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كيص

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes concepts related to being slow, weak, or incapable, often in the context of movement or action. It also extends to meanings of stinginess, isolation, and sometimes physical attributes like being short and stout or muscular.

Derived headwords

كَاصَverb
  1. 1.
    to falter, be unableboth

    To falter or be unable to do something, to fall short.

  2. 2.
    to eat aloneclassical

    To eat food exclusively by oneself, without sharing.

يَكِيصُverb
  1. 1.
    to falter, be unableboth

    Present tense of 'to falter or be unable to do something'.

  2. 2.
    to eat aloneclassical

    Present tense of 'to eat food exclusively by oneself'.

كَيْصًاnoun
  1. 1.
    faltering, inabilityboth

    The state of faltering or being unable to do something.

  2. 2.
    eating aloneclassical

    The act of eating food exclusively by oneself.

وِكْيَصَانًاnoun
  1. 1.
    faltering, inabilityboth

    The state of faltering or being unable to do something.

كِيَوْصًاnoun
  1. 1.
    faltering, inabilityboth

    The state of faltering or being unable to do something.

الكَيْصnoun
  1. 1.
    stinginessclassical

    Complete stinginess or parsimony.

  2. 2.
    short, stout manclassical

    A man who is short and stout or thickset.

  3. 3.
    fast walkingclassical

    The act of walking quickly.

  4. 4.
    strong-muscled manclassical

    A man who is strong-muscled.

  5. 5.
    one who eats aloneclassical

    Someone who eats alone or isolates himself.

  6. 6.
    wickednessclassical

    Wickedness or evil disposition.

  7. 7.
    meannessclassical

    Meanness or baseness of character.

الكَيصُ (بالفتح)noun
  1. 1.
    stinginessclassical

    Complete stinginess or parsimony.

  2. 2.
    fast walkingclassical

    The act of walking quickly.

  3. 3.
    one who stays aloneclassical

    Someone who stays alone or isolates himself.

الكَيصُ (بالكسر)noun
  1. 1.
    narrow-minded personclassical

    A person of narrow disposition or character.

  2. 2.
    stingy personclassical

    A very stingy person.

  3. 3.
    one who eats aloneclassical

    Someone who eats alone, not sharing his food.

الكَيصُ (كعنب)noun
  1. 1.
    strong-muscled manclassical

    A man who is strong-muscled.

الكَيصُ (كهجف)noun
  1. 1.
    strong-muscled manclassical

    A man who is strong-muscled.

كَيصَىadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stoutclassical

    Describing a man who is short and stout.

  2. 2.
    eats aloneclassical

    One who eats alone and is concerned only with himself.

  3. 3.
    stays aloneclassical

    One who stays alone and is concerned only with himself.

كَيصَى (كسكرى)adjective
  1. 1.
    eats aloneclassical

    One who eats alone and is concerned only with himself.

  2. 2.
    stays aloneclassical

    One who stays alone and is concerned only with himself.

لَكَيَّاصadjective
  1. 1.
    fast walkerclassical

    Describing someone who walks quickly.

يُكَايِصُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to practice withclassical

    To practice with someone or something, to engage with it.

كَصِيصnoun
  1. 1.
    fast walkingclassical

    The act of walking quickly.

أَكْصَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk fastclassical

    To walk quickly.

الكُصَيْصnoun
  1. 1.
    short, stout manclassical

    A man who is short and stout or thickset.

Parallel reading

كاص عن الشيء وعجز عنه
He faltered from the thing and was unable to do it.
كاص طعامه: أكله وحده
He ate his food alone: he ate it by himself.
كاص منه، أي من الطعام، وكذا الشراب، إذا أكثر منهما
He consumed a lot of it, meaning food, and likewise drink, if he consumed a lot of them.
كصنا عنده ما شئنا، أي أكلنا
We ate what we wished at his place, meaning we ate.
والكيص، بالكسر: الضيق الخلق، من الرجال
And 'al-kayṣ' (with kasra) is: narrow-minded, of men.
رأت رجلا كيصا يزمل وطبه ... فيأتي به البادين وهو مزمل
She saw a man who was narrow-minded, wrapping his food... and bringing it to the nomads while he was wrapped up.
الكيص من الرجال: القصير التار
Al-kayṣ of men: the short and stout one.
الكيص بالفتح: البخل التام
Al-kayṣ (with fatha): complete stinginess.
الكيص أيضا: المشي السريع
Al-kayṣ also: fast walking.
وقد كاص يكيص، وكذلك أكص
And he faltered, he falters, and likewise he walked fast.
الكيص كعنب وهجف: الشديد العضل، من الرجال
Al-kayṣ like 'anab and hajaf: the strong-muscled one, of men.
يقال: فلان كيصى، كعيسى
It is said: So-and-so is 'kayṣā', like 'īsa.
رجل كيصى يا هذا: ينزل وحده ويأكل وحده
O you, a 'kayṣā' man: he stays alone and eats alone.
إنه لكياص المشي رخو الباد
Indeed, he is a fast walker, his gait is loose.
ومر فلان يكيص، وله كصيص، أي يعجل في مشيه
And so-and-so passed by, faltering, and he had a fast walk, meaning he hurried in his pace.
وما زال يكايصه، أي يمارسه
And he continued to practice with him, meaning to engage with him.
رجل كيص، بالكسر: متفرد بطعامه، لا يؤاكل أحدا
A man 'kayṣ', with kasra: solitary with his food, he does not eat with anyone.
والكيص: الأشر
And al-kayṣ: arrogance.
والكيص: اللئيم
And al-kayṣ: the base person.