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شكس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes a person or thing that is difficult, harsh, or ill-tempered. It encompasses traits like being stern, frowning, and generally unpleasant in disposition.

Derived headwords

شَكِسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    meaning, difficult in characterboth

    meaning, difficult in character

  2. 2.
    a difficult peopleboth

    a difficult people

  3. 3.
    with a kasra on the kāf, which is the standardboth

    with a kasra on the kāf, which is the standard

شَكِسَverb
  1. 1.
    meaning, difficult in characterboth

    meaning, difficult in character

  2. 2.
    a difficult peopleboth

    a difficult people

  3. 3.
    with a kasra on the kāf, which is the standardboth

    with a kasra on the kāf, which is the standard

شَكَاسَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Harshness of dispositionboth

    The quality or state of being difficult, harsh, or ill-tempered.

Parallel reading

رجل شكس بالتسكين، أي صعب الخلق.
A man (is) shakis (with sukun), meaning difficult in character.
شكس عبوس عنبس عذور
Difficult, frowning, sullen, churlish.
وقوم شكس، مثال رجل صدق وقوم صدق.
And a people shakis, like (the phrase) a man of truth and a people of truth.
وقد شكس بالكسر شكاسة.
And he became difficult (shakisa with kasra), (possessing) harshness of disposition.
وحكى الفراء: رجل شكس، وهو القياس.
And Al-Farra narrated: A difficult man, and this is the standard (usage).