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قوش

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes smallness in size and stature, often referring to a slender or thin build. It also has a secondary, less common meaning related to the posterior.

Derived headwords

قوشadjective
  1. 1.
    thin, slenderboth

    Describing a person who is lean, with little flesh, and a small body or frame.

  2. 2.
    smallclassical

    Generally referring to something of small size, often of foreign origin.

القوشnoun
  1. 1.
    smallnessclassical

    The state or quality of being small, often referring to size.

  2. 2.
    posteriorclassical

    The back part of the body; the anus.

Parallel reading

رجل قوش: قليل اللحم ضئيل الجسم صغير الجثة
A qūsh man: one with little flesh, a small body, and a small frame.
فارسي معرب وهو بالفارسية [كوجك]
Persian, Arabized, and in Persian it is [kūchak].
في جسم شخت المنكبين قوش
In a body with prominent shoulders, qūsh.
والقوش: الصغير أصله أعجمي أيضا
And al-qūsh: the small, its origin is also foreign.
والقوش: الدبر
And al-qūsh: the posterior.