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الحبرقس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something small, weak, or insignificant, particularly referring to young animals like lambs or young female goats. It can also be used metaphorically to denote something frail or of little value.

Derived headwords

الحِبْرَقْسnoun
  1. 1.
    Small lambclassical

    A small, weak, or underdeveloped lamb.

  2. 2.
    Small kidclassical

    A young, small female goat, often implying frailty.

حِبْرَقْسadjective
  1. 1.
    Small and weakclassical

    Describing something as small, frail, or insignificant.

Parallel reading

الحبرقس، كسفرجل: الضئيل من الحملان والبكارة.
Al-habraqsu, like safarjal: the small/frail one of lambs and young female goats.