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قرقس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of calling, possibly with a specific sound or manner, and also describes a type of terrain or place. It also has a connection to a specific type of insect or creature.

Derived headwords

قاع قرقوسnoun
  1. 1.
    wide smooth plainclassical

    A vast and smooth expanse of land, likened to a saddle.

قربوسnoun
  1. 1.
    saddle hornclassical

    The horn of a saddle, used as a point of comparison for size or shape.

القرقسnoun
  1. 1.
    locustsclassical

    A type of insect, specifically locusts, mentioned in a poetic context.

قرقستverb
  1. 1.
    to call (a dog)classical

    To call out to a dog, likely with a specific sound or manner of calling.

Parallel reading

قاع قرقوس، مثل قربوس، أي واسع أملس.
A wide smooth plain, like a saddle horn, meaning vast and smooth.
والقرقس: الجرجس.
And al-qaraqas: the locusts.
فليت الافاعى يعضضننا * مكان البراغيث والقرقس *
Would that the snakes would bite us * instead of the fleas and the locusts *
حكى أبو زيد: قرقست بالكلب، أي دعوت به.
Abu Zayd narrated: I called the dog, meaning I called to it.