العملس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes strength, speed, and agility, often applied to animals like wolves and dogs, or to objects like bows. It also extends to a person known for exceptional piety and filial devotion.

Derived headwords

العَمَلَّسadjective

1.
Strong, swift runnerclassical
Describing someone or something that is strong and capable of fast movement.
2.
Wily wolfclassical
Referring to a cunning and malicious wolf.
3.
Hunting dogclassical
A dog used for hunting.
4.
Pious manclassical
A man who was exceptionally dutiful and kind to his mother, to the extent of carrying her for pilgrimage.

العَمَلُوسَةnoun

1.
Strong, swift bowclassical
A bow that is powerful and shoots arrows with great speed.

العَمَلْسَةnoun

1.
Speedclassical
The quality of moving or acting quickly.

Parallel reading

القوي على السير السريع

Strong for swift movement.

والذئب الخبيث

And the malicious wolf.

وكلب الصيد

And the hunting dog.

ورجل كان برا بأمه ويحج بها على ظهره

And a man who was dutiful to his mother and performed pilgrimage with her on his back.

أبر من العملس

More dutiful than Al-Amalas.

والعملوسة، بالضم: القوس الشديدة السريعة السهم

And Al-Amaloosah, with dammah: the strong bow that shoots arrows swiftly.

والعملسة: السرعة

And Al-Amalsah: speed.