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القعموص

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific types of fungi and potentially to a physical characteristic of having a large belly. The derived terms seem to be quite limited in usage.

Derived headwords

القَعْمُوصnoun
  1. 1.
    Truffleboth

    A type of edible fungus that grows underground, similar to a truffle.

  2. 2.
    Pot-belliedclassical

    Describing someone or something that has a large, protruding belly.

قَعْمَصَverb
  1. 1.
    To place his qamūsclassical

    To place or put his 'qamūs', likely referring to the belly or a specific object associated with it.

وقعمص: وضع قعموصه بمرة — He placed his qamūs with force.

Parallel reading

القَعْمُوص، بالضم: الكمأة، وذو البطن.
Al-qa'mūs, with the dammah: the truffle, and the pot-bellied.
وقعمص: وضع قعموصه بمرة.
Wa-qa'maṣa: he placed his qamūs with force.