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ع-ك-س
The Arabic root ع-ك-س (a-k-s)
Form I verb عَكَسَ: to overturn
15 words in the dictionary are built from ع-ك-س, including verbs in Forms I, III, VI, VII. Each verb is listed with the nouns that come from it: its verbal noun (masdar), its participles, and words derived from it.
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Verb · Form I
عَكَسَ
to overturn
Adjective
عَكْسِيّ
contrary
Adjective
مُعَاكِس
opposite
Verb · Form VII
اِنْعَكَسَ
to be reversed
Noun
اِنْعِكَاس
reflection
Verbs and the nouns that come from them
عَكَسَ
· present يَعْكِسُ
Form I · The plain action
to overturn; to invert; to reverse
عَاكِس
reflecting
عَاكِس
reflector
مَعْكُوس
passive participle of عَكَسَ
عَاكَسَ
· present يُعَاكِسُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to counteract, to oppose, to contradict, to thwart; to disturb, to trouble; to vex, to tease, to harass, to hit on, to make improper advances to, to make passes on or at
مُعَاكَسَة
عِكَاس
مُعَاكِس
opposite
مُعَاكَس
تَعَاكَسَ
· present يَتَعَاكَسُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to be inverted; to be reversed; to be reflected, to be mirrored
تَعَاكُس
مُتَعَاكِس
اِنْعَكَسَ
· present يَنْعَكِسُ
Form VII · Passive or resultative
to be reversed; to be inverted; to be reflected, to be mirrored
اِنْعِكَاس
reflection
مُنْعَكِس
reflected
مُنْعَكَس
reflex
Other nouns and adjectives
عَكْسِيّ
contrary
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