شوك

شوك

See also: سوگ‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ش و ك‎ (š-w-k). Compare Hebrew שֵׂך‎ (“thorn, prickle”).

Noun

شَوْك • (šawk) m (collective, singulative شَوْكَة‎ f (šawka), plural أَشْوَاك‎ (ʾašwāk))

1. thorns, prickles, spines
2. thistles

Declension

Declension of noun شَوْك (šawk)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَوْك šawk	الشَّوْك‎ aš-šawk	شَوْك šawk
Nominative	شَوْكٌ šawkun	الشَّوْكُ‎ aš-šawku	شَوْكُ šawku
Accusative	شَوْكًا‎ šawkan	الشَّوْكَ‎ aš-šawka	شَوْكَ šawka
Genitive	شَوْكٍ šawkin	الشَّوْكِ‎ aš-šawki	شَوْكِ šawki
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَوْكَة‎ šawka	الشَّوْكَة‎ aš-šawka	شَوْكَة‎ šawkat
Nominative	شَوْكَةٌ‎ šawkatun	الشَّوْكَةُ‎ aš-šawkatu	شَوْكَةُ‎ šawkatu
Accusative	شَوْكَةً‎ šawkatan	الشَّوْكَةَ‎ aš-šawkata	شَوْكَةَ‎ šawkata
Genitive	شَوْكَةٍ‎ šawkatin	الشَّوْكَةِ‎ aš-šawkati	شَوْكَةِ‎ šawkati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَوْكَتَيْن‎ šawkatayn	الشَّوْكَتَيْن‎ aš-šawkatayn	شَوْكَتَيْ‎ šawkatay
Nominative	شَوْكَتَانِ‎ šawkatāni	الشَّوْكَتَانِ‎ aš-šawkatāni	شَوْكَتَا‎ šawkatā
Accusative	شَوْكَتَيْنِ‎ šawkatayni	الشَّوْكَتَيْنِ‎ aš-šawkatayni	شَوْكَتَيْ‎ šawkatay
Genitive	شَوْكَتَيْنِ‎ šawkatayni	الشَّوْكَتَيْنِ‎ aš-šawkatayni	شَوْكَتَيْ‎ šawkatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شَوْكَات‎ šawkāt	الشَّوْكَات‎ aš-šawkāt	شَوْكَات‎ šawkāt
Nominative	شَوْكَاتٌ‎ šawkātun	الشَّوْكَاتُ‎ aš-šawkātu	شَوْكَاتُ‎ šawkātu
Accusative	شَوْكَاتٍ‎ šawkātin	الشَّوْكَاتِ‎ aš-šawkāti	شَوْكَاتِ‎ šawkāti
Genitive	شَوْكَاتٍ‎ šawkātin	الشَّوْكَاتِ‎ aš-šawkāti	شَوْكَاتِ‎ šawkāti
Plural of variety	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَشْوَاك‎ ʾašwāk	الْأَشْوَاك‎ al-ʾašwāk	أَشْوَاك‎ ʾašwāk
Nominative	أَشْوَاكٌ‎ ʾašwākun	الْأَشْوَاكُ‎ al-ʾašwāku	أَشْوَاكُ‎ ʾašwāku
Accusative	أَشْوَاكًا‎ ʾašwākan	الْأَشْوَاكَ‎ al-ʾašwāka	أَشْوَاكَ‎ ʾašwāka
Genitive	أَشْوَاكٍ‎ ʾašwākin	الْأَشْوَاكِ‎ al-ʾašwāki	أَشْوَاكِ‎ ʾašwāki

Descendants

• → Persian: شوک‎ (šok)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863), “شوك”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “شوك”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic شَوْك‎ (šawk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃoːk/, [ʃoːk]

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Noun

شوك • (šōk) m (collective, singulative شوكة‎ f (šōke))

1. thorns
2. fishbones