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الدعفس

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe a specific type of camel, particularly one that drinks water after other camels have already drunk from the same source. It may also relate to the act of drinking leftover water.

Derived headwords

الدعفسnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel that drinks leftover waterclassical

    A camel, specifically of the female gender (indicated by the pattern 'kuzabraj'), that waits until other camels have drunk from a water source and then drinks the remaining water (su'r).

Parallel reading

الدعفس، كزبرج، من الإبل: التي تنتظر حتى تشرب الإبل، ثم تشرب ما بقي من سؤرها.
Ad-da'fus, like kuzabraj, from the camels: she is the one that waits until the camels drink, then drinks what remains of their leftover water.