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عكبس

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes things that are piled up, layered, or crowded together. It also extends to specific actions related to camels and the concept of abundance.

Derived headwords

عَكَابِسnoun
  1. 1.
    piled up thingsboth

    Refers to anything that is piled up or layered upon itself.

  2. 2.
    crowded camelsclassical

    A term used for a large number of camels, especially when they are crowded together.

عَكْبَسnoun
  1. 1.
    piled up thingsboth

    Anything that is piled up or layered.

  2. 2.
    crowded camelsclassical

    A description for a large number of camels, possibly nearing a thousand.

عَكَبَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to pile upclassical

    To cause things to be piled up or layered upon each other.

عَكَبَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to tie a camel's neckclassical

    To tie a camel's neck to one of its forelegs while it is kneeling.

عُكَيْسnoun
  1. 1.
    piled up thingsclassical

    A term for something that is piled up, with the 'ya' indicating a diminutive or specific form.

عَكْمَسnoun
  1. 1.
    piled up thingsclassical

    Similar to 'عكابس' and 'عكابس', referring to things piled up.

  2. 2.
    crowded camelsclassical

    A term for a large number of camels.

عَكَامِسnoun
  1. 1.
    piled up thingsclassical

    Refers to things that are piled up or layered.

  2. 2.
    crowded camelsclassical

    A term for a large number of camels.

Parallel reading

كل شيء تراكب: عكابس وعكبس
Everything that is piled up: 'akabis' and 'akbas'.
باءُها بدل من الميم في عكامس وعكمس
Its 'ba' is a substitute for the 'mim' in 'akkamis' and 'akmas'.
إذا صب لبن على مرق، كائنا ما كان، فهو عكبس
If milk is poured on broth, whatever it may be, it is 'akbas'.
إنما هو العكيس بالياء، وقد ذكر
It is only 'al-'ukays' with the 'ya', and it has been mentioned.
عكبس البعير: شد عنقه إلى إحدى يديه وهو بارك
The camel was 'akbas': its neck was tied to one of its forelegs while it was kneeling.
وإبل عكابس وعكامس وعكمس وعكبس إذا كثرت
And camels are 'akabis', 'akkamis', 'akmas', and 'akbas' if they are numerous.
وقيل: إذا قاربت الألف
And it is said: if they approach a thousand.