شكال

Etymology
From the root which had an original significance of plaiting hair, to shape or place in a form, to bind or hold in place, to look at or work attentively and skillfully. Attested in 🇨🇬 in with connection likely to 🇨🇬 said especially of equids and locks.

The relation to 🇨🇬, is of uncertain nature. But since the 🇨🇬 form is backed by 🇨🇬,, , , 🇨🇬, and considering that the coordinate instrument  is borrowed from  not attested in the farriery meaning, the present Arabic word is probably loaned likewise from an unattested  designation for the hobble, and then levelled in its vocalism by being paired with , and other words of the horse tack realm like , , ,.

Noun

 * 1) hopple, hobble, pastern; a kind of fetter used to restrain the feet of an animal so that surgery can be performed on it