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رِكْسٌ

Root: ركس

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رِكْسٌ i. q. رِجْسٌ [Uncleanness, dirt, or filth; or an unclean, a dirty, or a filthy, thing]: and anything that is disliked, or hated, for its uncleanness, dirtiness, or filthiness; as also رَكِيسٌ : the former is similar in meaning to رَجِيعٌ [dung of a man, or of a horse and the like, or of a wild beast]; and رَكِيسٌ [also] is syn. with رَجِيعٌ.
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