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كركس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of repetition or being repeated, particularly in the context of lineage or origin. It describes the act of repeating something and also refers to someone born of slave mothers, implying a repeated or mixed lineage.

Derived headwords

الكَركَسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    repetitionboth

    The act of repeating something or causing it to be repeated.

مُكَرْكَسadjective
  1. 1.
    of mixed lineageclassical

    Describing someone born of slave mothers, implying a repeated or mixed lineage.

Parallel reading

الكركسة: ترديد الشئ.
Al-karkasah: repeating something.
ويقال للذي ولدته الإماء: مكركس،
And it is said of one born of slave mothers: mukarkas,
كأنه مردد في الهجناء.
as if he is repeated in ignoble lineage.