عكا

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

The root 'akkā' primarily relates to the base or root of something, particularly the tail of an animal. It also extends to concepts of thickening, solidifying, and becoming stout or fat, as well as a specific type of curdled milk. Figuratively, it can mean to turn or incline towards someone.

Derived headwords

العكوةnoun

1.
tail baseboth
The part of an animal's tail where it is bare of hair, from the root of the tail.

عكاnoun

1.
tail basesboth
The plural of 'al-'akwah', referring to the bare bases of tails.

عكواverb

1.
to tie a tailclassical
To tie the tail of an animal.

العكيnoun

1.
thickened milkclassical
A type of sheep's milk that has been curdled and thickened by being milked one portion onto another.

عكىverb

1.
to become stout/fatboth
A she-camel becoming stout and thick.

معكاءadjective

1.
stout and thickclassical
Describing one hundred animals that are stout and thick.

العكواءadjective

1.
white-rumpedclassical
A sheep whose hindquarters are white while the rest of its body is black.

عكتverb

1.
to not let down hairclassical
A woman not letting down her hair.

عكاverb

1.
to incline towardsclassical
Someone inclining or turning towards his people.

Parallel reading

العكوة بالضم : أصل ذنب الدابة حيث عري من الشعر من مغرز الذنب

Al-'akwah (with dammah) is the base of an animal's tail where it is bare of hair from the root of the tail.

والجمع عكا

And the plural is 'akkā'.

حتى توليك عكا أذنابها

Until its tail bases turn away from you.

وعكوت ذنب الدابة عكوا، إذا عقدته

And you tied the tail of the animal, 'akwā, if you tied it.

والعكي من ألبان الضأن: ما حلب بعضه على بعض فاشتد وغلظ

And al-'akkī from sheep's milk is what is milked one portion onto another until it becomes firm and thick.

وشربتان من عكى الضأن ألين مسا في حوايا البطن

And two drinks of 'akkā of sheep's milk are softer to the touch within the depths of the belly.

وعكت الناقة، أي سمنت وغلظت

And the she-camel became 'akat', meaning she became stout and thick.

مائة معكاء، أي سمان غلاظ

One hundred 'ma'kā', meaning stout and thick.

والعكواء: الشاة التي ابيض مؤخرها واسود سائرها

And al-'akwā' is the sheep whose hindquarters are white and the rest of it is black.

وعكت المرأة شعرها، إذا لم ترسله

And the woman 'akat' her hair, meaning she did not let it down.

وربما قالوا: عكا فلان على قومه، أي عطف، مثل قولهم: عك على قومه

And they might say: So-and-so 'akkā' towards his people, meaning he inclined, like their saying: 'He inclined towards his people'.