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العكدة

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a central point, core, or attachment. It extends to meanings of strength, refuge, and being stuck or settled. Derived terms describe physical locations, states of being, and actions of clinging or becoming firm.

Derived headwords

العَكْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    coccyxboth

    The tailbone, the lowest part of the spine.

  2. 2.
    strengthclassical

    Power, might, or robustness.

  3. 3.
    gerbil's burrowclassical

    The hole or burrow dug by a gerbil or similar rodent.

العَكْدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    base of the tongueboth

    The root or posterior part of the tongue.

  2. 2.
    heart's coreclassical

    The central or innermost part of the heart.

  3. 3.
    bread toppingclassical

    A type of topping or garnish sprinkled on bread.

عَكَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to be possibleboth

    To be feasible or achievable; to be within one's capability.

عَكَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to cling toboth

    To adhere firmly to something; to stick to.

عَكَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to be the middleclassical

    To constitute the central part or core of something.

أَعْكَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to seek refugeclassical

    To seek shelter or refuge in a place or with someone.

المَعْكَدnoun
  1. 1.
    refugeclassical

    A place of safety or shelter; a sanctuary.

المَعْكُودadjective
  1. 1.
    residentclassical

    One who is settled and permanently residing in a place.

  2. 2.
    possibleclassical

    Feasible or achievable; within one's capacity.

  3. 3.
    confinedclassical

    Held or detained; imprisoned.

  4. 4.
    ready foodclassical

    Food that is prepared, available, and consistently present.

عَكِدَverb
  1. 1.
    to become fatclassical

    To grow plump or corpulent, referring to a gerbil or camel.

استَعْكَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to become fatclassical

    To grow plump or corpulent, referring to a gerbil or camel.

عَكِدadjective
  1. 1.
    fatclassical

    Plump or corpulent, describing a gerbil or camel.

عَكَدَةadjective
  1. 1.
    fatclassical

    Plump or corpulent, describing a gerbil or camel.

عَكَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to stick toboth

    To adhere firmly to something; to cling.

العَكَدnoun
  1. 1.
    dry wood pileclassical

    A stack of dry, brittle wood, one piece piled on another.

العَكَدname
  1. 1.
    mountain nameclassical

    A mountain located near Zabid, whose inhabitants still speak classical Arabic.

اعْتَكَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to adhere toclassical

    To stick firmly to something; to be committed to.

استَعْكَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to huddleclassical

    For a bird to gather itself close to something out of fear of predators.

Parallel reading

العكدة، بالضم: العصعص
Al-'akdah, with dammah: the coccyx.
والقوة
And strength.
وجحر الضب
And the gerbil's burrow.
وبالتحريك: أصل اللسان
And with harakah: the base of the tongue.
وأصل القلب
And the core of the heart.
وريش ينقط به الخبز
And a topping sprinkled on bread.
وعكد الشيء: وسطه
And 'akada the thing: its middle.
وعكدني الأمر يعكدني: أمكنني
And the matter 'akadani (it was possible for me): it was within my capability.
و إليه: لجأ، كأعكد
And to it: he sought refuge, like 'a'kada.
والمعكد: الملجأ
And al-ma'kad: the refuge.
والمعكود: المقيم اللازم
And al-ma'kud: the resident, the one who stays.
والممكن
And the possible one.
والمحبوس
And the imprisoned one.
ومن الطعام: المعد الراهن الدائم
And of food: the ready, present, and constant.
وعكد الضب، والبعير، كفرح: سمن
And the gerbil and the camel 'akida, like 'alima: became fat.
والنعت: عكد وعكدة
And the adjective: 'akid and 'akidah.
وبه: لزق
And with it: he stuck.
والعكد، ككتف: اليابس من الشجر، بعضها فوق بعض
And al-'akad, like 'kif: the dry wood from trees, some piled on top of others.
واعتكده: لزمه
And 'i'takadahu: he adhered to it.
واستعكد الطائر: انضم إلى الشيء مخافة الجوارح
And the bird 'ista'kada: huddled close to the thing for fear of predators.