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برعس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe qualities of a female camel, specifically its abundance of milk and its beauty or perfection. It also relates to the name of a male camel, possibly indicating a lineage associated with such desirable traits.

Derived headwords

بُرَعْسnoun
  1. 1.
    abundant milkclassical

    A female camel that is abundant in milk.

  2. 2.
    beautiful, perfectclassical

    A female camel that is beautiful and complete in its form.

بُرَعَيْسnoun
  1. 1.
    abundant milkclassical

    A female camel that is abundant in milk.

  2. 2.
    beautiful, perfectclassical

    A female camel that is beautiful and complete in its form.

بَرَاعِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    female camelsclassical

    Plural of a female camel described as having abundant milk or being beautiful.

Parallel reading

ناقة برعس وبرعيس: غزيرة
A camel, bar'as and bar'ees: abundant (in milk).
إن سرك الغزر المكود الدائم
If what pleases you is the abundant, continuously milked (camel)
فاعمد براعيس أبوها الراهم
Then aim for bar'ees (camels), whose father is ar-Rahim.
وقيل: ناقة برعس وبرعيس جميلة تامة
And it was said: a camel, bar'as and bar'ees, beautiful and perfect.