A شرق sharq (v.n.), Rising (as the sun), sun-rise; the (rising) sun; the place of sun-rise, the East; light shining through a crevice; slitting the ear of a sheep; — sharaq (v.n.), Being slit in the ear (cattle); an ear slit; choking, being suffocated; sticking in the throat; being pained or grieved; giving a feeble light, and being about to set (sun); being blood-shot.