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القربوس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a part of a saddle, specifically the pommel or cantle. It is noted that its usage is restricted, often appearing only in poetic necessity.

Derived headwords

القربوسnoun
  1. 1.
    pommel/cantle of a saddleclassical

    The raised front or back part of a saddle, providing support to the rider.

قربوسانnoun
  1. 1.
    two pommels/cantlesclassical

    The dual form referring to the two raised parts of a saddle, the front and the back.

قرابيسnoun
  1. 1.
    pommels/cantlesclassical

    The plural form of 'qurbūs', referring to the raised parts of a saddle.

Parallel reading

القربوس، كحلزون، ولا يسكن إلا في ضرورة الشعر: حنو السرج، وهما قربوسان ج: قرابيس.
The qurbūs, like a snail, and it is only inhabited out of poetic necessity: the curve of the saddle, and they are two qurbūsān, plural: qarabīs.