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بعس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of a she-camel that is lean, exhausted, or perhaps exhibiting a specific gait. The primary derived term describes such a camel, with variations in its plural forms.

Derived headwords

البَعُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    Exhausted she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is lean, worn out, and exhausted.

بَعائِسnoun
  1. 1.
    Exhausted she-camelsclassical

    The plural form of 'ba'ūs', referring to multiple lean and exhausted she-camels.

بَعاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Exhausted she-camelsclassical

    Another plural form of 'ba'ūs', also referring to multiple lean and exhausted she-camels.

Parallel reading

البعوس، كصبور، أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-ba'ūs, like sabūr, was neglected by Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisān.
وقال ابن عباد: هي الناقة الشائلة المنهوكة
And Ibn 'Abbād said: It is the she-camel that is high-necked, exhausted.
ج: بعائس وبعاس، بالكسر
Plural: ba'ā'is and ba'ās, with kasra.
أورده الصاغاني هكذا في العباب والتكملة
Al-Sāghānī mentioned it thus in Al-'Ubāb and Al-Takmilah.