PLATTS DICTIONARY
شق shiqq, vulg. shiq, and shaqq, vulg. shaq v.n. fr. شقّ; see shaqq
A شق shiqq, vulg. shiq, and shaqq, vulg. shaq (v.n. fr. شقّ; see shaqq), s.f. The half (of a thing); the side (of a mountain, &c.); the counterpart (of a thing); a brother; a friend;—a large division of a country, a tract of country forming a collectorate;—kind, sort; difficulty, hardship, distress, affliction, trouble, labour, inconvenience; suspense; weariness, languor (syn. mashaqqat):—shiq-dār, s.m. An officer appointed to collect the revenue from a shiq;—adj. Difficult, distressing; uncertain, perplexing, &c.:—shiq-dārī, s.f. The office or business of a shiq-dār;—uncertainty, perplexity, &c.
شك shakk, vulg. shak inf. n. of شكّ 'to be dubious,' c.
A شك shakk, vulg. shak (inf. n. of شكّ 'to be dubious,' &c.), s.m. (f.?), Doubt, suspense, uncertainty, hesitation, vacillation; incredulity, scepticism:—shak paṛnā (-ko), To entertain a doubt, to feel doubtful:—shak ḍālnā (-meṅ), To cast a doubt (upon); to call in question:—shak rafʻ karnā (-kā), To remove or dispel the doubts (of):—shak karnā (-kā), To doubt; to be suspicious (of):—shak miṭānā or shak nikālnā = shak rafʻ karnā:—be-shak, adv. Without doubt, doubtless, assuredly, certainly:—kyā śhak hai, 'What doubt is there?' no doubt, doubtless.
شك shikk v.n. fr. شكّ 'to stick, cleave,' c.
A شك shikk (v.n. fr. شكّ 'to stick, cleave,' &c.), s.m.(?) A covering that is put upon the backs of the two curved extremities of the bow;—an upper garment.
شق shaqq, vulg. shaq inf. n. of شقّ 'to cut, divide, cleave,' c.
A شق shaqq, vulg. shaq (inf. n. of شقّ 'to cut, divide, cleave,' &c.), s.m. Splitting, cleaving, tearing, &c.; a split, rent, crack, fissure, cleft, chink, &c.;—the day-break, dawn of day:—shaqq honā, v.n. To be torn asunder, be cleft, be rent, &c.
شاق shāqq, vulg. shāq act. part of شقّ 'to cut or divide, to split,' c.
A شاق shāqq, vulg. shāq (act. part of شقّ 'to cut or divide, to split,' &c.), adj. Difficult, hard, distressing, grievous, burdensome, afflicting, troublesome, severe, perplexing, embarrassing, wearisome, &c.
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