شكل

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شكل

verb شَكَلَ · šakala · يَشْكُلُ · شَكْل · شَاكِل

to hobble (an animal)
to vocalize (a text)
to become dubious or confused

verb شَكَّلَ · šakkala · يُشَكِّلُ · تَشْكِيل · مُشَكِّل

to become dubious or confused
to form (society, a part)
to form, to fashion, to figure, to shape, to give shape to, to mold (the clay), to sculpture, to picture
to pose, to constitute (a threat, a danger) يشكِّلون تهديدًا على بلده.
to constitute (a violation of international law) الْقَرَارُ الْأَمْرِيكِيُ بِالِاعْتِرَافِ بِالْقُدْسِ عَاصِمَةً لِإِسْرَائِيلَ وَنَقْلَ السَّفَارَةِ إِلَيْهَا يُشَكِّلُ خَرْقًا لِلْقَانُونِ الدَّوْلِيِّ وَقَرَارَاتِ الشَّرْعِيَّةِ الدَّوْلِيَّةِ.

noun شَكْل · šakl · أَشْكَال · شُكُول · الشَّكْل

noun from verb verbal noun of شَكَلَ (šakala) (form I)
likeness, resemblance, semblance
model, pattern, mode, manner
shape, form, figure
kind, sort, variety
way, course, mode, manner of acting; conduct
aim, intention, purpose
something suitable, fit or proper for someone
vocalization of a text
a species of plant, yellow and red in color
coquettishness

noun شَكْل · šakl · أَشْكَال · الشَّكْل

noun from verb verbal noun of شَكَلَ (šakala) (form I)
a dubious or confused matter
an ear ornament of pearl or silver

noun شُكُل · šukul

plural plural of شِكَال (šikāl, “hobble”)

In English

accent orthography: any diacritical mark
shape appearance or outline
form shape or visible structure
appearance personal presence, form or look
hobble To restrict a horse with hobbles
diacritical mark symbol
vocalize linguistics: to add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew)

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {شكل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D9%83%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}