شَكِيكَةٌ
Root: شك
Full Definition
شَكِيكَةٌ
A party, sect, or distinct body or class, of men: pl. شَكَائِكُ; [and app. شِكَكٌ also, for,] accord. to IAar, شِكَكٌ signifies distinct bodies of soldiers.
def.2 A way, course, mode, or manner, of acting or conduct or the like: thus in the saying, دَعْهُ عَلَى شَكِيكَتِهِ [Leave thou him intent on pursuing his way, &c.]: pl. شَكَائِكُ and شُكُكٌ, or شِكَكٌ; if the latter of these two, extr. [with respect to analogy].
2 And Natural disposition; syn. خُلُقٌ. (TK, as from the K. [The only reading that I find in copies of the K is with ح in the place of خ, i. e. حَلْق; and thus, but without any vowel-sign, in the TA: but I think that the right reading is evidently that in the TK.])
def.3 Also The [kind of basket called] سَلَّة in which are [put] fruits.
def.4 And [the pl.] شَكَائِكُ signifies The pieces of wood with which, they being joined together, are formed the tent-like tops of the vehicles called هَوَادِج [pl. of هَوْدَجٌ].
def.2 A way, course, mode, or manner, of acting or conduct or the like: thus in the saying, دَعْهُ عَلَى شَكِيكَتِهِ [Leave thou him intent on pursuing his way, &c.]: pl. شَكَائِكُ and شُكُكٌ, or شِكَكٌ; if the latter of these two, extr. [with respect to analogy].
2 And Natural disposition; syn. خُلُقٌ. (TK, as from the K. [The only reading that I find in copies of the K is with ح in the place of خ, i. e. حَلْق; and thus, but without any vowel-sign, in the TA: but I think that the right reading is evidently that in the TK.])
def.3 Also The [kind of basket called] سَلَّة in which are [put] fruits.
def.4 And [the pl.] شَكَائِكُ signifies The pieces of wood with which, they being joined together, are formed the tent-like tops of the vehicles called هَوَادِج [pl. of هَوْدَجٌ].
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