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اسحنكك

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to darkness and difficulty, particularly in the context of night. It also extends to describe things that are intensely black, especially hair.

Derived headwords

اسحنككverb
  1. 1.
    to become darkclassical

    The night became dark.

  2. 2.
    to become difficultclassical

    A matter became difficult or intractable.

سَحْكُوكadjective
  1. 1.
    very blackclassical

    Describing something, particularly hair, as intensely black.

مِسْحَنْكِكadjective
  1. 1.
    very blackclassical

    Intensely black, used to describe hair.

مِسْحَنَّكadjective
  1. 1.
    very blackclassical

    Intensely black, used to describe hair.

Parallel reading

اسحنكك الليل
The night became dark.
الكلام عليه تعذر
The discussion about it became impossible/difficult.
وشعر سحكوك
And hair that was intensely black.
ومسحنكك، بكسر الكاف وفتحه
And intensely black, with the kaf vowelized with a kasra or a fatha.
شديد السواد
Intensely black.