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كمعر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a specific physical characteristic or condition, likely related to the hump of a camel. The primary meaning seems to be about the hump being prominent or having a particular shape.

Derived headwords

أَكْعَرverb
  1. 1.
    to have a prominent humpclassical

    To have a hump that is large, prominent, or has a specific shape, particularly referring to a camel's hump.

كَعَرnoun
  1. 1.
    hump (of a camel)classical

    The hump of a camel, possibly referring to its size, shape, or a particular condition.

Parallel reading

كمعر سنام البعير
The hump of the camel was prominent/shaped.
مثل أكعر
Like the camel with a prominent hump.