← Back to Al-Qamus al-Muhit

العكمص

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something formidable, cunning, or intensely concentrated. It is associated with a cunning person and the dense or compact nature of things.

Derived headwords

العَكْمَصname
  1. 1.
    cunning personclassical

    A name referring to a cunning or formidable individual, specifically Abu al-Akmas al-Tamimi.

العَكْمَصadjective
  1. 1.
    formidableclassical

    Describing something formidable, cunning, or intensely concentrated.

  2. 2.
    denseclassical

    Describing something that is dense, compact, or closely packed.

كَعْلَبَطother
  1. 1.
    cunningclassical

    An alternative term or descriptor related to cunning or formidable nature.

Parallel reading

العكمص، كعلبط: الداهية، والحادر من كل شيء.
Al-Akmas, Ka'labat: the cunning one, and the dense/compact of everything.
وأبو العكمص التميمي: م.
And Abu al-Akmas al-Tamimi: a name.