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د ع ب س

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to foolishness and searching. It is primarily used to describe a foolish person and the act of searching or investigating.

Derived headwords

الدعبوسnoun
  1. 1.
    foolclassical

    A foolish or stupid person.

الدعباسnoun
  1. 1.
    foolclassical

    A foolish or stupid person. This is a variant of الدعبوس.

دعباسةnoun
  1. 1.
    feverclassical

    A term used to refer to fever, possibly implying its troublesome or overwhelming nature.

الدعبسةnoun
  1. 1.
    searching, investigationboth

    The act of searching, investigating, or looking into something thoroughly. This usage is common among the general populace.

Parallel reading

الدعبوس، بالضم، أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان، وأورده الصاغاني، وعزاه في العباب لابن عباد.
Al-Du'bus, with damma, was neglected by Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan, but was mentioned by Al-Saghani, who attributed it in Al-Abab to Ibn Abbad.
قال: هو الأحمق.
He said: It means the fool.
وكذلك الدعباس، بالكسر.
And likewise is Al-Du'bas, with kasra.
ويقولون للحمى: يا دعباسة.
And they say for fever: O Du'basah.
والدعبسة: البحث والتفتيش، في لغة العامة.
And Al-Du'basah: searching and investigation, in the language of the common people.