بوا

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the skin or hide of a young animal, particularly a calf, used for stuffing. It also extends to meanings of a desolate or empty place, and a specific location.

Derived headwords

البوnoun

1.
calfskinclassical
The skin of a young camel or calf, which is stuffed.

البوبينnoun

1.
stuffed calfskinsclassical
Plural of البو, referring to stuffed calfskins, used here metaphorically.

بوnoun

1.
stuffed calfskinclassical
Refers to the stuffed skin of a calf, used to deceive a mother camel when her own offspring dies.

البوباةnoun

1.
desertclassical
A large, desolate, or empty desert or plain, similar to الموماة.
2.
place nameclassical
A specific named location.

موموةnoun

1.
desolate placeclassical
An empty or desolate place, the original form of البوباة.

Parallel reading

جلد الحوار يحشى ثماما فتعطف عليه الناقة إذا مات ولدها.

The skin of a young camel is stuffed with straw, and the mother camel becomes attached to it when her offspring dies.

مدرجة كالبوبين الظئرين

A place of passage, like the two surrogate mothers (referring to stuffed skins).

والرماد بو الاثافي.

And the ashes are the stuffed skin of the hearthstones.

والبوباة: المفازة، مثل الموماة.

And البوباة: the desert, like الموماة.

أصله موموة على فعللة.

Its origin is موموة on the pattern فعللة.

والبوباة: موضع بعينه.

And البوباة: a specific place.