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1 وَكَسَ, aor. ـِ 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. إِيكَاسٌ; (TA;) and so وَكَسَ, aor. (K) and inf. n. (TA) as above. (K, TA.) 2 وكّسهُ, 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, (A,) or أَوْكَسَ مَالُهُ, (Ibn-'Abbád, A, K,) His property went away. (Ibn-'Abbád, A, K.) b2: أُوكِسَ فِى تِجَارَتِهِ: see 1.

أَوْكَسُ [More, and most, defective, or deficient: less, and least, in value]. The saying respecting the division of a building, يَنْظَرُ إِلَى 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.)
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