْفَةَ
aš-šaqafata‎; aš-šaqfata
شَقَفَةَ‎; شَقْفَةَ
šaqafata‎; šaqfata
genitive شَقَفَةٍ‎; شَقْفَةٍ
šaqafatin‎; šaqfatin
الشَّقَفَةِ‎; الشَّقْفَةِ
aš-šaqafati‎; aš-šaqfati
شَقَفَةِ‎; شَقْفَةِ
šaqafati‎; šaqfati
dual indefinite definite construct
informal شَقَفَتَيْن‎; شَقْفَتَيْن
šaqafatayn‎; šaqfatayn
الشَّقَفَتَيْن‎; الشَّقْفَتَيْن
aš-šaqafatayn‎; aš-šaqfatayn
شَقَفَتَيْ‎; شَقْفَتَيْ
šaqafatay‎; šaqfatay
nominative شَقَفَتَانِ‎; شَقْفَتَانِ
šaqafatāni‎; šaqfatāni
الشَّقَفَتَانِ‎; الشَّقْفَتَانِ
aš-šaqafatāni‎; aš-šaqfatāni
شَقَفَتَا‎; شَقْفَتَا
šaqafatā‎; šaqfatā
accusative شَقَفَتَيْنِ‎; شَقْفَتَيْنِ
šaqafatayni‎; šaqfatayni
الشَّقَفَتَيْنِ‎; الشَّقْفَتَيْنِ
aš-šaqafatayni‎; aš-šaqfatayni
شَقَفَتَيْ‎; شَقْفَتَيْ
šaqafatay‎; šaqfatay
genitive شَقَفَتَيْنِ‎; شَقْفَتَيْنِ
šaqafatayni‎; šaqfatayni
الشَّقَفَتَيْنِ‎; الشَّقْفَتَيْنِ
aš-šaqafatayni‎; aš-šaqfatayni
شَقَفَتَيْ‎; شَقْفَتَيْ
šaqafatay‎; šaqfatay
paucal (3-10) sound feminine paucal
indefinite definite construct
informal شَقَفَات‎; شَقْفَات
šaqafāt‎; šaqfāt
الشَّقَفَات‎; الشَّقْفَات
aš-šaqafāt‎; aš-šaqfāt
شَقَفَات‎; شَقْفَات
šaqafāt‎; šaqfāt
nominative شَقَفَاتٌ‎; شَقْفَاتٌ
šaqafātun‎; šaqfātun
الشَّقَفَاتُ‎; الشَّقْفَاتُ
aš-šaqafātu‎; aš-šaqfātu
شَقَفَاتُ‎; شَقْفَاتُ
šaqafātu‎; šaqfātu
accusative شَقَفَاتٍ‎; شَقْفَاتٍ
šaqafātin‎; šaqfātin
الشَّقَفَاتِ‎; الشَّقْفَاتِ
aš-šaqafāti‎; aš-šaqfāti
شَقَفَاتِ‎; شَقْفَاتِ
šaqafāti‎; šaqfāti
genitive شَقَفَاتٍ‎; شَقْفَاتٍ
šaqafātin‎; šaqfātin
الشَّقَفَاتِ‎; الشَّقْفَاتِ
aš-šaqafāti‎; aš-šaqfāti
شَقَفَاتِ‎; شَقْفَاتِ
šaqafāti‎; šaqfāti
plural of variety basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal شُقُوف‎; أَشْقَاف
šuqūf‎; ʔašqāf
الشُّقُوف‎; الْأَشْقَاف
aš-šuqūf‎; al-ʔašqāf
شُقُوف‎; أَشْقَاف
šuqūf‎; ʔašqāf
nominative شُقُوفٌ‎; أَشْقَافٌ
šuqūfun‎; ʔašqāfun
الشُّقُوفُ‎; الْأَشْقَافُ
aš-šuqūfu‎; al-ʔašqāfu
شُقُوفُ‎; أَشْقَافُ
šuqūfu‎; ʔašqāfu
accusative شُقُوفًا‎; أَشْقَافًا
šuqūfan‎; ʔašqāfan
الشُّقُوفَ‎; الْأَشْقَافَ
aš-šuqūfa‎; al-ʔašqāfa
شُقُوفَ‎; أَشْقَافَ
šuqūfa‎; ʔašqāfa
genitive شُقُوفٍ‎; أَشْقَافٍ
šuqūfin‎; ʔašqāfin
الشُّقُوفِ‎; الْأَشْقَافِ
aš-šuqūfi‎; al-ʔašqāfi
شُقُوفِ‎; أَشْقَافِ
šuqūfi‎; ʔašqāfi

References

  • Corriente, Federico, Pereira, Christophe, Vicente, Angeles, editors (2017), Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou. Perspectives phraséologiques et étymologiques (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 717–718
  • Freytag, Georg (1833) “شقف”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 440a
  • Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “شقف”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc[2] (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, page 1255b
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “شقف”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 668a
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “شقف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 562a

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ش ق ف
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic شَقَف (šaqaf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃi.ɡaf/, [ʃɪ.ɡaf]

Noun

شقف • (šigafm (collective, singulative شِقْفة f (šigfa))

  1. fragments, potsherds, fictile vessels