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درعث

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something heavy, slow-moving, or aged, particularly when referring to a camel. It conveys a sense of bulk and perhaps a lack of agility.

Derived headwords

الدِّرْعَاثnoun
  1. 1.
    Camelclassical

    A camel, specifically one that is aged or heavy.

دِرْعَاثadjective
  1. 1.
    Aged, heavyclassical

    Describing something, particularly a camel, as aged and heavy.

دِرْثَعadjective
  1. 1.
    Aged, heavyclassical

    An alternative form used to describe something, particularly a camel, as aged and heavy.

Parallel reading

الدرعث، كجعفر: البعير
Ad-dir'ath, like Ja'far: the camel.
وفي بعض بإسقاط لفظ (البعير) (: المسن الثقيل)
And in some versions, omitting the word (camel): the aged, heavy one.
بعير درعث ودرثع
A camel that is dir'ath and darth'a.