عكش

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root عكش primarily relates to concepts of entanglement, intertwining, and gathering. It extends to descriptions of tangled hair, dense vegetation, and the actions of weaving or collecting. Figuratively, it can denote affection, binding, or difficulty.

Derived headwords

عَكَشَverb

1.
to become tangledboth
Used for hair, meaning it became twisted and matted.
2.
to become denseclassical
Used for plants, meaning they grew thickly and intertwined.
3.
to turn towardsclassical
To show affection or inclination towards someone.
4.
to carryclassical
To bear or transport something.
5.
to weaveboth
Used for a spider, meaning it spun its web.
6.
to gatherboth
To collect or bring things together.
7.
to bind tightlyclassical
To secure someone or something with strong ties.

عكش الشعر — The hair became tangled.

عكش عليهم — He turned towards them (with affection or intent).

عكش العنكبوت — The spider wove (its web).

عكش الشيء — He gathered the thing.

تَعَكَّشَverb

1.
to become tangledboth
To become twisted and matted, similar to 'عكش' for hair.
2.
to become difficultclassical
To become complicated or problematic.
3.
to gather itselfclassical
Used for a spider, meaning it drew its legs together before spinning.
4.
to become intertwinedclassical
To become mixed up or entangled with something else.

تعكش الشعر — The hair became tangled.

تعكش الأمر — The matter became difficult.

تعكش العنكبوت — The spider gathered its legs.

عَكْشnoun

1.
tangled hairboth
Hair that is matted and twisted.
2.
a miserclassical
A person who does not produce any good.
3.
gatheringclassical
The act of collecting or bringing together.

رجل لا يخرج من نفسه خيراً — A man from whom no good emerges (a miser).

عكش من الشعر — A tangle of hair.

عَكْشَةadjective

1.
bushyboth
Describing a tree that is dense with many intertwined branches.

شجرة عكشة — A bushy tree.

مَعْكُوشadjective

1.
gatheredclassical
Something that has been collected or brought together.

ذاك معكوش — That is gathered.

عَكَّاشname

1.
a nameclassical
A proper name, mentioned in the context of folklore and companions.

عكاش زوج طمية — Ukkash, husband of Tamiyah.

عكاشة الغنوي — Ukkashah Al-Ghanawi.

تَعْكِيشnoun

1.
bakingclassical
The process of baking bread, specifically referring to a method of baking.

عكش الخبز تعكيشا — He baked the bread in a specific manner.

عُوكَشَةnoun

1.
tool for threshingclassical
An agricultural tool used by farmers to winnow grain piles.

العوكشة: أداة للحراثين، تذرى بها الأكداس — The 'awkishah: a tool for farmers, with which they winnow the piles (of grain).

كُرْمَانnoun

1.
spiderclassical
A name for a spider, or its males, or its web.
2.
a mountainclassical
A name of a mountain.

وكرمان ورمانة: العنكبوت — And kurman and rummanah: the spider.

وكرمان: جبل يناوح طمية — And Kurman: a mountain that borders Tamiyah.

كُرْمَانَةname

1.
a nameclassical
A proper name, referring to companions (Sahaba).

وكرمانة ويخفف: عكاشة الغنوي، وابن ثور، وابن محصن، الصحابيون — And kurmanah (and with shortening): Ukkashah Al-Ghanawi, Ibn Thawr, and Ibn Muhsin, the Companions.

Parallel reading

عكش الشعر، كفرح: التوى، وتلبد

Hair became tangled, like 'faraha': it twisted and matted.

والنبت: كثر والتف

And plants: they became numerous and intertwined.

والعكش من الشعر: الجعد

And 'al-'aksh' of hair: the curly/tangled kind.

والرجل لا يخرج من نفسه خيراً

And a man from whom no good emerges (i.e., a miser).

وشجرة عكشة: كثيرة الفروع ملتفة

And a bushy tree: having many intertwined branches.

وعكش عليهم يعكش: عطف

And he turned towards them ('akasha) he turns towards ('akasha): he showed affection.

أو حمل

Or he carried.

والعنكبوت: نسجت

And the spider: it wove.

ومس الشيء: جمعه

And he gathered the thing.

والجامع: عكش

And the collector: 'aksh.

وذاك: معكوش

And that: is gathered.

والكلاب بالثور: أحاطت به

And the dogs around the bull: they surrounded it.

وفلانا: شد وثاقه

And so-and-so: he tightened his bonds.

وكرمان ورمانة: العنكبوت، أو ذكورها، أو بيتها

And kurman and rummanah: the spider, or its males, or its web.

وكرمان: جبل يناوح طمية

And kurman: a mountain bordering Tamiyah.

ومن خرافاتهم: عكاش زوج طمية

And from their myths: Ukkash, husband of Tamiyah.

واللواء الذي يلتوي على الشجر وينتشر

And the banner that twists around the tree and spreads.

وكرمانة ويخفف: عكاشة الغنوي، وابن ثور، وابن محصن، الصحابيون

And kurmanah (and with shortening): Ukkashah Al-Ghanawi, Ibn Thawr, and Ibn Muhsin, the Companions.

وعكش الخبز تعكيشا: تكرج

And he baked the bread 'ta'kishan': he baked it (in a specific way).

وتعكش: تعسر

And it became difficult ('ta'akkasha): it became complicated.

والعنكبوت: قبضت قوائمها تنسج

And the spider: it drew its legs together to weave.

والشيء: تقبض، وتداخل

And the thing: it became contracted, and intertwined.

والعوكشة: أداة للحراثين، تذرى بها الأكداس

And the 'awkishah: a tool for farmers, with which they winnow the piles (of grain).

وككتان وزبير: اسمان

And Kaktan and Zubayr: two names.