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العسبر

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes various wild animals and their offspring, including specific terms for a leopard, a dog's offspring from a female jackal, and a hyena's offspring from a male jackal. It also extends to describe a swift, noble female camel.

Derived headwords

العَسْبَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Leopardboth

    A large, spotted wild cat, known for its strength and agility.

  2. 2.
    Splendor, brillianceclassical

    A quality of magnificence, radiance, or impressive beauty.

العَسْبُورnoun
  1. 1.
    Offspring of a dog and a jackalclassical

    The young resulting from the mating of a male dog with a female jackal.

بَهَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Splendor, magnificenceboth

    Great beauty, radiance, or impressiveness.

العَسْبَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Offspring of a hyena and a jackalclassical

    The young resulting from the mating of a male hyena with a female jackal.

  2. 2.
    Offspring of a jackalclassical

    The young of a jackal.

العَسْبَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Swift, noble she-camelclassical

    A female camel that is fast and of high lineage or quality.

العَسْبُورَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Swift, noble she-camelclassical

    A female camel that is fast and of high lineage or quality.

Parallel reading

العسبر، كقنفذ: النمر، وهي: بهاء.
Al-'asbar, like qunfudh: the leopard, and it is: splendor.
والعسبور، وبهاء: ولد الكلب من الذئبة.
And al-'asbur, and splendor: the offspring of the dog from the she-jackal.
والعسبار، وبهاء: ولد الضبع من الذئب، أو ولد الذئب.
And al-'asbar, and splendor: the offspring of the hyena from the wolf, or the offspring of the wolf.
والعسبرة والعسبورة: الناقة السريعة النجيبة.
And al-'asbarah and al-'asburah: the swift, noble she-camel.