ش خ س

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of disturbance, difference, divergence, and discord. It extends to physical manifestations like teeth falling out or a mouth opening, as well as abstract notions of disagreement and corruption in matters or speech.

Derived headwords

الشَّخْسnoun

1.
Disturbance, differenceclassical
Refers to a state of commotion, agitation, or variation.
2.
Opening of the mouthclassical
Specifically, the opening of a donkey's mouth when yawning or braying.
3.
Raising the headclassical
The act of raising one's head after smelling dung.

شَخَسَverb

1.
To be disturbed, to differclassical
The verb form indicating disturbance or difference.

شَخِيسadjective

1.
Scattered, dispersedclassical
Describes something that is spread out or disorganized.
2.
Uneven, inconsistentclassical
Refers to speech or matters that are varied or inconsistent.
3.
Disobedientclassical
One who opposes or disobeys commands.

تَشَاخَسَverb

1.
To differ, to divergeclassical
Indicates a state of difference or divergence, often used for teeth or matters.
2.
To become corrupt, to break apartclassical
Describes a situation becoming spoiled or physically separating into parts.
3.
To become separatedclassical
Used for parts of the skull separating due to a blow.

أَشْخَسَverb

1.
To frown, to be grimclassical
To adopt a stern or displeased facial expression.
2.
To backbite, to slanderclassical
To speak ill of someone in their absence.

الشَّخَاسnoun

1.
Falling out of teethclassical
The condition of teeth becoming uneven, loose, or falling out due to old age.

المُتَشَاخِسadjective

1.
Divergent, unevenclassical
Describes something that is separated, uneven, or not aligned.
2.
Discordantclassical
Refers to dispositions or sayings that are quarrelsome or inconsistent.

الشَّاخِسَةnoun

1.
Unevenness of teethclassical
The state of teeth being uneven or falling out, particularly in old age.

Parallel reading

والشخس أيضا: فتح الحمار فمه عند التثاؤب أو الكرف

And al-shakhs also: a donkey opening its mouth when yawning or braying.

وقيل: رفع رأسه بعد شم الروثة

And it was said: raising his head after smelling dung.

ويقال: أمر شخيس، كأمير، أي متفرق

And it is said: a scattered matter, like amir, meaning dispersed.

ومنطق شخيس: متفاوت، وهو مجاز

And scattered speech: inconsistent, and this is metaphorical.

وقال أبو سعيد: أشخس له في المنطق، إذا تجهم

And Abu Sa'id said: to frown at him in speech, if he became grim.

أشخص فلانا وبفلان، إذا اغتابه

To backbite someone, if he slandered him.

وتشاخست أسنانه: اختلفت، إما فطرة وإما عرضا

And his teeth became uneven: they differed, either by nature or by accident.

وقيل: تشاخست، أي مال بعضها وسقط بعضها هرما، وهو الشخاس

And it was said: they became uneven, meaning some fell out and some became crooked with old age, and this is al-shakhās.

وتشاخس ما بينهم، أي فسد

And discord arose between them, meaning it became corrupted.

وتشاخس أمرهم: اختلف وافترق

And their affair became discordant: it differed and separated.

يقال: ضربه فتشاخس قحفا رأسه، أي تباينا واختلفا

It is said: he struck him and the halves of his skull separated, meaning they became distinct and different.

ويقال: شاخس الشعاب الصدع، أي صدع القدح: مايله

And it is said: the crack in the vessel diverged, meaning the crack in the cup: it became crooked.

أي متباعد فاسد، وإن أصلح فهو متمايل لا يستوي

Meaning separated and corrupted, and even if repaired, it is tilted and not straight.

الشخيس، كأمير: المخالف لما يومر به

Al-shakhīs, like amir: one who opposes what he is commanded.

وشاخس أمر القوم: اختلف

And he caused discord in the people's affair: it differed.

وشاخس فاه الدهر وذلك عند الهرم

And time made his mouth uneven, and that is in old age.

ويقال: أخلاقه متشاكسة وأقواله متشاخسة، وهو مجاز

And it is said: his character is quarrelsome and his sayings are discordant, and this is metaphorical.