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العبقص

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a small creature or insect. The primary derived word describes a specific type of small crawling animal.

Derived headwords

العَبْقَصnoun
  1. 1.
    small insectboth

    A small, crawling creature or insect.

كجعفرother
  1. 1.
    pattern of جعفرclassical

    Indicates the pattern of vocalization or derivation for the word العبقص, similar to the word جعفر (Ja'far).

كعصفورother
  1. 1.
    pattern of عصفورclassical

    Indicates the pattern of vocalization or derivation for the word العبقص, similar to the word عصفور (sparrow).

Parallel reading

العَبْقَص، كجعفر وعصفور: دويبة.
Al-'abqaṣ, like Ja'far and 'uṣfūr: a small creature.