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كعر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of fatness, particularly in the hump of a camel or the back of an animal. It also extends to describing large or stout animals.

Derived headwords

أَكْعَرverb
  1. 1.
    to be fat-humpedclassical

    To have accumulated fat in the hump, referring to a young camel or similar animal.

مُكْعِرadjective
  1. 1.
    fat-humpedclassical

    Describing an animal, particularly a young camel, that is characterized by a prominent, fat-filled hump.

كَنَعَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    large she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is exceptionally large and stout.

كَنَاعِرnoun
  1. 1.
    large she-camelsclassical

    The plural form of 'kan'arah', referring to multiple large and stout she-camels.

Parallel reading

إذا حمل الفصيل في سنامه شحما قيل: أكعر فهو مكعر
If a young camel carries fat in its hump, it is said: 'ak'ara' (it is fat-humped), and it is 'muk'ir' (fat-humped).
والكنعرة: الناقة العظيمة
And al-kan'arah: the great she-camel.
وجمعها كناعر
And its plural is kana'ir.