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العنكش

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of neglect, messiness, or disarray, often related to personal appearance or the growth of vegetation. It can also refer to a lack of concern for one's presentation or the wild, unkempt state of plants.

Derived headwords

العَنْكَشadjective
  1. 1.
    Neglectful of appearanceclassical

    One who does not care to anoint themselves with oil or adorn themselves.

عَنْكَشَverb
  1. 1.
    To grow wildlyclassical

    Used to describe grass that has grown in a wild and unkempt manner.

تَعَنْكَشَverb
  1. 1.
    To be tangledclassical

    To be tangled or intertwined, similar to the verb تعكش.

عَنْكَشname
  1. 1.
    A proper nameclassical

    A proper name, possibly a given name or a place name.

Parallel reading

العَنْكَش: الذي لا يبالي أن لا يدهن ولا يتزين.
Al-ʿankash: one who does not care to anoint themselves with oil or adorn themselves.
وعنكش العشب: هاج.
And the grass ʿankasha: it grew wildly.
وتعنكش: تعكش.
And taʿankasha: it was tangled.
وعنكش: اسم.
And ʿankash: a name.