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علكس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes intense blackness, particularly in hair. It can also refer to something being dense, gathered, or even hesitant or wavering.

Derived headwords

اِعْلَنْكَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to become intensely blackclassical

    Used to describe hair that has become intensely black and dark.

  2. 2.
    to hesitateclassical

    To waver or be hesitant in action or decision.

مُعْلَنْكَسadjective
  1. 1.
    intensely blackclassical

    Describing hair that is intensely black and dark.

  2. 2.
    denseclassical

    Thick, dense, and gathered together.

مُعْلَنْكِكadjective
  1. 1.
    intensely blackclassical

    Describing hair that is intensely black and dark.

  2. 2.
    denseclassical

    Thick, dense, and gathered together.

Parallel reading

اِعْلَنْكَسَ الشعر، أي اشتد سواده.
The hair became intensely black, meaning its blackness intensified.
بفاحم دووي حتى اعلنكسا
With intensely black, dark hair until it became intensely black.
شعر معلنكس
Intensely black hair.
شعر معلنكك
Intensely black hair.
وهو الكثيف المجتمع.
And it is the dense, gathered [hair].
ويقال: اعلنكس الشئ، إذا تردد.
And it is said: something became hesitant, if it wavered.