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كربس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with a type of coarse fabric or garment, likely of Persian origin. It specifies the material itself and the garments made from it, along with their plural forms.

Derived headwords

الكِرْبَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    a Persian word arabicized, with kasra on the kafboth

    a Persian word arabicized, with kasra on the kaf

  2. 2.
    its plural is karābīsboth

    its plural is karābīs

الكِرْبَاسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Specific garmentclassical

    A more specific term referring to a garment made from karbas fabric.

الكَرَابِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    Coarse garmentsclassical

    The plural form of karbasah, referring to coarse garments or clothes made from this fabric.

Parallel reading

الكرباس فارسي معرب، بكسر الكاف.
Al-kirbas is a Persian word Arabized, with a kasra on the kaf.
والكرباسة أخص منه.
And al-kirbasah is more specific than it.
والجمع الكرابيس، وهى ثياب خشنة.
And the plural is al-karabis, and they are coarse garments.