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وكس

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

أَوْكَسُ ذ [ More, and most, defective, or deficient: less, and least, in value ]. The saying respecting the division of a building, يَنْظَرُ اـِلَى صَاحِبِ الأَوْكَسِ means, One shall look to see which is he whose place is of the less, or least, value. (Mgh.) ― -b2- A man having a small portion, or little good fortune: (A:) or a low, an ignoble, or a mean, or sordid, man. (Ibn-'Abbád, K.)

Derived headwords

أَوْكَسُ
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يَنْظَرُ اـِلَى صَاحِبِ