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جعس
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaجعْسٌ جعس , (S, K,) and ↓ جِعْسٌ, (TA,) and ↓ جُعْمُوسٌ; (AZ, S, and K in art. جعمس,) the first of which is post-classical; (S, K;) and the last, the term used by the Arabs [of the classical ages]; (S;) Human ordure, or excrement; (AZ, TA in art. جعمس;) syn. رَجِيعٌ: (S, K:) or the first signifies the place in which the جُعْمُوس falls: (IDrd, K:) the م in the last word is augmentative; and its pl. is جَعَامِيسُ. (S.) You say, ↓ رَمَى بِجَعَامِيسِ بَطْنِهِ [ He cast forth the excrements of his belly ]. (S.)
Derived headwords
جعْسٌ
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