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دنقس

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of lowering one's head or gaze, often associated with humility, submission, or a furtive look. It also extends to the meaning of causing corruption or discord among people.

Derived headwords

الدنقسةnoun
  1. 1.
    lowering of the headboth

    The act of lowering one's head, often as a sign of humility or submission.

  2. 2.
    lowering of the gazeboth

    The act of lowering one's eyes, often out of humility or shame.

دنقسverb
  1. 1.
    to lower the headboth

    To lower one's head, typically in a gesture of humility or submission.

  2. 2.
    to lower the gazeboth

    To lower one's eyes, often implying a furtive or humble look.

  3. 3.
    to squintboth

    To look with eyes partially closed or narrowed, as if in suspicion or difficulty seeing.

  4. 4.
    to corruptclassical

    To cause discord or corruption among people.

يدنقسverb
  1. 1.
    he lowers his gazeboth

    He looks with narrowed eyes, often implying a furtive or humble gaze.

دنقسverb
  1. 1.
    to corruptclassical

    To cause corruption or discord among people.

المدنقسadjective
  1. 1.
    corruptorclassical

    One who causes corruption or discord among people.

دنقشةnoun
  1. 1.
    corruptionclassical

    The act or state of being corrupted, or causing discord.

دنفشverb
  1. 1.
    to squintclassical

    To look with eyes partially closed or narrowed.

طرفشverb
  1. 1.
    to squintclassical

    To look with eyes partially closed or narrowed.

طرفشةnoun
  1. 1.
    squintingclassical

    The act of looking with eyes partially closed or narrowed.

المدنفشadjective
  1. 1.
    corruptorclassical

    One who causes corruption or discord.

Parallel reading

إذا رآني من بعيد دنقسا
If he saw me from afar, he lowered his head.
الدنقسة: خفض البصر ذلا
The lowering of the gaze: lowering the sight out of humility.
دنقس: نظر وكسر عينيه
He squinted: he looked and narrowed his eyes.
يدنقس العين إذا ما نظرا
He squints his eye when he looks.
دنقس الرجل دنقسة، وطرفش طرفشة إذا نظر فكسر عينيه
A man squinted a squint, and he narrowed his eyes when he looked.
الدنقشة الفساد
The corruption is discord.
دنقس بين القوم: أفسد
He caused discord among the people: he corrupted.
المدنقس المفسد
The corruptor is the one who causes corruption.
ورأيته في نسخة دنفشت بينهم أفسدت
And I saw it in a copy: 'I caused discord among them, I corrupted.'
والمدنفش المفسد
And the corruptor is the one who causes corruption.