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العدبس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root describes something or someone that is strong, robust, and well-built, particularly in terms of physical constitution. It can refer to animals, especially camels, and also to people, denoting a sturdy or even rough disposition.

Derived headwords

العَدَبَّسnoun
  1. 1.
    Strongly built animalboth

    Referring to a camel or other animal that is strongly and firmly built, well-compacted in its creation.

  2. 2.
    Rough-tempered personboth

    A person who is ill-tempered, harsh, or of a difficult disposition.

  3. 3.
    Stout, thick personboth

    A person who is large, thick, and heavy-set in build.

  4. 4.
    Kinani manclassical

    A man belonging to the Kinana tribe.

عَدَبَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    To be strongly builtboth

    To be strongly and firmly constructed, referring to an animal or person.

  2. 2.
    To be rough-temperedboth

    To possess a harsh or ill-tempered disposition.

عَدَابِسnoun
  1. 1.
    Strongly built onesboth

    The plural form for strongly and firmly built animals or people.

أبو العدبسname
  1. 1.
    Abu al-Adabasclassical

    A kunya (patronymic or descriptive name) belonging to Mani' ibn Sulayman, a Tabi'i (a successor generation to the Prophet's companions).

Parallel reading

كعملس: الشديد الموثق الخلق من الإبل وغيرها ج: عدابس
Like 'amalasa: the strongly and firmly built of camels and others, plural: 'adabis.
والشرس الخلق
And ill-tempered in disposition.
والضخم الغليظ
And large and thick-set.
ورجل كناني
And a man of Kinana.
وأبو العدبس منيع بن سليمان: تابعي
And Abu al-Adabas, Mani' ibn Sulayman, was a Tabi'i.