دُبْسِىٌّ
Root: دبس
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دُبْسِىٌّ
A certain bird, of small size, of a colour inclining to black, that cooes (يُقَرْقِرُ): hence said by some to be the male of the
يَمَام [or dove]: or a species of pigeons: or a pigeon of a colour between black and red: or a species of the
فَوَاخِت [or collared turtle-doves]: fem. with ة: [pl. دَبَاسِىٌّ:] a rel. n. from طَيْرٌ دُبْسٌ: [see أَدْبسُ:] or from دِبْس of fresh ripe dates, but made to deviate from the form of the original, like دُهْرِىٌّ and سُهْلِىٌّ: or it has the form of a rel. n. without being such.
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