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شخس

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root شخس (sh-kh-s) primarily denotes concepts of deviation, divergence, discord, and irregularity. It extends to describe things that are out of alignment, broken, or different from what is expected or ordered, often due to age, illness, or disagreement.

Derived headwords

الشَّخْسnoun
  1. 1.
    disturbance, discordclassical

    Refers to a state of disorder, disagreement, or discord.

  2. 2.
    irregularity, deviationclassical

    A state of being irregular or deviating from the norm or what is ordered.

الشَّخِيسadjective
  1. 1.
    contrary, disobedientclassical

    One who opposes or disobeys what is commanded.

شَخَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to deviate, to differclassical

    To deviate from a course or from what is ordered; to be in discord.

شَخَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to deviate, to breakclassical

    To cause something to deviate, break apart, or become discordant.

تَشَاخَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to diverge, to become corruptclassical

    To diverge, become distant, and corrupt or spoiled.

  2. 2.
    to become misaligned, to break apartclassical

    To become misaligned, broken apart, or unevenly separated.

  3. 3.
    to become crooked, unevenclassical

    To become crooked, uneven, or misaligned, especially referring to teeth or cracks.

مُتَشَاخِسadjective
  1. 1.
    divergent, discordantclassical

    Divergent, discordant, or out of alignment.

  2. 2.
    uneven, crookedclassical

    Uneven, crooked, or misaligned.

الشَّخَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    crookedness, misalignmentclassical

    A condition of crookedness or misalignment, particularly of teeth.

الشَّاخِسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    crookedness, misalignmentclassical

    A condition of crookedness or misalignment, particularly of teeth.

أَشْخَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to frown, to scowlclassical

    To frown or scowl, indicating displeasure or sternness.

مَشَاخِسnoun
  1. 1.
    mouth-openingclassical

    The act of opening the mouth wide, as in yawning or panting.

Parallel reading

الشخس: الاضطراب والاختلاف.
Al-shakhs: disturbance and discord.
والشخيس: المخالف لما يؤمر به؛
And al-shakhīs: one who opposes what is commanded;
يعدل عني الجدل الشخيسا
The disputer deviates from me, the contrary one.
وأمر شخيس: متفرق.
And an أمر شخيس (amr shakhīs): scattered, dispersed.
وشاخس أمر القوم: اختلف.
And shākhasa amr al-qawm (shākhasa the affair of the people): it differed, became discordant.
وتشاخس ما بينهم: تباعد وفسد.
And tashākhasa mā baynahum (they became divergent between them): they became distant and corrupted.
وضربه فتشاخس قحفا رأسه: تباينا واختلفا،
And he struck him, so the two halves of his skull became separated and different,
تشاخس إبهاماك إن كنت كاذبا،
Let your thumbs diverge if you are a liar,
ونحن كصدع العس إن يعط شاعبا ... يدعه، وفيه عيبه متشاخس
And we are like a crack in a waterskin; if it is given a tear... it leaves it, and its defect is divergent (uneven).
وكلام متشاخس أي متفاوت.
And mutashākhis speech: meaning uneven, inconsistent.
وتشاخست أسنانه: اختلفت إما فطرة وإما عرضا.
And tashākhasat asnānuhu (his teeth became divergent): they differed, either by nature or by accident.
وشاخس فاه الدهر حتى كأنه ... منمس ثيران الكريص الضوائن
And time made his mouth divergent until it was as if... the teeth of the pregnant ewes were unevenly spaced.
والشخاس والشاخسة في الأسنان،
And al-shakhās and al-shākhisah in the teeth,
وضربه فتشاخس رأسه أي مال.
And he struck him, so his head became divergent (tilted), meaning it tilted.
والشخس: فتح الحمار فمه عند التشاؤب أو الكرف.
And al-shakhs: the donkey opening its mouth when yawning or panting.
وشاخس الكلب فاه: فتحه؛
And shākhasa al-kalb fāhu (the dog opened its mouth wide): it opened it;
مشاخسا طورا، وطورا خائفا، ... وتارة يلتهس الطفاطفا
Opening its mouth wide at one time, and at another time fearful, ... and at another time lapping the water's edge.
وتشاخس صدع القدح إذا تباين فبقي غير ملتئم.
And tashākhasa ṣadaʿ al-qudḥ (the crack of the cup became divergent): it separated and remained unhealed.
ويقال للشعاب: قد شاخست.
And it is said of valleys: they have become divergent (wide).
أشخصت له في المنطق وأشخست وذلك إذا تجهمته.
I frowned at him in speech and I scowled, and that is when I showed sternness towards him.