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البعوس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a camel that is weak, exhausted, or emaciated. It can also refer to the act of being weakened or exhausted.

Derived headwords

البَعُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    Exhausted she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is extremely weak, worn out, and emaciated.

بَعُوسadjective
  1. 1.
    Weak, exhaustedclassical

    Describing a she-camel that is weak, exhausted, and emaciated.

بَعَائِسnoun
  1. 1.
    Exhausted she-camelsclassical

    The plural of بعوس, referring to multiple she-camels that are weak, worn out, and emaciated.

بِعَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Exhausted she-camelsclassical

    Another plural form of بعوس, also referring to multiple she-camels that are weak, worn out, and emaciated.

Parallel reading

الناقة الشائلة المنهوكة
The she-camel that is raised high (in its emaciation) and exhausted.