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شكس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes a state of being difficult, stubborn, or intractable. It conveys a sense of unruliness and resistance to guidance or control.

Derived headwords

شَكِسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Difficult, stubbornboth

    Describes someone or something that is hard to manage, unyielding, and resistant to persuasion or control.

  2. 2.
    Slightly disobedientclassical

    Indicates a mild degree of stubbornness or a tendency to be a little unruly.

شَكَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To be difficultboth

    To exhibit stubbornness or unruliness; to be intractable.

Parallel reading

شكس لكس، ككتف، أي: عسر قليل الانقياد.
Shakis lakis, like katif, meaning: difficult, slightly disobedient.