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عكنكع

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe short, stout, or deformed individuals, as well as supernatural and malevolent entities. It also extends to terms for demonic or devilish beings.

Derived headwords

العَكْنكَعadjective
  1. 1.
    Short, stoutclassical

    Describing someone who is short and stout or stocky in build.

العَكْنكَعnoun
  1. 1.
    Male ghoulclassical

    A male ghoul, a monstrous demon or evil spirit in Arabic folklore.

العَكْنكَعnoun
  1. 1.
    Wicked jinnclassical

    A wicked or malevolent jinn or demon.

الكَعْنكَعnoun
  1. 1.
    Wicked jinnclassical

    A wicked or malevolent jinn or demon, similar to العكنكع.

الكَعْنكَعnoun
  1. 1.
    Devil, Satanclassical

    A devil or Satan, a malevolent supernatural being.

Parallel reading

العكوكع، كسفرجل: القصير.
Al-'aknak'a, like safarjal: the short one.
العكنكع، كسمندل: الغول الذكر
Al-'aknak'a, like samandal: the male ghoul.
كأنها وهو إذا استبا معا ... غول تداهي شرسا عكنكعا
As if she and he, when they wrestled together... a ghoul dealing with a fierce, stout one.
هو الخبيث من السعالي
He is the wicked one of the female demons (sa'ali).
كالكعنكع، بتقديم الكاف، ذكره هنا استطرادا
Like al-ka'nak'a, with the kaf preceding, he mentioned it here incidentally.
الشيطان هو الكعنكع، والقان.
The devil is al-ka'nak'a, and al-qaan.