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دكس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to states of drowsiness, overwhelming sleepiness, and the feeling of being overcome by slumber. It also extends to meanings associated with omens and a large quantity.

Derived headwords

الدِّكَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    drowsinessclassical

    That which overcomes a person, a state of drowsiness that descends and piles upon them.

الداكسnoun
  1. 1.
    omenclassical

    A variant pronunciation or term for Al-Kadis, which refers to what one takes as an omen from sneezing, sitting, or similar occurrences.

الدوكسnoun
  1. 1.
    multitudeclassical

    A large number or quantity.

  2. 2.
    lion's nameclassical

    One of the names given to a lion.

Parallel reading

ما يغشى الإنسان من النعاس ويتراكب عليه.
That which overcomes a person from drowsiness and piles upon them.
كأنه من الكرى الد كاس
As if he were overcome by drowsiness from deep sleep.
بات بكأسي قهوة يحاسى
He spent the night with cups of coffee, being accounted for.
والداكس: لغة في الكادس، وهو ما يتطير به من العطاس والقعيد ونحوهما.
And Al-Dakis is a linguistic variant of Al-Kadis, which is what one takes as an omen from sneezing, sitting, and the like.
والدوكس: العدد الكثير، واسم من أسماء الاسد.
And Al-Duks: the large number, and a name from the names of the lion.