مُشْكِلٌ
1.
, from أَشْكَلَ in the first of the senses assigned to it above, signifies Entering among [meaning confused with] its likes. (TA.)
2.
And [hence, apparently, or] according to Sh, from شُكْلَةٌ meaning “ redness mixed with whiteness, ” it signifies (assumed tropical:) Dubious, or confused. (TA.) [Used as a subst.,] it has for its plural مُشْكِلَاتٌ [and مَشَاكِلُ also: for] one says, هُوَ يَفُكُّ المَشَاكِلَ, meaning (assumed tropical:) [He solves] the things, or affairs, that are dubious, or confused. (TA.)
3.
مشكل [apparently مُشْكِلٌ], applied to a horse, means Having a whiteness in his flanks. (AA, TA in article دعم.)