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هقلس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the wolf, specifically a lean or emaciated wolf. It is used in classical poetry to describe the sounds of wolves or their young.

Derived headwords

الهقلسnoun
  1. 1.
    lean wolfclassical

    A wolf that is thin or emaciated.

الهقالساnoun
  1. 1.
    young wolvesclassical

    The young of wolves, specifically in the context of the poem, referring to them around a watering place.

Parallel reading

الهقلس: الذئب في ضمر.
Al-haqlas: the wolf in leanness.
وتسمع أصوات الفراعل حوله * يعاوين ms0714 أولاد الذئاب الهقالسا * يعنى حول الماء الذى ورده.
And you hear the sounds of the jackals around him * calling out to the young wolves * meaning around the water that he frequented.