عكظه

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of restraint, overcoming, and difficulty. It extends to meanings of being held back, being overpowered, and facing obstacles. It also encompasses the idea of a difficult or arduous journey and the act of hindering someone.

Derived headwords

عَكَظَهُverb

1.
to restrain himboth
To hold someone back, to imprison him, or to prevent him from proceeding.
2.
to overpower himboth
To overcome, subdue, or conquer someone.
3.
to retort his prideclassical
To respond to someone's boastfulness or pride, often in a challenging manner.

يَعْكِظُهُverb

1.
he restrains himboth
Present tense of restraining, holding back, or preventing someone.
2.
he overpowers himboth
Present tense of overpowering or subduing someone.

عُكَاظname

1.
a marketplaceclassical
A famous marketplace located in a desert between Nakhla and Taif, which convened during the month of Dhu al-Qi'dah and lasted for twenty days. Arab tribes would gather there.

العُكَاظِيّadjective

1.
from Al-Ukazclassical
An adjective referring to something originating from or related to the marketplace of Al-Ukaz.

تَعَكَّظَverb

1.
to become twistedboth
To become convoluted, tangled, or complicated.
2.
to become difficultboth
To become arduous, challenging, or hard to manage.
3.
to become severeboth
To intensify or become more serious.

تَعَكَّظَ أَمْرُهُverb phrase

1.
his matter became twistedboth
His affair or situation became complicated, difficult, or intractable.

تَعَكَّظَ سَفَرُهُverb phrase

1.
his journey became arduousboth
His travel became long, difficult, and distant.

تَعَكَّظَ القَوْمُverb phrase

1.
the people became held backboth
The group of people became detained or held back, contemplating their affairs.

تَعْكِيظnoun

1.
hinderingboth
The act of diverting or turning someone away from their need or objective.
2.
making difficultboth
The act of making something arduous, troublesome, or vexatious.
3.
exaggeratingclassical
To go to extremes or be excessive, particularly in making a will or bequest.

عَكَظَهُ عَنْ حَاجَتِهِverb phrase

1.
he diverted him from his needboth
He prevented him from achieving his goal or fulfilling his need.

عَكَظَ حَاجَتَهُverb phrase

1.
he made his need difficultboth
He made his objective or requirement troublesome or vexatious.

عَاكَظَهُverb

1.
to delay himboth
To procrastinate or put someone off, especially regarding a debt or obligation.

القَصِيرadjective

1.
shortboth
Describing someone who is of short stature.

التَّعَاكُظnoun

1.
disputingboth
The act of arguing, debating, or contending with one another.
2.
boastingclassical
The act of engaging in mutual boasting or vying with each other in pride.

Parallel reading

حبسه، وعركه، وقهره، ورد عليه فخره.

To restrain him, to overpower him, to subdue him, and to retort his pride.

سوق بصحراء بين نخلة والطائف، كانت تقوم هلال ذي القعدة، وتستمر عشرين يوما، تجتمع قبائل العرب فيتعاكظون، أي: يتفاخرون ويتناشدون، ومنه: الأديم العكاظي.

A marketplace in a desert between Nakhla and Taif, which convened at the beginning of Dhu al-Qi'dah, lasting twenty days, where Arab tribes would gather and engage in mutual boasting and reciting poetry, hence the term 'Al-Ukazi leather'.

وتعكظ أمره: التوى، وتعسر، وتشدد، و فلان: اشتد سفره، وبعد، و القوم: تحبسوا ينظرون في أمورهم.

And his matter became twisted, difficult, and severe; and so-and-so: his journey became arduous and long; and the people: they were held back, contemplating their affairs.

وعكظه عن حاجته تعكيظا: صرفه، و حاجته: نكدها، و في الإيصاء: بالغ.

And he diverted him from his need with hindrance, meaning he turned him away; and he made his need troublesome; and in making a will, he exaggerated.

وعاكظه: مطله.

And he delayed him: meaning he put him off.

وكأمير: القصير.

And like 'ameer': the short one.

والتعاكظ: التجادل والتحاج.

And Al-Ta'akoz: disputing and contending.