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الفدس

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to spiders and things associated with them, including a specific type of large jar used by sailors. It also touches upon the concept of being unknown or unassigned.

Derived headwords

العنكبوتnoun
  1. 1.
    spiderboth

    A common arachnid known for spinning webs.

فدسةnoun
  1. 1.
    spider (plural)classical

    The plural form of 'spider'.

الفدسيadjective
  1. 1.
    unknown originclassical

    Describing someone whose lineage or affiliation is not known or cannot be traced.

الفيدسnoun
  1. 1.
    large water jarclassical

    A large jar, often of Egyptian origin, carried by sea travelers.

أفدسverb
  1. 1.
    infested with spidersclassical

    To become filled or infested with spiders.

Parallel reading

العنكبوت ج: فدسة، كقردة.
The spider, its plural is 'fadsa', like 'qirda'.
وفلان الفدسي، محركة: لا يعرف إلى ماذا نسب.
And so-and-so is 'al-Fudassi', with vowels moved: his lineage is not known to what he is attributed.
والفيدس: الجرة الكبيرة يستصحبها سفر البحر، مصرية.
And 'al-Faydas': the large jar that sea travelers carry with them, Egyptian.
وأفدس: صار في إنائه العناكب.
And 'afdas': it became that spiders were in his vessel.