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جعبس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe someone who is foolish, simple-minded, or lacking in intelligence. The derived terms all point towards a lack of sense or wisdom.

Derived headwords

الجعبسnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish personclassical

    A person who is foolish, simple-minded, or lacking in intelligence.

الجعبوسnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish personclassical

    A person who is foolish, simple-minded, or lacking in intelligence.

Parallel reading

الجعبس والجعبوس: المائق الأحمق.
Al-ja'bas and al-ja'bus: the foolish, the stupid.