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عس

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

عُسُسٌ ذ Slowness, or tardiness. (TA.) -A2- Also, [in the CK, erroneously, عُسْعُس,] Covetous merchants or traders: (IAar, O, K, * TA:) accord. to [some of] the copies of the K, it signifies تُجَّارٌ and حُرَصَاآءُ; but the conjunction should be omitted. (TA.) -A3- And Large vessels. (IAar, O, K.)

Derived headwords

عُسُسٌ
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