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فعس

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to intense heat, fire, and by extension, dangerous or formidable entities. It is used to describe a smokeless fire, a formidable snake, a fierce lion, and a powerful man or a severe calamity.

Derived headwords

الفَاعُوسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    smokeless fireclassical

    A fire or ember that produces no smoke.

الفَاعُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    viperclassical

    A type of snake, specifically a viper.

  2. 2.
    formidable manclassical

    A man who is considered formidable or a great person.

المُؤَيَّدadjective
  1. 1.
    strengthenedclassical

    One who is strengthened or supported.

المُسْتَلْئِمadjective
  1. 1.
    armoredclassical

    One who is armored or clad in armor.

الحَوُوسadjective
  1. 1.
    fierceclassical

    Describing something as fierce or aggressive.

اللَّلَعnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of creatureclassical

    A type of creature, possibly a serpent or a large lizard.

المُهْتَبِلadjective
  1. 1.
    wearing armorclassical

    One who is wearing armor.

العَسُوسadjective
  1. 1.
    spyingclassical

    One who is spying or acting as a scout.

الهِرْمِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of creatureclassical

    A type of creature, possibly a serpent or a large lizard.

فَاعُوسadjective
  1. 1.
    severeclassical

    Describing a calamity or a man as severe or formidable.

Parallel reading

الفَاعُوسَة: نار أو جمر لا دخان له.
Al-Fāʿūsah: fire or ember that has no smoke.
والفاعوس: الأفعى؛
And al-Fāʿūs: the viper;
بالموت ما عيرت يا لميس، ... قد يهلك الأرقم والفاعوس،
By death, you did not taunt, O Lamis, ... the viper and the viper may perish,
والأسد المذرع النهوس،
And the lion, the bloodthirsty, the devourer,
والبطل المستلئم الحووس،
And the hero, armored, the fierce,
واللعلع المهتبل العسوس،
And al-Laʿlaʿ, armored, the spy,
والفيل لا يبقى، ولا الهرميس
And the elephant does not remain, nor does al-Hermis
ويقال للداهية من الرجال: فاعوس.
And one says of a formidable man: Fāʿūs.
وداهية فاعوس: شديدة؛
And a formidable calamity: severe;
جئتك من جديس، ... بالمؤيد الفاعوس، إحدى بنات الحوس
I came to you from Judais, ... with the strengthened, the formidable, one of the daughters of Ḥawth.