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العكبس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root relates to the concept of abundance, particularly concerning a large number of camels, and also describes a state of being piled up or crowded together.

Derived headwords

العَكْبَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Large herd of camelsclassical

    A very large number of camels, or a herd that is close to a thousand.

عَكْبَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To pile upmodern

    To cause something to be piled up, one part on top of another.

Parallel reading

العكبس، كعلبط وعلابط: الكثيرة من الإبل، أو التي تقارب الألف.
Al-'akbas, like 'albaṭ and 'alābiṭ: the abundant number of camels, or that which approaches a thousand.
وتعكبس الشيء: ركب بعضه بعضا.
And ta'akbas-a the thing: one part of it rode upon another.