قلوص

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Arabic

Root
ق ل ص (q l ṣ)
1 term

Pronunciation

Noun

قَلُوص (qalūṣm (plural قُلُص (quluṣ) or قِلَاص (qilāṣ) or قَلَائِص (qalāʔiṣ) or قُلْصَان (qulṣān)) (obsolete)

  1. camel heifer
  2. hence the young or female or young female of an ostrich
  3. hence the young or female or young female of a bustard
  4. (Syria) muddy river
    Alternative form: قَلُوط (qalūṭ)
    • a. 1233, ابن الأثير, النهاية في غريب الحديث والأثر:
      في حديث مكحول: «أنه سئل عن القلوص ، أيتوضأ منه ؟ فقال : ما لم يتغير» القلوص : نهر قذر إلا أنه جار ، وأهل دمشق يسمون النهر الذي تنصب إليه الأقذار والأوساخ : نهر قلوط ، بالطاء.
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