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كعص

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

The root كعص appears to relate to sounds and consumption, specifically the sound of small creatures and the act of eating. It may also have a less common association with negative character traits.

Derived headwords

الكُعَيْصnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of mouseclassical

    The sound made by a mouse.

  2. 2.
    sound of chickclassical

    The sound made by a young bird or chick.

كَعَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to eat foodmodern

    To consume food.

كَعْصnoun
  1. 1.
    eatingmodern

    The act of eating.

الكَعْصnoun
  1. 1.
    mean personclassical

    A base or ignoble person.

Parallel reading

الكعيص: صوت الفأرة والفرخ.
Al-Ku'ayṣ: the sound of the mouse and the chick.
وكعص الطعام: أكله؛
And ka'aṣa food: he ate it;
وقيل: عينه بدل من همزة كأصه ومعناهما واحد.
And it was said: its 'ayn is a substitute for the hamza of ka'aṣahu, and their meanings are the same.
قال الأزهري: قال بعضهم الكعص اللئيم:
Al-Azhari said: some of them said al-ka'ṣ is the ignoble one:
قال: ولا أعرفه.
He said: and I do not know it.