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العنقس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a person who is cunning, malicious, or treacherous. It conveys a sense of slyness and ill intent, often associated with deceitful or harmful actions.

Derived headwords

العُنْقُسnoun
  1. 1.
    cunning personclassical

    A person who is cunning, sly, and malicious.

  2. 2.
    treacherous personclassical

    Someone who is deceitful and harbors ill intentions.

عَنْقَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be cunningclassical

    To act in a cunning, sly, or malicious manner.

Parallel reading

العنقس، بالفتح: الداهي الخبيث.
Al-ʿunqusu, with fatha: the cunning, the malicious.