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الدخنس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes something or someone that is strong, robust, and substantial. It applies to both people and animals, emphasizing their physical power and well-developed musculature or fleshiness.

Derived headwords

الدَّخْنَسnoun
  1. 1.
    strong personboth

    A person who is strong and robust.

  2. 2.
    strong camelboth

    A camel that is strong and powerful.

  3. 3.
    fleshy personboth

    A person who is fleshy or has a lot of meat on their body.

  4. 4.
    fleshy camelboth

    A camel that is fleshy or has a lot of meat.

دخنسadjective
  1. 1.
    strongboth

    Describing someone or something as strong and robust.

  2. 2.
    fleshyboth

    Describing someone or something as having a lot of flesh or meat.

Parallel reading

الدخنس، كجعفر: الشديد من الناس والإبل، أو الكثير اللحم، الشديد منها.
Ad-dakhnas, like Ja'far: the strong one among people and camels, or the fleshy one, the strong among them.