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ط خ س

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to origins, foundations, and potentially negative extremes or endings. It is primarily used in classical Arabic to describe fundamental aspects or the worst possible outcome.

Derived headwords

الطخسnoun
  1. 1.
    Originclassical

    The fundamental source or beginning of something.

  2. 2.
    Carpenterclassical

    A craftsman who works with wood, a carpenter.

طخس شرnoun
  1. 1.
    The worst extremeclassical

    The ultimate or most extreme form of something bad; the nadir.

Parallel reading

الطخس بالكسر: الأصل
Al-takhs (with kasra): the origin.
والنجار، نقله الجوهري
And the carpenter, as transmitted by Al-Jawhari.
قال ابن الأعرابي: يقال: هو طخس شر، أي نهاية فيه
Ibn Al-A'rabi said: It is said: 'He is takhs shar', meaning the ultimate end in it.