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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a rolling or spherical object, specifically the dung beetle's ball. It is a rare root with limited usage.

Derived headwords

المقعوطةnoun
  1. 1.
    dung beetle's ballclassical

    A spherical ball of dung rolled by a dung beetle. This term is mentioned as being synonymous with 'al-qumūṭah'.

قعموطةnoun
  1. 1.
    dung beetle's ballclassical

    A spherical ball of dung rolled by a dung beetle. This term is mentioned as being synonymous with 'al-maqa'ūṭah'.

Parallel reading

المقعوطة، بالضم، أهمله الجوهري والصاغاني في التكملة والعباب.
Al-maqa'ūṭah, with dammah, was neglected by Al-Jawhari and Al-Saghani in Al-Takmilah and Al-'Ubab.
وقال الليث: هي كالقعموطة زنة ومعنى، وهي دحروجة الجعل، كما تقدم ذلك في اللسان.
And Al-Layth said: it is like al-qumūṭah in weight and meaning, and it is the rolling ball of the dung beetle, as was previously mentioned in Al-Lisan.