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عفقس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a person of difficult or harsh disposition. It is used to characterize someone as having a stubborn or unyielding moral character.

Derived headwords

العفنقسnoun
  1. 1.
    Difficult dispositionclassical

    A person characterized by harshness, stubbornness, or an unyielding moral character.

اعفنقسverb
  1. 1.
    To become difficultclassical

    To adopt a difficult, stubborn, or unyielding disposition.

عفنقاadjective
  1. 1.
    Difficult-naturedclassical

    Describing someone who is of a difficult, harsh, or stubborn disposition.

Parallel reading

العسر الأخلاق
Difficult disposition.
وقد اعفنقس الرجل
And the man became difficult.
وخلق عفنقس
And a difficult disposition.
إذا أراد خلقا عفنقسا
If he intended a difficult disposition
أقره الناس وإن تفجسا
People accepted him, even if he was boisterous.