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عدبس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes something or someone that is strong, robust, and well-built in their physical constitution. It is primarily used for animals, particularly camels, but can also be applied to humans.

Derived headwords

العَدَبِسadjective
  1. 1.
    Strongly builtboth

    Describing a camel or other animal, or even a person, as having a robust, sturdy, and well-compacted physical structure.

العَدَابِسnoun
  1. 1.
    Strong onesclassical

    The plural form of 'al-ʿadabis', referring to multiple individuals or animals that are strongly built.

عَدَبِسname
  1. 1.
    Al-ʿadabisclassical

    A proper name, specifically mentioned as the name of a person from the Kananah tribe.

Parallel reading

العدبس من الإبل وغيرها: الشديد الموثق الخلق.
Al-ʿadabis, from camels and others: one strongly and securely built in creation.
والجمع العدابس.
And the plural is al-ʿadabis.
حتى غدا وغدا له ذو بردة * شثن البنان عدبس الاوصال *
Until he became and became for him the owner of a cloak, with rough fingers and strongly jointed limbs.
ومنه سمى العدبس الكنانى.
And from this, Al-ʿadabis Al-Kinanī was named.