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شخس
Root entry · 1 derived lemma1 شَخَسَ ذ , aor. شَخَسَ , (K,) inf. n. شَخْسٌ, (S, A, O, K,) It was, or became, conflicting, incongruous, or dissimilar, in its several parts; شَخْسٌ being syn. with اِضْطِرَابٌ and اِخْتِلَافٌ [here used in the same, or nearly the same, sense]. (S, A, O, K.) ― -b2- Also, (K,) inf. n. as above; (Lth, O, K;) or ↓ شاخس; (so says Lth, TA; and so in a copy of the A;) and ↓ تشاخس; (O, K;) said of an ass, (Lth, A, O, K,) He opened his mouth on the occasion of gaping (Lth, O, K) and smelling the urine of a she-ass: (Lth, O:) or he opened his mouth, raising his head, after smelling the dung. (A.) It is said that the primary signification of الشَّخْسُ is The opening of the mouth to gape. (Ham p. 196.)
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شَخَسَverb
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