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الحماقيس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to severe hardships, calamities, and malicious or wicked actions. It encompasses both the abstract concept of distress and the active notion of behaving wickedly.

Derived headwords

الحَمَاقِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    Hardshipsclassical

    Severe difficulties, trials, and adversities.

  2. 2.
    Calamitiesclassical

    Disastrous events or misfortunes.

تَحَمَّقَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To act wickedlyclassical

    To behave in a malicious, cunning, or deceitful manner.

  2. 2.
    To be cunningclassical

    To exhibit slyness or craftiness.

Parallel reading

الحماقيس: الشدائد، والدواهي.
Al-Hamaqis: hardships, and calamities.
والتحمقس: التخبث.
And al-tahamaqus: wickedness.