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مءص

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns white camels, specifically their appearance and characteristics. It also touches upon a linguistic variation in pronunciation.

Derived headwords

المأصnoun
  1. 1.
    White camelsclassical

    Refers to camels that are white in color.

مأصةnoun
  1. 1.
    A white camelclassical

    The singular form referring to an individual white camel.

Parallel reading

الإبل البيض
The white camels
واحدتها مأصة
Its singular is 'ma'ṣah'.
والإسكان في كل ذلك لغة
And the sukun (vowel stillness) in all of that is a dialectal variation.
وأرى أنه المحفوظ عن يعقوب
And I think it is what is preserved from Ya'qub.