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دنقس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of causing corruption, discord, or mischief between people. It describes an action of actively spoiling or ruining relationships or situations.

Derived headwords

دَنْقَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to corruptclassical

    To cause corruption, discord, or mischief between people, leading to a spoiled or ruined situation.

  2. 2.
    to spoilclassical

    To actively ruin or damage relationships or a situation, often through malicious intent.

دَنْقَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to sow discordclassical

    To instigate conflict or disagreement between individuals or groups.

Parallel reading

دَنْقَسْتُ بَيْنَ الْقَوْمِ، أَيْ أَفْسَدْتُ
I sowed discord between the people, meaning I corrupted them.
بِالسِّينِ وَالشِّينِ جَمِيعًا
With both 'sin' (س) and 'shin' (ش).