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كبثل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific types of beetles or insects, particularly their young or male forms. It also includes terms for rolling or moving objects.

Derived headwords

الكبوثلnoun
  1. 1.
    young beetleclassical

    A young beetle, specifically one that falls between a ladybug and a dung beetle in classification.

كبرتلnoun
  1. 1.
    male beetleclassical

    The male of the beetle, also referred to by other names such as al-miqraḍ, al-ḥawwāz, and al-madraḥaj.

الجعلnoun
  1. 1.
    dung beetleboth

    A type of beetle known for rolling dung, often used as a general term for beetle.

الخنفساءnoun
  1. 1.
    ladybugboth

    A small, round beetle, often red or yellow with black spots.

Parallel reading

الكبوثل: ولد يقع بين الخنفساء والجعل؛ عن كراع.
Al-kabuthil: a young one that falls between the ladybug and the dung beetle; according to Kra'a.
كبرتل: التهذيب في الخماسي: ابن الأعرابي يقال لذكر الخنفساء المقرض والحواز والكبرتل والمدحرج والجعل.
Kabartal: Al-Tahdhib in the pentasyllabics: Ibn al-A'rabi said that the male of the beetle is called al-miqraḍ, al-ḥawwāz, al-kabartal, al-madraḥaj, and al-ja'al.