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عنقص

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to small creatures, specifically insects or similar small animals. The primary derived terms refer to a type of small crawling creature.

Derived headwords

العُنقُصnoun
  1. 1.
    small creatureclassical

    A small, crawling creature, possibly an insect or a similar small animal.

العُنقُوصnoun
  1. 1.
    small creatureclassical

    A small, crawling creature, possibly an insect or a similar small animal. This is presented as an alternative pronunciation or form of العنقص.

Parallel reading

ومما يستدرك عليه: العنقص، والعنقوص، بالضم، دويبة، عن ابن دريد.
And among what is to be added to it: Al-ʿunquṣ, and Al-ʿunqūṣ, with the vowel dammah on the 'ayn, a small creature, from Ibn Durayd.
وقد ذكره المصنف بالباء الموحدة بدل النون وأباه الأزهري، ورواه بالنون، كما ترى.
And the author mentioned it with the letter baa' instead of noon, and Al-Azhari rejected it, and he narrated it with the noon, as you see.