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دعلب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to descriptions of young, vigorous female camels. The derived terms specifically denote a young, strong she-camel.

Derived headwords

الدَّعْلَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Young she-camelclassical

    A young, vigorous, and strong she-camel.

الدَّعْبَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Young she-camelclassical

    A young, vigorous, and strong she-camel. This term is synonymous with الدعلبة.

Parallel reading

يقال للناقة إذا كانت فتية شابة هي القرطاس، والديباج، والدعلبة، والدعبل، والعيطموس.
It is said of a she-camel, when she is young and vigorous, that she is al-Qirṭās, ad-Dībāj, ad-Daʿlabah, ad-Daʿbal, and al-ʿAyyṭamūs.