شَبَكَهُ
Root: شبك
Form: 1
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شَبَكَهُI
, Present.T
ـِ Verbal.Noun شَبْكٌ; and
شبّكهُ , Verbal.Noun تَشْبِيكٌ; He infixed, and inserted, one part thereof into another, or parts thereof into others: so in the M: [but the latter more usually signifies he infixed, and inserted, many parts thereof into others: and hence, he made it reticulated, retiform, like a net; and like a lattice, or trellis, or grating, or cage: and both signify also he made it commingled in its several parts, intricate, complicated, perplexed, or confused; either properly, as when the object is a fabric, or anything made by art, or created; or tropically, as when the object is ideal:] primarily, الشَّبْكُ signifies الخَلْطُ [i. e. the mixing together a thing or things]; and [implies] التَّدَاخُلُ [i. e. the entering of one part of a thing into another part, or of parts of a thing or things into other parts; or the being intermixed, or intermingled]. Hence, الأَصَابِعِ, meaning The inserting of some of the fingers [i. e. those of one hand] amid the other fingers; which it is forbidden to do in prayer: one says, [شبّك أَصَابِعَهُ, or] شبّك بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ, He inserted, or interserted, his fingers together [so as to conjoin his two hands]: or, as some interpret it, تَشْبِيكُ الأَصَابِعِ which is forbidden in prayer is
2 شَبَكَهُ عَنْهُ, Verbal.Noun as above, means
2 شَبَكَهُ عَنْهُ, Verbal.Noun as above, means
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