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العلوش

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to wild animals, specifically canids like jackals and wolves, and also to a small creature or insect. It can also describe a greedy or cunning individual, possibly derived from the animalistic connotations.

Derived headwords

العَلُوشnoun
  1. 1.
    Jackalboth

    A wild canine animal, commonly known as a jackal.

  2. 2.
    Wolfboth

    A wild canine animal, specifically a wolf.

  3. 3.
    Small creatureclassical

    Refers to a small crawling creature or insect.

  4. 4.
    Beast of preyclassical

    A type of wild beast, likely a predator.

  5. 5.
    Greedy personclassical

    A person who is characterized by greed and eagerness.

العَلَشverb
  1. 1.
    To be greedyclassical

    To exhibit strong desire and eagerness, often associated with greed.

اللَّشّnoun
  1. 1.
    Greedinessclassical

    The quality of being greedy or excessively eager.

اللَّشْلَشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Eagernessclassical

    A state of being eager or restless, often with a sense of urgency.

اللَّشْلَاشnoun
  1. 1.
    Greedy personclassical

    A person who is very greedy or insatiable.

Parallel reading

العلوش، كسنور: ابن آوى، والذئب، ودويبة، وضرب من السباع، والخفيف الحريص
Al-'alūsh, like a senūr: the jackal, the wolf, a small creature, a type of beast of prey, and the light, greedy one.
مشتق من العلش
Derived from al-'alash.
وليس في كلامهم شين بعد لام غيرها
And there is no 'shīn' after 'lām' in their speech other than it.
واللش واللشلشة واللشلاش
And al-lash, and al-lashlashah, and al-lashlāsh.