شَقَأَ

, (S, K,) aorist شَقَاَ , (K,) verbal noun شَقْ ٌ and شُقُوْءٌ, said of the نَاب [or tush] (S, K) of a camel, (S,) It grew forth; (S, K;) it appeared; (TA;) as also شَكَأَ. (K in article شكأ.) [See also شَقَّ.] شَاقِى, with the ء softened [or changed into ى], occurs in a verse of Dhu-r-Rummeh [for the particle n. شاقيء]. (TA.)

شَقَأَ رَأْسَهُ He divided his head; synonym شَقَّهُ: [meaning, his hair:] or he separated it (فَرَّقَهُ) [i. e. his hair] with the مِشْقَاء [or comb]: (K:) or شَقَأَ شَعَرَهُ بِالمُشْطِ, verbal noun شَقْءٌ, he separated his hair with the comb. (AZ, S.)

And شَقَأَهُ, (S, K,) verbal noun شَقْءٌ, (S,) He hit his مَشْقَأ, i. e. the place of the parting of the hair of his head, (S, K,) with a staff, or stick. (S.)