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علكس

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe things that are abundant, gathered, accumulated, or intensely dark and dense. It also relates to a specific type of person from Yemen and a state of hesitation or being stuck.

Derived headwords

عَلْكَسname
  1. 1.
    Man from Yemenclassical

    A man originating from Yemen.

المُعَلْنِكْسnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant, gatheredclassical

    That which is abundant, gathered together, or accumulated.

المُعَلْنِكْسnoun
  1. 1.
    Accumulated nightclassical

    The accumulated or dense part of the night.

المُعَلْنِكْسadjective
  1. 1.
    Intensely black hairclassical

    Describing hair that is intensely black and dense.

المُعَلْنِكْسadjective
  1. 1.
    Hesitant, stuckclassical

    One who is hesitant or stuck, like someone who is stuck in eating.

Parallel reading

علكس، كجعفر: رجل من اليمن.
ʿAlkas, like Jaʿfar: a man from Yemen.
والمُعَلْنِكْس من اليبيس: ما كثر، واجتمع، والمتراكم من الليل، والشديد السواد من الشعر الكثيف، والمتردد، كالمُعَلْنِكْس في الكل.
And al-muʿlankis from al-yabis: what is abundant, gathered, the accumulated part of the night, the intensely black of dense hair, and the hesitant, like al-muʿlankis in eating.