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وقسه

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of skin affliction, particularly mange or scabies in animals, and its spread. It extends to describe a state of being afflicted, a general term for foulness or indecency, and also refers to groups of people, sometimes implying low status or disunity.

Derived headwords

وقسهverb
  1. 1.
    to be afflicted with mangeclassical

    To be affected by scabies or mange, especially in the case of a camel.

قرفهverb
  1. 1.
    to peel offclassical

    To peel or come off, often used in relation to skin or bark.

لوقساverb
  1. 1.
    to be afflicted with mangeclassical

    To be afflicted with mange or scabies, particularly when something of the disease has touched the camel.

موقوسadjective
  1. 1.
    afflicted with mangeclassical

    Describing an animal, especially a camel, that is suffering from mange or scabies.

الوقسnoun
  1. 1.
    mange, scabiesclassical

    A skin disease, particularly mange or scabies, affecting animals.

  2. 2.
    indecency, foulnessclassical

    A term for indecency, obscenity, or a foul act.

  3. 3.
    early stage of mangeclassical

    The initial spreading of mange on the body before it becomes fully established.

أوقاسnoun
  1. 1.
    group, crowdclassical

    A group or collection of people, often implying a mixed or low-status assembly.

  2. 2.
    scattered peopleclassical

    A small, dispersed group of people.

التوقيسnoun
  1. 1.
    contracting mangeclassical

    The act or process of contracting or developing mange.

موقسةadjective
  1. 1.
    afflicted with mangeclassical

    Describing animals, particularly camels, that are suffering from mange.

واقيسname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name in the region of Najd.

Parallel reading

وقسه، كوعده: قرفه.
Waqasahu, like wa'adahu: qarafahu.
وإن بالبعير لوقسا: إذا قارفه شيء من الجرب، وهو موقوس.
And if a camel is afflicted with mange: it means something of the scabies has touched it, and it is muqoos.
والوقس: الفاحشة، والذكر لها، وانتشار الجرب في البدن قبل استحكامه.
And al-waqs: indecency, and the mention of it, and the spreading of scabies in the body before it becomes established.
وأتانا أوقاس من بني فلان: جماعة، أو سقاط وعبيد، أو قليلون متفرقون، لا واحد لها.
And a group of 'awqas came to us from the children of so-and-so: a group, or low-class people and slaves, or few and scattered, and it has no singular.
والتوقيس: الإجراب.
And al-tawqees: the contracting of mange.
وإبل موقسة.
And afflicted camels.
وواقيس: ع بنجد.
And Waqis: a place in Najd.