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حرقص

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root primarily describes a small, insect-like creature, possibly with wings, and its actions. It also appears in a poetic context related to theft and intrusion.

Derived headwords

الحُرْقُصnoun
  1. 1.
    Small insect-like creatureclassical

    A small, creeping creature, similar to a flea. It might sometimes develop wings and be able to fly.

Parallel reading

الحرقوص: دويبة كالبرغوث
Al-hurquṣ: a small creature like a flea.
وربما نبت له جناحان فطار
And sometimes it grew wings and flew.
ما لقى البيض من الحرقوص
What the eggs suffered from the hurquṣ
من مارد لص من اللصوص
From a wicked, thieving one of the thieves
يدخل تحت الغلق المرصوص
It enters beneath the tightly sealed lock
بمهر لا غال ولا رخيص
With a dowry neither expensive nor cheap
أراد بلا مهر
He intended without a dowry.