شَاكِلَةٌ
Root: شكل
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شَاكِلَةٌ
: see شَكْلٌ, former half, in two places.
def.2 الشَّاكِلَةُ, also, signifies The flank; syn. الخَاصِرَةُ, i. e. الطَّفْطَفَةُ: [or,] in a horse, the skin that is between the side (عُرْض) of the خَاصِرَة and the ثَفِنَة, which latter means [the stifle-joint, i. e.] the joint of the فَخِذ and سَاق: or as some say, the شَاكِلَتَانِ are the two exterior parts of the طَفْطَفَتَانِ [or two flanks] from the place to which the last of the ribs reaches to the edge of [the hip-bone called] the حَرْقَفَة on each side of the belly. One says, أَصَابَ شَاكِلَةَ الرَّمِيَّةِ, meaning [He hit] the خَاصِرَة [or flank] of the رميّة [or animal shot at]. [Hence,] one says, أَصَابَ شَاكِلَةَ الصَّوَابِ
2 Also The part between the ear and the temple.
3 And شَوَاكِلُ (which is the pl. of شَاكِلَةٌ, TA)
4 And شَاكِلَتَا الطَّرِيقِ means
def.2 الشَّاكِلَةُ, also, signifies The flank; syn. الخَاصِرَةُ, i. e. الطَّفْطَفَةُ: [or,] in a horse, the skin that is between the side (عُرْض) of the خَاصِرَة and the ثَفِنَة, which latter means [the stifle-joint, i. e.] the joint of the فَخِذ and سَاق: or as some say, the شَاكِلَتَانِ are the two exterior parts of the طَفْطَفَتَانِ [or two flanks] from the place to which the last of the ribs reaches to the edge of [the hip-bone called] the حَرْقَفَة on each side of the belly. One says, أَصَابَ شَاكِلَةَ الرَّمِيَّةِ, meaning [He hit] the خَاصِرَة [or flank] of the رميّة [or animal shot at]. [Hence,] one says, أَصَابَ شَاكِلَةَ الصَّوَابِ
2 Also The part between the ear and the temple.
3 And شَوَاكِلُ (which is the pl. of شَاكِلَةٌ, TA)
4 And شَاكِلَتَا الطَّرِيقِ means
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