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ءعصن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of crookedness, deviation, and difficulty. It describes things that are bent, twisted, or hard to navigate, both literally and figuratively.

Derived headwords

أَعْصَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be crookedboth

    To become bent, twisted, or not straight. This can apply to physical objects or abstract concepts.

  2. 2.
    to be difficultboth

    To become hard, arduous, or challenging to deal with or overcome.

عَصِنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be crookedclassical

    To be bent, twisted, or deviating from a straight path.

  2. 2.
    to be difficultclassical

    To be hard, tough, or unyielding.

Parallel reading

أعصن الأمر
The matter became crooked/difficult.
اعوج
It became crooked.
وعسر
And it became difficult.