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ع ق س

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of twisting, bending, or being stubborn, particularly in trade. It also extends to descriptions of a person's character, a type of plant, and a specific tree.

Derived headwords

العَقْسnoun
  1. 1.
    stubbornness in tradeclassical

    A quality of being shrewd and unyielding in buying and selling, often to avoid being cheated.

أعْقَسadjective
  1. 1.
    stubborn in tradeclassical

    Describing a man who is particularly shrewd and firm in his business dealings, not out of malice but to prevent being defrauded.

عَقَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to twistclassical

    To be twisted or bent, referring to a person's disposition or physical form.

عَقَسnoun
  1. 1.
    twistingclassical

    A twisting or crookedness in one's disposition or nature.

العَوْقَسnoun
  1. 1.
    a plantclassical

    A type of plant, as identified by Abu Zayd.

العَوْقَسnoun
  1. 1.
    a treeclassical

    A specific type of tree, identified by Ibn Durayd, which grows among other desert plants and is characterized by its twisting nature.

Parallel reading

ومما يستدرك عليه: العقس، سقط من سائر أصول القاموس التي بأيدينا، وكذا في العباب، وقد أورده الأزهري والصاغاني في التكملة، وذكره صاحب اللسان أيضا، وهو واجب الذكر بقلم الحمرة، لأنه أهمله الجوهري
And among what should be added to it is: Al-'aqs, which was omitted from all the original dictionaries in our possession, and likewise in Al-'Ubab. Al-Azhari and Al-Saghani mentioned it in Al-Takmila, and the author of Al-Lisan also mentioned it. It is obligatory to mention it in red ink because Al-Jawhari neglected it.
قال ابن الأعرابي: الأعقس من الرجال: الشديد الشكة في شرائه وبيعه
Ibn Al-A'rabi said: Al-A'qas among men is the one who is intensely shrewd in his buying and selling.
قال: وليس هذا مذموما، لأنه يخاف الغبن
He said: And this is not blameworthy, because he fears being cheated.
ومننه قول عمر للزبير رضي الله عنهما عقس لقس
And among it is the saying of Umar to Al-Zubayr, may Allah be pleased with them both: 'Aqs laqs' (a phrase implying shrewdness or a tough bargain).
وقال الليث في خلقه عقس، بالتحريك، أي التواء
And Al-Layth said regarding his disposition: 'aqs, with harakah, meaning twisting.
والعوقس: نبت، قاله أبو زيد
And Al-'awqas is a plant, said Abu Zayd.
وقال ابن دريد: هو العشق، والعشق: شجرة تنبت في الثمام والمرخ والأراك، تلتوي
And Ibn Durayd said: It is Al-'ishq, and Al-'ishq is a tree that grows among the Thamam, Markh, and Arak, and it twists.