كءكء

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes actions related to retreating, being cowardly, gathering, crowding, and stammering. It encompasses both physical movement and states of being, often with a negative connotation of disarray or confusion.

Derived headwords

كأكأverb

1.
to retreat and be cowardlyclassical
To retreat, turn back, and to be cowardly or fearful.

كَأْكأَةnoun

1.
retreat and cowardiceclassical
The act of retreating and being cowardly, as described by the verb كأكأ.

تكأكأverb

1.
to gatherboth
To gather together, assemble, or congregate.
2.
to crowdboth
To crowd around someone or something, often in a disorderly manner.
3.
to stammerclassical
To be tongue-tied or unable to speak clearly, to falter in speech.
4.
to be disjointedclassical
To be disjointed or broken, as in speech or movement.

تكأكؤnoun

1.
gatheringboth
The act of gathering or assembling.
2.
crowdingboth
The act of crowding around.

ككأكأverb

1.
to gatherclassical
A three-letter form of the verb meaning to gather or assemble.

الكأكاءnoun

1.
cowardly personclassical
A very fearful and panicked person.
2.
fugitiveclassical
The running of a thief when fleeing.

المتكأكىءadjective

1.
shortclassical
A short person.

Parallel reading

كأكأ كدحرجة إذا نكص أي تأخر وجبن

Ka'ka'a is like dahraja when one retreats, meaning to fall back and be cowardly.

والكأكاء كسلسال عن أبي عمرو أنه الجبن الهالع

And al-ka'ka' (like salsal) from Abu Amr is the panicked cowardice.

وهو أيضا عدو اللص هو جريه عند فراره

And it is also the enemy of the thief, which is his running when he flees.

تكأكأ تكأكؤا: تجمع

Taka'ka'a, taka'ku'an: to gather.

فككأكأ ثلاثيا

And kak'a'a, a triliteral verb.

فقال مالكم تكأكأتم علي تكأكؤكم على ذي جنة فافرنقعوا عني

So he said, 'What is it with you, you have gathered upon me like your gathering upon someone possessed, so disperse from me!'

أي اجتمعتم تنحوا عني

Meaning you have gathered, move away from me.

وتكأكأ القوم: ازدحموا

And the people taka'ka'u: they crowded.

وقد تكأكأ الناس على أخيه عمران

And the people had crowded around his brother Imran.

لو حدث الشيطان لتكأكأ الناس عليه

If Satan had spoken, people would have crowded around him.

أي عكفوا عليه مزدحمين

Meaning they flocked to him, crowding.

تكأكأ الرجل في كلامه: عي

A man taka'ka'a in his speech: he stammered.

وقد تكأكأ إذا انقدع

And he taka'ka'a if he became disjointed.

المتكأكىء هو القصير

Al-mutaka'ki' is the short one.