عكش

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root عكش primarily denotes concepts of entanglement, clumping, and dense growth. It extends to describe things that are intertwined, clustered, or overgrown, including plants, hair, and even abstract concepts like clinging to something.

Derived headwords

عَكَشَverb

1.
to cling toclassical
To cling to something, to hold fast to it.

تَعَكَّشَverb

1.
to become numerous and intertwined
Used for plants and hair, meaning to become numerous, dense, and intertwined.
2.
to become tangled
Describing anything that becomes intertwined or clumped together.

وتعكش النبات والشعر — And plants and hair became numerous and intertwined.

وكل شيء لزم بعضه بعضا فقد تعكش — And everything that clung to itself has become intertwined.

عَكْشnoun

1.
gathering
The act of gathering or collecting something.

والعكش: جمعك الشيء — And al-'aksh: your gathering of a thing.

عَكِشadjective

1.
tangled
Describing hair that is matted and tangled.

وشعر عكش ومتعكش إذا تلبد — And hair that is tangled and very tangled if it is matted.

مُتَعَكِّشadjective

1.
very tangled
Extremely tangled or matted, often used for hair.

وشعر عكش ومتعكش إذا تلبد — And hair that is tangled and very tangled if it is matted.

عَكْشَةnoun

1.
a type of treeclassical
A tree that twists around other trees, edible, and sold in Mecca and Jeddah; it is slender and leafless.

والعكشة: شجرة تلوى بالشجر تؤكل، وهي طيبة تباع بمكة وجدة، دقيقة لا ورق لها — And al-'akshah: a tree that twists around trees, is eaten, and is good, sold in Mecca and Jeddah; it is slender and has no leaves.

عَكَشَةnoun

1.
spider's webclassical
The web of a spider.

ويقال لبيت العنكبوت: عكاشة — And the spider's web is called 'akashah.

عَكَاشnoun

1.
bannerclassical
A banner that parts the trees and is wrapped around them.
2.
male spiderclassical
The male spider.

والعكاش: اللواء الذي يتقشع الشجر ويلتوي عليه — And al-'akkash: the banner that parts the trees and is wrapped around them.

والعكاش: ذكر العنكبوت — And al-'akkash: the male spider.

عَكَّاشَةnoun

1.
spider
A spider.
2.
spider's webclassical
The web of a spider.

والعكاشة والعكاشة: العنكبوت — And al-'akkashah and al-'akkashah: the spider.

ويقال لبيت العنكبوت: عكاشة — And the spider's web is called 'akashah.

عُكَّاشَةname

1.
name of a companionclassical
A name, referring to 'Ukkashah ibn Mihsan al-Asadi, a companion of the Prophet.

وعكاشة بن محصن الأسدي: من الصحابة، وقد يخفف — And 'Ukkashah ibn Mihsan al-Asadi: from the companions, and it may be shortened.

عُكَيْشname

1.
nameclassical
A proper name.

عُكَّاشname

1.
name of a placeclassical
A place name, with the initial 'ayn pronounced with fatha.

وعكاش، بالفتح: موضع — And 'Akkash, with fatha: a place.

عُكَّاشname

1.
name of a water sourceclassical
The name of a water source belonging to the Banu Numayr tribe, with the initial 'ayn pronounced with shadda.

وعكاش، بالتشديد، اسم ماء لبني نمير — And 'Akkash, with shadda, is the name of a water source for Banu Numayr.

عَوْكَشَةnoun

1.
ploughing toolclassical
A tool used by farmers to manage threshed piles of grain; also called al-hafrah.

والعوكشة: من أدوات الحراثين، ما تدار به الأكداس المدوسة، وهي الحفراة أيضا — And al-'awkashah: one of the farmer's tools, with which the threshed piles are managed, and it is also called al-hafrah.

شَجَرَةٌ عَكْشَةadjective

1.
bushy tree
A tree that is dense with branches and intertwined.

وشجرة عكشة: كثيرة الفروع متشجنة — And a 'akshah tree: many branched and intertwined.

شَعْرٌ عَكِشٌadjective

1.
matted hair
Hair that is tangled and clumped together.

وشعر عكش الأطراف إذا كان جعدا — And hair tangled at the ends if it is curly.

شَعْرٌ مُتَعَكِّشٌadjective

1.
very matted hair
Hair that is extremely tangled and clumped.

وشعر عكش ومتعكش إذا تلبد — And hair that is tangled and very tangled if it is matted.

تَعَكُّشُ العَنْكَبُوتverb

1.
spider folding legsclassical
The action of a spider folding its legs as if it were about to spin.

وتعكش العنكبوت: قبض قوائمه كأنه ينسج — And the spider's 'ta'akkush: is its folding of its legs as if it were spinning.

Parallel reading

عكش عليه: حمل.

'Akasha 'alayhi: he carried it.

وتعكش النبات والشعر: كثر والتف.

And plants and hair became numerous and intertwined: they became abundant and tangled.

وكل شيء لزم بعضه بعضا فقد تعكش.

And everything that clung to itself has become intertwined.

وشعر عكش ومتعكش إذا تلبد.

And hair that is tangled and very tangled if it is matted.

وشعر عكش الأطراف إذا كان جعدا.

And hair tangled at the ends if it is curly.

ويقال: شد ما عكش رأسه أي لزم بعضه بعضا.

And it is said: How tangled his head is, meaning it clung to itself.

وشجرة عكشة: كثيرة الفروع متشجنة.

And a 'akshah tree: many branched and intertwined.

والعكاش: اللواء الذي يتقشع الشجر ويلتوي عليه.

And al-'akkash: the banner that parts the trees and is wrapped around them.

والعكشة: شجرة تلوى بالشجر تؤكل، وهي طيبة تباع بمكة وجدة، دقيقة لا ورق لها.

And al-'akshah: a tree that twists around trees, is eaten, and is good, sold in Mecca and Jeddah; it is slender and has no leaves.

والعكش: جمعك الشيء.

And al-'aksh: your gathering of a thing.

والعوكشة: من أدوات الحراثين، ما تدار به الأكداس المدوسة، وهي الحفراة أيضا.

And al-'awkashah: one of the farmer's tools, with which the threshed piles are managed, and it is also called al-hafrah.

والعكاشة والعكاشة: العنكبوت.

And al-'akkashah and al-'akkashah: the spider.

وتعكش العنكبوت: قبض قوائمه كأنه ينسج.

And the spider's 'ta'akkush: is its folding of its legs as if it were spinning.

والعكاش: ذكر العنكبوت.

And al-'akkash: the male spider.

وعكاش، بالفتح: موضع.

And 'Akkash, with fatha: a place.

وعكاش، بالتشديد، اسم ماء لبني نمير.

And 'Akkash, with shadda, is the name of a water source for Banu Numayr.

ويقال لبيت العنكبوت: عكاشة؛ عن أبي عمرو.

And the spider's web is called 'akashah; according to Abu Amr.

وعكاشة بن محصن الأسدي: من الصحابة، وقد يخفف.

And 'Ukkashah ibn Mihsan al-Asadi: from the companions, and it may be shortened.