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دلعس

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root describes something large and imposing, particularly a female camel or a bold woman. It also conveys a sense of being unyielding, audacious, or disobedient, especially in a nocturnal context.

Derived headwords

الدلعسnoun
  1. 1.
    Large female camelboth

    A large, imposing female camel, characterized by a certain looseness or relaxed demeanor.

الدلعسnoun
  1. 1.
    Bold womanclassical

    A woman who is audacious and bold, particularly at night, and persistent in her actions.

الدلعسnoun
  1. 1.
    Stubborn female camelclassical

    A female camel that is stubborn, defiant, and bold, especially at night.

الدلعوسnoun
  1. 1.
    Bold womanclassical

    A woman who is audacious and bold at night, persistent in her actions, and disobedient to her family.

الدلعوسnoun
  1. 1.
    Stubborn female camelclassical

    A female camel that is stubborn, defiant, and bold, especially at night.

الدلعوسnoun
  1. 1.
    Large female camelboth

    A large, imposing female camel, characterized by a certain looseness or relaxed demeanor.

الدلجةnoun
  1. 1.
    Persistenceclassical

    Persistence or continuous action, often associated with boldness or audacity.

جمل دلعوسadjective
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    Docile camelboth

    A camel that is docile, submissive, and easy to manage.

جمل دلاعسadjective
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    Docile camelboth

    A camel that is docile, submissive, and easy to manage.

Parallel reading

البلعس والدلعس والدلعك، كل هذا: الضخمة من النوق مع استرخاء فيها.
Al-bal'as, ad-dala'as, and ad-dal'ak, all of these: the large female camel with looseness in it.
الدلعوس المرأة الجريئة بالليل الدائبة الدلجة
Ad-dal'ūs is the woman who is bold at night, persistent in her actions.
وكذلك الناقة.
And likewise the female camel.
الدلعوس المرأة الجريئة على أمرها العصية لأهلها
Ad-dal'ūs is the woman who is bold in her affair, disobedient to her family.
والدلعوس الناقة النشزة الجريئة بالليل.
And ad-dal'ūs is the stubborn female camel, bold at night.
وجمل دلعوس ودلاعس إذا كان ذلولا.
And a camel that is dal'ūs and dalā'is if it is docile.