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عقفس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root pertains to describing someone with bad character or ill temper. It is used to denote a person of poor disposition and the act of having a bad disposition.

Derived headwords

العَقَنْفَسnoun
  1. 1.
    ill-tempered personclassical

    A person characterized by bad temper, ill manners, or a disagreeable disposition.

العَفَنْقَسnoun
  1. 1.
    ill-tempered personclassical

    Synonymous with العَقَنْفَس, referring to someone with a bad disposition or ill manners.

عَقَفَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be ill-temperedclassical

    To exhibit bad temper or ill manners; to have a disagreeable disposition.

عَفْقَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be ill-temperedclassical

    An alternative form of عَقَفَسَ, meaning to have a bad disposition or ill manners.

Parallel reading

العقنفس والعفنقس، جميعا: السيء الخلق.
Al-ʿanqafas and al-ʿafanqas, both: the ill-tempered one.
وقد عقفسه وعفقسه: أساء خلقه
And he was ill-tempered and ill-tempered: his disposition was bad.