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عبقص

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a small, crawling creature, possibly an insect or a similar invertebrate. The terms derived from this root specifically refer to such a creature.

Derived headwords

العَبْقَصnoun
  1. 1.
    small creatureclassical

    A small, crawling creature, likely an insect or a similar invertebrate.

العَبْقُوصnoun
  1. 1.
    small creatureclassical

    A small, crawling creature, likely an insect or a similar invertebrate. This term is synonymous with العَبْقَص.

Parallel reading

العبقص والعبقوص: دويبة.
Al-'abqaṣ and al-'abqūṣ: a small creature.