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عبقس

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes small creatures and negative or specific human characteristics. It also extends to concepts of remnants and lineage, with a specific tribal attribution.

Derived headwords

عَبَقِسnoun
  1. 1.
    small creatureclassical

    A small, crawling insect or creature.

عَبَنْقَسnoun
  1. 1.
    ill-tempered personclassical

    A person characterized by bad temper and unpleasant disposition.

عَبَنْقَسadjective
  1. 1.
    soft, tall manclassical

    Describes a man who is both tall and possesses a soft, perhaps delicate, physique.

عَبَنْقَسadjective
  1. 1.
    man with foreign grandmothersclassical

    Refers to a man whose grandmothers on both his paternal and maternal sides are of non-Arab descent.

عَبْقَسِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    نسب to Abd al-Qaysclassical

    An adjective indicating relation or attribution to the tribe of Abd al-Qays.

عَبَنْقَسَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    energeticclassical

    Characterized by vigor, liveliness, and activity.

عَبَاقِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    remnants, residuesclassical

    The leftover parts or residues of things, similar to the remnants of a tail.

Parallel reading

دويبة
A small creature.
السيئ الخلق
The ill-tempered one.
والناعم الطويل من الرجال
And the soft, tall one among men.
والذي جدتاه من قبل أبويه أعجميتان
And he whose grandmothers on both sides are non-Arab.
نسبة إلى عبد القيس
Attribution to Abd al-Qays.
النشيط
The energetic one.
بقايا عقب الأشياء كالعقابيل
Remnants of the ends of things, like residues.