Root

ك ء ء

1 verb · 3 nouns and adjectives

Verbs

Nouns and adjectives

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 3 entries
  • كَأْكَأَ He drew back, or retired, and was cowardly
    , (K,) inf. n. كَأْكَأَةٌ; (TA;) and ↓ تَكَأْكَأَ, (S, K,) as also تكعكع; (S;) He drew back, or retired, and was cowardly. (S, K.) ― -b2- كَأْكَأَ, inf. n. كَأْكَآءٌ, [respecting the form of which see ظَأْظَأَ,] He was very impatiently cowardly. (AA, K.) [In the CK., in the explanation of the inf. n., الجَبِينُ is put for الجُبْنُ.] ― -b3- Also, inf. n. as above, He (a thief) ran away. (K, TA.) -A2- See R. Q. 2.
  • تَكَأْكَأَ He was prevented, or hindered
    He was prevented, or hindered. (Lth.) ― -b2- تَكَأْكَأَ فِى كَلَامِهِ He hesitated in his speech, and was unable to speak. (K.) -A2- تَكَأْكَأَ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ, (S, K, *) and ↓ كَأْكَأَ, (K,) The people collected around him; (S, K;) crowded, or pressed, upon him. (TA.) -A3- And see R. Q. 1.
  • مُتَكَأْكِيأٌ Short
    Short. (S, K.)

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