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الحكش

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of gathering, contracting, and twisting. It is used to describe a person who is aggressive or entangled with an opponent, and also appears in names of people and things.

Derived headwords

حَكَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherboth

    To collect or bring things together.

  2. 2.
    to contractboth

    To draw together, to shrink or become smaller.

حَكْشnoun
  1. 1.
    gatheringboth

    The act of gathering or collecting.

  2. 2.
    contractionboth

    The act of contracting or drawing together.

حَكِشٌadjective
  1. 1.
    twistedclassical

    Describing someone who is twisted or entangled, particularly with an opponent.

حُوكِشٌname
  1. 1.
    Huwaikishclassical

    A man from the tribe of Mahra, to whom the Huwaikish camels are attributed.

حُوكِشِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    Huwaikish (camels)classical

    Camels attributed to Huwaikish, a man from Mahra.

حَنَكِشٌname
  1. 1.
    Hanakishclassical

    A proper name, where the 'n' is considered an extra letter.

Parallel reading

الحكش: الجمع، والتقبض.
Al-Haksh: gathering, and contracting.
ورجل حكش عكش، ككتف: ملتو على خصمه.
And a man Haksh 'aksh, like 'katif: twisted around his opponent.
وحوكش: رجل من مهرة، تنسب إليه الإبل الحوكشية.
And Huwaikish: a man from Mahra, to whom the Huwaikish camels are attributed.
وحنكش: اسم، والنون زائدة.
And Hanakish: a name, and the 'n' is extra.