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الشكص

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe negative character traits and physical imperfections. It encompasses terms for bad disposition, ill-temper, and specific dental abnormalities.

Derived headwords

الشَّكْصnoun
  1. 1.
    ill-tempered personboth

    A person of bad character or disposition, ill-tempered.

  2. 2.
    bad dispositionclassical

    A negative or ill-natured disposition or character.

الشُّكَاصnoun
  1. 1.
    misaligned teethclassical

    A condition where the teeth are misaligned or irregular in their growth.

Parallel reading

الشكص، ككتف وأمير: السيئ الخلق، لغة في السين.
Al-shaks, like katif and amir: the ill-tempered one, a variant pronunciation for al-sins.
والشكاص: المختلفة نبتة الأسنان.
And al-shukkas: the misaligned growth of teeth.