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جعنس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific type of beetle, possibly a scarab beetle. It is noted as a variant or inversion of another root and is attributed to specific lexicographical sources.

Derived headwords

الجعلانnoun
  1. 1.
    Scarab beetlesclassical

    This refers to a type of beetle, specifically scarab beetles, which are known for their dung-rolling behavior.

عجانسnoun
  1. 1.
    Scarab beetlesclassical

    This is the primary form of the word for scarab beetles, with 'الجعانس' being an inversion of it.

Parallel reading

الجعانس: الجعلان
Al-Ja'ānis: Al-Ju'ālān (scarab beetles).
أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان
Al-Jawharī and the author of Al-Lisān omitted it.
وأورده الصاغاني
And Al-Sāghānī included it.
وهو قلب عجانس
And it is an inversion of 'Ajānīs'.
كما سيذكر في موضعه
As will be mentioned in its place.
وهو عن ابن عباد
And it is from Ibn 'Abbād.
كما في العباب
As in Al-'Ubāb.