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كعز

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe the act of gathering or collecting something with one's fingers. It is a rare root, noted as being omitted by major lexicographers.

Derived headwords

كَعَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to gather with fingersclassical

    To gather or collect something using one's fingers.

Parallel reading

جمع الشيء بأصابعه
gathering the thing with his fingers
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it
وذكره ابن دريد كما نقله عنه الصاغاني
and Ibn Duraid mentioned it as narrated from him by Al-Saghani
وقد أهمله صاحب اللسان أيضا
and the author of Al-Lisan also neglected it