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عهك

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of confusion, distress, or entanglement. It can refer to a difficult situation, a state of being mixed up, or a struggle.

Derived headwords

عَيۡهَكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Confusion, distressclassical

    A state of being in a difficult or confusing situation, often implying distress or entanglement.

عَوۡهَكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Entanglement, difficultyclassical

    A state of being entangled or in a difficult predicament, similar to عيهكة.

مَعۡوُكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Entanglement, difficultyclassical

    A state of being entangled or in a difficult predicament, often implying a struggle or being mixed up.

مَحۡوُكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Confusion, distressclassical

    A state of confusion or distress, a difficult situation.

عَوِيكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Difficulty, hardshipclassical

    A difficult or hard situation, a predicament.

تَعَاوَكَverb
  1. 1.
    To fight, to struggleclassical

    To engage in a fight or struggle with one another, to contend.

Parallel reading

تركتهم في عيهكة وعوهكة ومعوكة ومحوكة وعويكة.
I left them in confusion, entanglement, difficulty, distress, and hardship.
وقد تعاوكوا إذا اقتتلوا.
And they fought fiercely when they killed each other.