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الجعبس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe someone who is foolish, simple, or lacking in intelligence. It is primarily used as an adjective to denote a specific type of mental deficiency or silliness.

Derived headwords

الجَعْبَسadjective
  1. 1.
    Foolishboth

    Describing a person who is simple-minded, foolish, or lacking in intelligence.

  2. 2.
    Simpletonclassical

    A person who is easily fooled or naive.

المَائِقadjective
  1. 1.
    Foolishclassical

    Meaning foolish, simple, or lacking in sense. This is a synonym for الجعبس.

Parallel reading

الجعبس، بالضم كعصفر وعصفور: المائق.
Al-Ja'bas, with dammah like 'usfur and 'usfur: the foolish one.