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الدلعس

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root describes large, imposing female camels, often characterized by their relaxed or imposing demeanor. It extends to describe women who are bold, disobedient, or persistent in their actions, and also applies to docile male camels.

Derived headwords

الدَّلْعَسُnoun
  1. 1.
    Large female camelboth

    A large, imposing female camel, particularly one that is relaxed or slow-moving.

فِرْدَوْسnoun
  1. 1.
    Bold womanclassical

    A woman who is bold and assertive in her affairs, often to the point of being disobedient to her family.

  2. 2.
    Persistent womanclassical

    A woman who is persistent in her actions.

حَلْزُونnoun
  1. 1.
    Bold womanclassical

    A woman who is bold and assertive in her affairs, often to the point of being disobedient to her family.

دَلْعَاسadjective
  1. 1.
    Docile camel (male)both

    A male camel that is docile and easy to manage.

دَلَاعِسadjective
  1. 1.
    Docile camel (male)both

    A male camel that is docile and easy to manage.

Parallel reading

الدَّلْعَسُ، كجعفر وحضجر وفردوس وبرطيل وقرطاس وعلابط: الضخمة من النوق في استرخاء.
The dal'as, like Ja'far, Hadjar, Firdaws, Bartil, Qirtas, and 'Alabat: the large female camel in a state of relaxation.
وكفردوس (وحلزون) : المرأة الجريئة على أمرها، العصية لأهلها، (والمرأة) ، والناقة الجريئة بالليل، الدائبة الدلجة، النشزة.
And Firdaws (and Halazun): the woman bold in her affair, disobedient to her family, (and the woman), and the female camel bold at night, persistent in traveling, haughty.
وجمل دلعاس ودلاعس: ذلول.
And a dal'as and dala'is camel: docile.