شائك

العربية

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شائك

/ʃaː.ʔik/

Where it comes from

Derived from the active participle from the verb شَاكَ (šāka).

adjective شَائِك · šāʔik · شَائِكَة · شَائِكُون · شَائِكَات

also, figuratively thorny, prickly, spiky سِلْكٌ شَائِكٌ

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thorny having thorns

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"شائك." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%83. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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شائك. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%83

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"شائك." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%83.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {شائك},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}