ع ل ك س

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes things that are numerous, accumulated, or densely packed. It extends to concepts of intensity, particularly in darkness or density, and also to the idea of being hesitant or repeatedly returning.

Derived headwords

عَلْكَسname

1.
man from Yemenclassical
A man from the region of Yemen.

المُعَلْنِكِسnoun

1.
abundance, accumulationclassical
That which is abundant, numerous, and gathered together, often referring to sand or similar materials.
2.
accumulation of nightclassical
The dense, accumulated darkness of the night.

المُعَلْنِكِسadjective

1.
intensely blackclassical
Describing hair that is intensely black, dense, and thickly gathered.

المُعَلْنِكِسadjective

1.
hesitant, waveringclassical
Someone or something that is hesitant or repeatedly returning.

المُعَلْنِكadjective

1.
intensely black, denseclassical
Similar to المُعَلْنِكِس, describing hair that is intensely black, dense, and thickly gathered.

اِعْلَنْكَسَverb

1.
to become intensely blackclassical
Used to describe hair that has become intensely black and abundant.
2.
to hesitate, to return repeatedlyclassical
To be hesitant or to repeatedly return to something.

عَلْكَسadjective

1.
numerous, accumulatedclassical
Describing hair that is numerous, accumulated, and dense.

عَلَنْكَسadjective

1.
numerous, accumulatedclassical
Describing hair that is numerous, accumulated, and dense.

اِعْلَنْكَسَتْverb

1.
to gather, to crowd togetherclassical
Used to describe camels that have gathered or crowded together in a place.

عَلَكَسَverb

1.
to gather, to crowd togetherclassical
Used to describe eggs that have gathered or crowded together.

اِعْلَنْكَسَverb

1.
to gather, to crowd togetherclassical
Used to describe eggs that have gathered or crowded together.

Parallel reading

رجل من اليمن، قاله الليث.

A man from Yemen, said Al-Layth.

والمُعَلْنِكِس، من اليييس: ما كثر واجتمع، وكذلك من الرمل.

And Al-Mu'allankis, from sand: that which is abundant and gathered, and likewise from sand.

والمُعَلْنِكِس: المتراكم من الليل، وفي العباب: من الرمل، كالمعرنكس.

And Al-Mu'allankis: the accumulated from the night, and in Al-'Abab: from sand, like Al-Mu'arrankis.

والمُعَلْنِكِس: الشديد السواد من الشعر، الكثيف المتراكب المجتمع، كالمعلنكك، قاله الفراء

And Al-Mu'allankis: the intensely black of hair, the dense, accumulated, gathered, like Al-Mu'allankak, said Al-Farra'

وقال الأزهري: اعلنكس الشعر، إذا اشتد سواده وكثر

And Al-Azhari said: The hair became 'alankasa, if its blackness intensified and it became abundant.

بفاحم دووي حتى اأعلنكسا

With intensely black, abundant hair until it became 'alankasa.

والمُعَلْنِكِس: المتردد، يقال: أعلنكس الشيء، إذا تردد، كالمعلكس، في الكل

And Al-Mu'allankis: the hesitant. It is said: The thing 'alankasa, if it hesitated, like Al-Mu'allakis, in all cases.

ومما يستدرك عليه: شعر علكس، كجردحل، وعلنكس: كثير متراكب.

And among what is to be added to it: 'Alaks hair, like Juradhal, and 'Alankas: numerous and accumulated.

واعلنكست الإبل في الموضع: اجتمعت.

And the camels 'alankasat in the place: they gathered.

وعلكس البيض واعلنكس: اجتمع.

And the eggs 'alakasat and 'alankasat: they gathered.