الوكس
Root entry · 6 derived lemmasThis root primarily concerns deficiency, decrease, and impairment. It extends to negative phenomena like lunar eclipses, unfavorable astrological positions, and lingering injuries. It also describes a person of low character or a business that has failed.
Derived headwords
- 1.Deficiency, decreaseboth
A reduction in quantity, value, or quality; a falling short.
- 2.Eclipse (lunar)classical
The phenomenon of the moon entering a constellation that is considered inauspicious.
- 3.Lunar mansion of eclipseclassical
The specific position of the moon when it undergoes an eclipse.
- 4.Lingering injuryclassical
A wound, particularly to the head, that has a remaining trace of blood or bone.
- 1.To decrease, diminishboth
To become less in quantity, value, or strength. This can be intransitive (لازم) or transitive (متعد).
- 2.To enter an inauspicious constellationclassical
Used to describe the moon's movement into an unfavorable astrological position.
- 1.To decrease, diminishboth
To cause something to decrease or become less. This is the transitive form.
- 2.To fail (in trade)classical
To suffer a loss or decline in one's business dealings.
- 3.To perish, be lostclassical
To be destroyed or lost, often referring to wealth or possessions.
- 1.Reprimand, rebukeclassical
An act of scolding or criticizing someone severely.
- 2.Decrease, impairmentboth
The act or result of diminishing or reducing something.
- 1.Mean, base, ignobleclassical
Describing a person of low character, lacking in honor or nobility.
- 1.To decrease, diminishclassical
A variant form of the verb indicating decrease or deficiency, similar to 'wa'ada' (to promise).