1
وَكَسَ
ذ
, 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.
إِِيكَاسٌ; (TA;) and so
وَكَسَ, aor. (K) and inf. n. (TA) as above. (K, TA.)
2
وكّسهُ
ذ
, 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.)
4
أَوْكَسَ
ذ
, (A,) or
أَوْكَسَ مَالُهُ, (Ibn-'Abbád, A, K,)
His property went away. (Ibn-'Abbád, A, K.) ― -b2-
أُوكِسَ فِى تِجَارَتِهِ: see 1.
أَوْكَسُ
ذ
[
More, and
most, defective, or
deficient: less, and
least, in value]. The saying respecting the division of a building,
يَنْظَرُ إِِلَى 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.)
