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ق ع م س

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to actions of showing and hiding, or perhaps a specific type of large, strong person or animal. The derived terms are rare and primarily found in classical texts.

Derived headwords

القَعْمُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    Large, strong person/animalclassical

    A term referring to a large, strong, or imposing person or animal.

الجَعْمُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    Large, strong person/animalclassical

    Synonymous with القعموس, denoting a large, strong, or imposing individual or creature.

قَعْمَسَverb
  1. 1.
    Showed and hidclassical

    To exhibit something at one moment and conceal it the next; to alternate between showing and hiding.

Parallel reading

ومما يستدرك عليه: القعموس، بالضم: الجعموس.
And among what is to be added to it: Al-Qa'mus, with the dammah on the qaf, is Al-Ja'mus.
وقعمس الرجل: أبدى بمرة، ووضع بمرة.
And the man qamasa: he showed at one time, and he hid at another.
أهمله الجماعة، وأورده صاحب اللسان هكذا، والصاد لغة فيه.
The group neglected it, and the author of Al-Lisan mentioned it thus, and the sad (ص) is a variant pronunciation for it.