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وقس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of judging, estimating, or discerning something. It also extends to the idea of being afflicted with a skin disease, specifically a mild form of mange in camels.

Derived headwords

وَقَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to judgeboth

    To judge, estimate, or discern something. This is the primary meaning of the root.

  2. 2.
    to be afflictedclassical

    To be afflicted with a mild skin disease, like mange, particularly in camels.

وَقْسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    judgmentboth

    The act or result of judging, estimating, or discerning.

  2. 2.
    mild mangeclassical

    A mild form of mange or skin affliction, especially in camels.

مَوْقُوسadjective
  1. 1.
    judgedboth

    Having been judged, estimated, or discerned.

  2. 2.
    afflicted with mangeclassical

    Describing a camel that is afflicted with a mild form of mange.

Parallel reading

يقال: وقسه وقسا، أي قرفه.
It is said: 'waqasahu waqsan', meaning 'he judged him/it'.
وإن بالبعير لوقسا، إذا قارفه شئ من الجرب.
And indeed, a camel may have 'luqasan', if it is afflicted with some of the mange.
فهو بعير موقوس.
So it is a camel that is afflicted.
من الاذى ومن قراف الوقس
from harm and from the affliction of the mange