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العكباش

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of initial growth, firm attachment, and entanglement, particularly in the context of animals and vegetation.

Derived headwords

العَكْبَاشnoun
  1. 1.
    young gazelleclassical

    A young gazelle whose horns are just beginning to emerge, before they grow long.

العَكْبَشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    tight gripboth

    A strong and firm fastening or grip.

تَعَكْبَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to get entangledboth

    To become caught or snagged, especially on thorns.

Parallel reading

العكباش، بالكسر، من الظباء: ما يطلع قرنه أولا قبل أن يطول.
Al-'akbāsh, with a kasra, from the gazelles: that whose horn emerges first before it grows long.
والعكبشة: الشد الوثيق.
And al-'akbashah: the tight fastening.
وتعكبش فيه الغصن: نشب فيه بشوكه.
And the branch became entangled in it: it got stuck in it with its thorns.