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بو

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

بَوٌّ بو A skin of a young unweaned camel stuffed (Lth, T, S, M, K) with straw (Lth, T, M, K) or with ثُمَام [i. e. panic grass ] (M, K) or with dry herbage, (M,) to which a she-camel is made to incline (Lth, T, S) when her young one has died: (S:) it is brought near to the mother of the young camel [ that has died ], in order that she may incline to it, and yield her milk (M, K) over it. (M.) ― -b2- Also A she-camel's young one. (M, K.) ― -b3- And (assumed tropical:) Stupid; foolish; having little sense, or intellect; as also ↓ بَوِّىٌّ; (IAar, T, K;) applied to a man: (IAar, T:) fem. بَوَّةٌ. (K.) ― -b4- And البَوُّ, (K,) or بَوُّ الأَثَافِى, (Lth, T, S, M,) (tropical:) Ashes: (Lth, T, S, M, K:) so called [as being lifeless,] by way of comparison [to the stuffed skin of a young camel]. (M.)

Derived headwords

بَوٌّ
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بَوُّ الأَثَافِى