كوس

1 كَاسَ ذ , (S, Msb, K,) aor. يَكُوسُ, inf. n. كَوْسٌ, (Msb, TA,) He (a camel) walked upon three legs, (S, Msb, K,) being hamstrung: (S, K:) or raised one of his legs, and jumped upon the rest. (TA.) Thus you say of a quadruped: but when said of another, it means, He went upon one leg. (TA.) -A2- كَاسَ, (S, A, TA,) aor. يَكُوسُ, (S, TA,) inf. n. كَوْسٌ, (A, TA,) He (a man) became turned upside down, (S, TA,) head downwards; (S;) as also ↓ تكوّس. (K.) ― -b2- He (a poor man) fell upon his head. (A, * TA.) -A3- كَاسَ فُلَانًا, (K,) aor. يَكُوسُهُ, inf. n. كَوْسٌ, (TA,) He prostrated such a one; (K;) as also ↓ اكاسهُ, (K,) inf. n. اـِكَاسَةٌ; (TA;) which latter verb is the more chaste: (Sgh:) or he threw him down upon his head; as also ↓ كوّسهُ: (TA:) or this last, which is said of God, (S, A, K,) inf. n. تَكْوِيسٌ, (S, K,) signifies He turned him upside down, (K,) or head downwards, (S,) or upon his head, (A,) فِى النَّارِ in the fire [of Hell]: (S, A:) and you say also, عَلَى رَأْسِهِ ↓ كَوَّسْتُهُ, meaning, I turned him over upon his head. (S.)