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عنقش

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to terms of abuse and low social standing, specifically referring to someone as base, ignoble, or a scoundrel. It is used in poetic contexts to insult or disparage.

Derived headwords

العَنْقَاشnoun
  1. 1.
    Scoundrelclassical

    A base, ignoble, or wicked person; a scoundrel or rascal.

Parallel reading

اللئيم الوغد
The base, ignoble person.
لما رماني الناس بابني عمي، ... بالقرد عنقاش وبالأصم
When people threw at me my two cousins, ... calling me a scoundrel like a monkey and like the deaf one.
قلت لها: يا نفسي لا تهتمي
I said to her: O my soul, do not worry.