takāsul

laziness

تَكاسُل

Word

Noun · pattern تَفاعُل

Root

ك س ل

In the library

وظهر لي من نفسي تكاسل بسبب شيء بقي معي، فخرجت عن جميع ما عندي من قليل وكثير، وأعطيت ثياب ظهري لفقير، ولبست ثيابه.

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 4 entries
  • كَسَّلَهُ Form II It rendered him heavy, sluggish, lazy, indolent, or torpid
    , inf. n. تَكْسِيلٌ, said of satiety, It rendered him heavy, sluggish, lazy, indolent, or torpid. (TA.)
  • أَكْسَلَ عَنْهَا Form IV Inivit sed non emisit
    signifies أَوْلَجَ وَلَمْ يُنْزِلْ; [Inivit sed non emisit;] (IAar, in TA, art. فهر;) [i. e., أَوْلَجَ ثُمَّ تَرَكَهَا وَلَمْ يُنْزِلْ].
  • كَسْلَانٌ Heavy, sluggish, lazy, indolent, torpid
    Heavy, sluggish, lazy, indolent, torpid. (K.)
  • مَكْسَلَةٌ Open entry
    : see an ex. voce كِطَّةٌ.

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