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كبش

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sheep, specifically a ram. It extends metaphorically to signify a leader or chief of a group, drawing a parallel between the ram's dominance and a person's leadership.

Derived headwords

الكَبْشnoun
  1. 1.
    one of the ramsboth

    one of the rams

كِبَاشnoun
  1. 1.
    ramsboth

    The plural of 'kabsh', referring to multiple rams.

أَكْبِشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ramsboth

    Another plural form for 'kabsh', also meaning rams.

كَبْشُ القَوْمِnoun
  1. 1.
    leader of the peopleclassical

    The chief or leader of a group of people, analogous to the dominance of a ram.

Parallel reading

الكَبْشُ: وَاحِدُ الكِبَاشِ وَالأَكْبِشَةِ.
The ram: the singular of 'kibash' and 'akbishah'.
وَكَبْشُ القَوْمِ: سَيِّدُهُمْ.
And the ram of the people: their leader.