عَوِصَ
Root: عوص
Form: 1
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عَوِصَI
, Present.T يَعْوَصُ; and عَاصَ, Present.T يَعَاصُ; Verbal.Noun عَوَصٌ and عِيَاصٌ; (A, O, K; [and accord. to the CK عَيْصٌ also, but this I do not find elsewhere,]) It was, or became, difficult; syn. اِشْتَدَّ, or صَعُبَ; as also
: and it was, or became, impossible; contr. of
أَمْكَنَ. You say, عَلَيْهِ الأَمْرُ
The thing, or affair, was, or became, difficult and intricate to him: or difficult and confused and intricate to him, so that he did not find the right course therein.
2 Also said of language, Verbal.Noun as above, and عَائِصٌ also, (TA, [see عَوِيصٌ,]) meaning It was, or became, difficult; syn. صَعُبَ: and [in like manner] , said of language, it was, or became, obscure.
3 [The two inf. ns. first mentioned above are also quasi-inf. ns. of أَعْوَصَ, q. v.]
2 Also said of language, Verbal.Noun as above, and عَائِصٌ also, (TA, [see عَوِيصٌ,]) meaning It was, or became, difficult; syn. صَعُبَ: and [in like manner] , said of language, it was, or became, obscure.
3 [The two inf. ns. first mentioned above are also quasi-inf. ns. of أَعْوَصَ, q. v.]
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