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صقع

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

صَقَعِىٌّ ذ The first increase, or offspring, (نِتَاج,) [ of sheep, or goats, ] when the sun smites (تَصْقَعُ) the heads of the lambs or kids: (Aboo-Nasr, O, K: [in the CK, البُهْمِ is erroneously put for البَهْمِ:]) and some of the Arabs call it the شَمْسِىّ, and the قَيْظِىّ: then is the صَفَرِىّ, after the صَقَعِىّ: (Aboo-Nasr, TA:) it is also expl. as signifying such as is brought forth in the [ period called ] صَفَرِيَّة: (TA: [but see صَفَرِىٌّ:]) and, (O, K,) accord. to AZ, (O,) the young camel that is brought forth in [ the time of ] the صَقِيع [i. e. hoar-frost, or rime ]; which is of the best of the increase [of camels]. (O, K.)

Derived headwords

صَقَعِىٌّ
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