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اقعنصر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root describes the action of drawing oneself together or contracting towards the ground. It conveys a sense of shrinking, crouching, or collapsing downwards.

Derived headwords

اِقْعَنْصَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to contractclassical

    To draw oneself together, to shrink or contract in size, especially towards the ground.

  2. 2.
    to crouchclassical

    To bend the body low, to crouch down as if to hide or prepare for action.

Parallel reading

اِقْعَنْصَرَ: تَقَاصَرَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ.
To contract: to draw oneself together towards the ground.