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لكس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to harshness, difficulty, and stubbornness. It describes a difficult or unyielding nature, often in a negative or unpleasant sense.

Derived headwords

لَكِسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Harsh, difficultclassical

    Describing someone or something as harsh, difficult, or unyielding in disposition or nature.

لَكِسَverb
  1. 1.
    To be harshclassical

    The past tense verb form indicating harshness or difficulty.

شَكِسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Harsh, ill-temperedclassical

    Describing someone as having a harsh, ill-tempered, or difficult disposition.

شَكِسَverb
  1. 1.
    To be harshclassical

    The past tense verb form indicating harshness or ill-temper.

Parallel reading

إنه لشكس لكس أي عسر
Indeed, he is harsh, difficult, meaning unyielding.
حكاه ثعلب مع أشياء إتباعية
Tha'lab narrated it along with imitative words.
فلا أدري ألكس إتباع أم هي لفظة على حدتها كشكس
So I do not know if 'laks' is imitative or if it is a word on its own, like 'shaks'.