شاهق

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شاهق

/ʃaː.hiq/

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Derived from the active participle of شَهَقَ (šahaqa, “to become high”).

adjective شَاهِق · šāhiq · شَاهِقَة · شَاهِقُون · شَاهِقَات

towering, lofty (very high) دَنْبَاوَنْدُ جَبَلٌ مُشْرِفٌ عَالٍ شَاهِقٌ شَامِخٌ لَا يُفَارِقُ أَعْلَاهُ الثَّلْجُ شِتَاءً وَلَا صَيْفًا. (يَاقُوت الحَمَوِيّ - كِتَابُ مُعْجَمُ البُلْدَان)
Similar: مُرْتَفِع

noun شَاهِق · šāhiq · شَواهِق · الشَّاهِق

an elevated or high place, especially a high mountain وَلَو تَرَدَّى مِنْ شَاهِقٍ فَمَات. (الإمَامُ النَّوَوِيّ فِي المَجْمُوع شَرْحُ المُهَذَّب)

In English

lofty high, having great height or stature
towering very tall, taller than surrounding objects

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {شاهق},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%82},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}