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ع ن ك ش

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of being unkempt or disheveled, particularly in reference to a person's appearance. It also extends to the idea of things gathering, becoming dense, or proliferating, especially in the context of vegetation.

Derived headwords

العَنْكَشnoun
  1. 1.
    Unkempt manclassical

    A man who does not care about grooming himself or adorning his appearance.

عَنْكَشَverb
  1. 1.
    Grew denselyclassical

    Used to describe vegetation that has become dense, abundant, and intertwined.

تعنكشverb
  1. 1.
    Gathered togetherclassical

    To gather, accumulate, or become compressed.

العَنْكَشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Gatheringclassical

    The act or state of gathering or accumulating.

عَنْكَشname
  1. 1.
    Nameboth

    A proper name.

Parallel reading

هو الرجل الذي لا يبالي أن لا يدهن ولا يتزين
He is the man who does not care about not anointing himself or adorning himself.
عنكش العشب: هاج، وكثر والتف
The grass 'ankasha: it became agitated, abundant, and intertwined.
وتعنكش الشيء: تعكش، أي تجمع وتقبض
And a thing ta'ankasha: it became entangled, meaning it gathered and was grasped.
والنون زائدة
And the 'nun' is an extra letter.
والعَنْكَشَة: التجمع
And al-'ankasha: the gathering.