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د ر ع ش

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to descriptions of animals, specifically camels, indicating strength, sturdiness, and potentially good disposition. It also seems to have variations in pronunciation, with 'sh' sometimes being replaced by 's'.

Derived headwords

دِرْعَوْشadjective
  1. 1.
    strong, sturdyclassical

    Describing a camel as strong and sturdy.

دِرْعَوْسadjective
  1. 1.
    strong, sturdyclassical

    Describing a camel as strong and sturdy. This is presented as a linguistic variation.

  2. 2.
    good-naturedclassical

    Describing a camel as having a good disposition or being pleasant in character.

Parallel reading

بعير درعوش
A strong, sturdy camel.
والعين مهملة كفردوس، أي شديد
And the 'ayn is unpointed, like 'firdaws', meaning strong.
وأهمله الجماعة
And the majority omitted it.
وكأنه لغة في السين
And it is as if it is a dialectal variation using the 'sin'.
بعير درعوس: غليظ شديد
A camel 'dar'aws': thick and strong.
والشين لغة فيه
And the 'shin' is a dialectal variation for it.
أي حسن الخلق
Meaning good-natured.