Arabic

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Root
ن ك س (n-k-s)

Etymology

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Derived from the passive participle of the verb نَكَسَ (nakasa).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مَنْكُوس (mankūs) (feminine مَنْكُوسَة (mankūsa), masculine plural مَنْكُوسُونَ (mankūsūna), feminine plural مَنْكُوسَات (mankūsāt))

  1. passive participle of نَكَسَ (nakasa)
    1. upside-down, backwards
    2. (medicine) relapsed

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: mənkus
  • Persian: منکوس
  • Ottoman Turkish: منكوس (menkûs)