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هجرس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a type of wild animal, specifically the fox, and by extension, smaller predatory mammals. It also encompasses the act of stealthy movement or stalking associated with such creatures.

Derived headwords

الهِجْرِسnoun
  1. 1.
    foxboth

    A specific type of wild animal, identified as a fox.

الهَجَارِسnoun
  1. 1.
    small predatorsclassical

    A collective term for predatory animals smaller than a fox but larger than a jerboa.

Parallel reading

الهجرس بالكسر: الثعلب
Al-hijris (with kasra) is the fox.
ويقال: الهجارس جميع ما تعسس من السباع ما دون الثعلب وفوق اليربوع.
And it is said: Al-hajaris are all the predatory animals that stalk, smaller than a fox and larger than a jerboa.
بعينى قطامي نما فوق مرقب
By the eyes of Qatami, who grew atop a lookout post,
غدا شبما ينقض بين الهجارس
He went out stealthily, darting among the small predators.