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العفنقس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes someone with a difficult, unpleasant, or mean disposition. It specifically refers to a person whose character has deteriorated from good to bad.

Derived headwords

العَفَنْقَسُnoun
  1. 1.
    ill-tempered personboth

    A person characterized by difficult and unpleasant morals or disposition.

  2. 2.
    mean personclassical

    An ignoble or base individual.

عَفَنْقَسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    ill-temperedboth

    Describing someone with a difficult and unpleasant disposition.

  2. 2.
    meanclassical

    Describing someone who is ignoble or base.

Parallel reading

العفنقس، كسمندل: العسر الأخلاق، واللئيم.
Al-'afanqas, like samandal: the difficult in morals, and the mean.
وما عفقسه؟
And what has made him ill-tempered?
أي: أي شيء أساء خلقه بعد أن كان حسنه.
Meaning: What has caused his disposition to become bad after it was good?