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دسك

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to large, substantial things, particularly in the context of animals. It is used to name a lion and to describe large portions of meat from ostriches and sheep.

Derived headwords

الدوسكname
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A name for the lion.

ديسكىnoun
  1. 1.
    Large portion of meatclassical

    A large piece or portion of meat, specifically from ostriches and sheep.

Parallel reading

الدوسك: من أسماء الأسد.
Ad-dūsk: one of the names of the lion.
وديـسكى: قطعة عظيمة من النعام والغنم.
And dīskā: a large piece of ostrich and sheep.