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الدنقسة

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root primarily concerns the act of causing discord or corruption among people. It also encompasses the physical and emotional state of submission, humiliation, and subservience, often depicted through posture and gaze.

Derived headwords

الدَّنْقَسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Sowing discordboth

    The act of causing strife, discord, or corruption among a group of people.

  2. 2.
    Humiliation and submissionboth

    The state of bowing one's head in humility, subservience, or abject submission.

  3. 3.
    Looking askanceclassical

    A specific manner of looking, characterized by a downward or sidelong glance, often implying suspicion or disapproval.

Parallel reading

الإفساد بين القوم
Sowing discord among the people.
تطأطؤ الرأس ذلا وخضوعا
Bowing the head in humiliation and submission.
النَّظَرُ بِكَسْرِ العَيْنِ
Looking with a broken/downward gaze.