بوص

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ب ص ص (b-ṣ-ṣ) or ب و ص (b-w-ṣ) meaning "to urge on", "to hasten", "to proceed", "to outrun", "a horse leading a race"; the reed being used as a crop to encourage speed.

Noun

بُوص (būṣ) m (collective, singulative بُوصَة (būṣa))

  1. reed of Phragmites gen.

Declension

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