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wakkasa

depreciate

وَكَّسَ

Word

Verb · Form II

Root

و ك س

Forms

Present
يُوَكِّسُ
Conjugation
Person PastPresentCommand
he هُوَ وَكَّسَيُوَكِّسُ—
she هِيَ وَكَّسَتتُوَكِّسُ—
they two (m.) هُما وَكَّسايُوَكِّسانِ—
they two (f.) هُما وَكَّسَتاتُوَكِّسانِ—
they (m.) هُمْ وَكَّسُوايُوَكِّسُونَ—
they (f.) هُنَّ وَكَّسْنَيُوَكِّسْنَ—
you (m.) أَنْتَ وَكَّسْتَتُوَكِّسُوَكِّسْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ وَكَّسْتِتُوَكِّسِينَوَكِّسِي
you two أَنْتُما وَكَّسْتُماتُوَكِّسانِوَكِّسَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ وَكَّسْتُمتُوَكِّسُونَوَكِّسُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ وَكَّسْتُنَّتُوَكِّسْنَوَكِّسْنَ
I أَنا وَكَّسْتُأُوَكِّسُ—
we نَحْنُ وَكَّسْنانُوَكِّسُ—

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 4 entries
  • وَكَسَ Form I was, or became, defective, or deficient; it fell short
    , aor. يَكِسُ, inf. n. وَكْسٌ, It (a thing, S, Msb) was, or became, defective, or deficient; it fell short; it diminished, or decreased. (S, A, Msb, K.) It is said in a trad., (S, Msb,) of Ibn-Mes'ood, (TA,) لَهَا مَهْرُ مِثْلِهَا لَا وَكْس وَلَا شَطَطَ She shall have the dowry of her like: there shall be no falling short nor exceeding: (S, A, * Msb, * TA:) or there shall be no diminishing nor exceeding of the limit. (Mgh.) [For] وَكَسَهُ, aor. and inf. n. as above, signifies He rendered it defective, or deficient; diminished it, or decreased it; (A, Mgh, Msb, K;) as also ↓ وكّسهُ, (TK,) inf. n. تَوْكِيسٌ. (K, TK.) ― -b2- He made him (a man) to suffer loss; syn. نَقَصَهُ; (S, TA; as also ↓ وكّسهُ inf. n. تَوْكِيسٌ: (K, * TA:) or he cheated, or defrauded him. (IKtt, TA.) You say, وُكِسَ فِى تِجَارَتِهِ, (S, A, Msb, K,) inf. n. وَكْسٌ, (TA,) He suffered loss, (S, A, Msb, TA,) or diminution of the price, (TA,) [in his traffic, or merchandise; as also ↓ أُوكِسَ, (S, A, Msb, K,) inf. n. إِيكَاسٌ; (TA;) and so وَكَسَ, aor. (K) and inf. n. (TA) as above. (K, TA.)
  • وكّسهُ Form II He reproved, or blamed, him, or did so severely; or with the utmost severity
    , inf. n. تَوْكِيسٌ: see 1, in two places. ― -b2- Also, He reproved, or blamed, him, or did so severely; or with the utmost severity; or he reproached, or upbraided him. (AA, K.)
  • أَوْكَسَ Form IV His property went away
    , (A,) or أَوْكَسَ مَالُهُ, (Ibn-'Abbád, A, K,) His property went away. (Ibn-'Abbád, A, K.) ― -b2- أُوكِسَ فِى تِجَارَتِهِ: see 1.
  • أَوْكَسُ More, and most, defective, or deficient: less, and least, in value
    [More, and most, defective, or deficient: less, and least, in value]. The saying respecting the division of a building, يَنْظَرُ إِلَى صَاحِبِ الأَوْكَسِ means, One shall look to see which is he whose place is of the less, or least, value. (Mgh.) ― -b2- A man having a small portion, or little good fortune: (A:) or a low, an ignoble, or a mean, or sordid, man. (Ibn-'Abbád, K.)

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