عكس

3 مُعَاكَسَةٌ ذ and عِكَاسٌ [are inf. ns. of عَاكَسَ]: for the former see 1, near the beginning. ― -b2- دُونَ ذٰلِكَ الأَمْرِ عِكَاسٌ وَمِكَاسٌ (S, A, * O, K) means [ In the way to the accomplishment of that affair is ] a striving to turn [ therefrom ]: (A, TA:) or a mutual seizing of the forelock: (A, O, K, TA:) [عِكَاسٌ and مِكَاسٌ may signify alike:] or مكاس is an imitative sequent. (O, * K, * TK.)