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الدكس

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of accumulation, piling up, or being dense. It extends to meanings of drowsiness, abundance, and a dense or compact collection of things or people. It can also describe the emergence of vegetation.

Derived headwords

الدكسnoun
  1. 1.
    Accumulationboth

    The act of piling up or layering things one upon another.

  2. 2.
    Drowsinessclassical

    A state of sleepiness or light slumber.

تراكبnoun
  1. 1.
    Layeringboth

    The state of one thing being placed or piled on top of another.

نعاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Drowsinessboth

    A feeling of sleepiness or being on the verge of sleep.

الدوكسnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A name for the lion, known for its strength and ferocity.

  2. 2.
    Abundant livestockclassical

    A large quantity of cattle or sheep.

الكثيرadjective
  1. 1.
    Abundantboth

    Referring to a large quantity or number, especially of livestock.

الديكسnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant livestockclassical

    A large quantity of cattle or sheep, similar to الدوكس.

لمعة دوكسnoun
  1. 1.
    Dense patchclassical

    A thick, compact, or densely grown patch, referring to hair or vegetation.

دوكسةnoun
  1. 1.
    Densityclassical

    The quality of being dense, thick, or compact.

الديكساءnoun
  1. 1.
    Large herdclassical

    A large, substantial group or collection of cattle and sheep.

الداكسnoun
  1. 1.
    Omenclassical

    A sign or omen, such as one derived from sneezing or other omens.

الكادسnoun
  1. 1.
    Divinerclassical

    One who practices divination or interprets omens, particularly from sneezing.

الدكيسةnoun
  1. 1.
    Groupclassical

    A collection or gathering of people or things.

ادكستverb
  1. 1.
    Sproutedboth

    The land produced or showed its vegetation.

المتداكسadjective
  1. 1.
    Abundant and difficultclassical

    Describing men who are numerous, abundant, and also difficult or obstinate.

الشكسadjective
  1. 1.
    Obstinateclassical

    Difficult, stubborn, or ill-tempered.

Parallel reading

الدكس: الحثو
Al-Daks: accumulation.
وبالتحريك: تراكب الشيء بعضه على بعض.
And with vowel movement: the layering of one thing upon another.
وكغراب: النعاس.
And like 'ghurab': drowsiness.
والدوكس: الأسد
And Al-Dawks: the lion.
و من النعم والشاء: الكثير، كالديكس، كضيغم وقمطر.
And from cattle and sheep: abundant, like Al-Diks, like 'ḍaygham' and 'qamṭar'.
ولمعة دوكس ودوكسة: ملتفة.
And a dense patch (lam'ah dawks) and density (dawksah): intertwined/compact.
والديكساء، بكسر الدال وفتح الياء: قطعة عظيمة من النعم والغنم.
And Al-Diksā', with kasrah on the dāl and fatḥah on the yā': a great piece/collection of cattle and sheep.
والداكس: الكادس، وهو ما يتطير به من العطاس ونحوه.
And Al-Dāks: the diviner, which is what one takes as an omen from sneezing and the like.
والدكيسة: الجماعة.
And Al-Dukaysah: the group.
وادكست الأرض: أظهرت نباتها.
And the land 'adkassat: it showed its vegetation.
والمتداكس: الكثير والشكس من الرجال.
And Al-Mutadāks: the abundant and difficult/obstinate among men.