شَابِكٌ
Root: شبك
Full Definition
شَابِكٌ
[app. a possessive epithet, meaning ذُو
شَبَكَةٍ]: see شُبَّاكٌ.
2 [Also meaning ذُو ٱشْتِبَاكٍ.] One says طَرِيقٌ شَابِكٌ A road, or way, that is confused and intricate.
3 [Hence,] أُمُّ النُّجُومِ الشَّوَابِكِ may mean The sun; as being the chief of the [confused] stars: or the milky way; [as being composed of confused stars;] الشَّوَابِك [pl. of الشَّابِكَة] meaning .
4 And لُحْمَةٌ شَابِكَةٌ: see مُشْتَبِكٌ.
5 And شَابِكٌ applied to a lion, Having the canine teeth locking together, ( الأَنْيَابِ, K, TA, [see 8, near the end, in the CK مُتَشَبِّكُ الاَنْيَابِ,]) dissimilar: and شابِكُ الأَنْيَابِ is applied to a camel, in like manner. [Hence,] الشَّابِكُ is one of the names for The lion.
6 And one says رَجُلٌ شَابِكُ الرُّمْحِ, meaning A man whom one sees, by reason of his skill, thrusting with the spear [indiscriminately] in all the faces.
2 [Also meaning ذُو ٱشْتِبَاكٍ.] One says طَرِيقٌ شَابِكٌ A road, or way, that is confused and intricate.
3 [Hence,] أُمُّ النُّجُومِ الشَّوَابِكِ may mean The sun; as being the chief of the [confused] stars: or the milky way; [as being composed of confused stars;] الشَّوَابِك [pl. of الشَّابِكَة] meaning .
4 And لُحْمَةٌ شَابِكَةٌ: see مُشْتَبِكٌ.
5 And شَابِكٌ applied to a lion, Having the canine teeth locking together, ( الأَنْيَابِ, K, TA, [see 8, near the end, in the CK مُتَشَبِّكُ الاَنْيَابِ,]) dissimilar: and شابِكُ الأَنْيَابِ is applied to a camel, in like manner. [Hence,] الشَّابِكُ is one of the names for The lion.
6 And one says رَجُلٌ شَابِكُ الرُّمْحِ, meaning A man whom one sees, by reason of his skill, thrusting with the spear [indiscriminately] in all the faces.
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