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أَعْيَسُ

Root: عيس

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أَعْيَسُ A camel of a white colour mixed with somewhat of [the red hue termed] شُقْرَة; [i. e., reddish white] or [dingy white;] white with a slight darkness or inclining to yellow: [i. e., yellowish white:] fem. عَيْسَآءُ: pl. عِيسٌ: the camels thus termed are said to be of good breed. Also A gazelle, or an antelope, and a bull, [app. meaning a wild bull,] in which is [a hue such as is termed] أَدْمَة. And you say رَجُلٌ أَعْيَسُ الشَّعَرِ A man having white hair. And رَسْمٌ أَعْيَسُ A white mark, trace, relic, or remain.
2 العَيْسَآءُ The female locust.
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