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دلعس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something large or bulky, particularly in the context of female camels.

Derived headwords

الدَّلَعَّسُnoun
  1. 1.
    large female camelclassical

    A large, bulky female camel. It is compared to the word 'bal'as' which also denotes largeness.

بِلَعَسٌnoun
  1. 1.
    large, bulky thingclassical

    A term used to describe something large and bulky, serving as a comparison for 'al-dal'as'.

Parallel reading

الدَّلَعَسُ مِنَ النُّوقِ: الضَّخْمَةُ
Al-dal'as from the female camels: the large one.
مِثْلُ البِلَعَسِ
Like al-bal'as.