ب و و
Lane's Lexicon
Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 3 entries-
بَوٌّ A skin of a young unweaned camel stuffed
A skin of a young unweaned camel stuffed (Lth, T, S, M, K) with straw (Lth, T, M, K) or with ثُمَام [i. e. panic grass] (M, K) or with dry herbage, (M,) to which a she-camel is made to incline (Lth, T, S) when her young one has died: (S:) it is brought near to the mother of the young camel [that has died], in order that she may incline to it, and yield her milk (M, K) over it. (M.) ― -b2- Also A she-camel's young one. (M, K.) ― -b3- And (assumed tropical:) Stupid; foolish; having little sense, or intellect; as also ↓ بَوِّىٌّ; (IAar, T, K;) applied to a man: (IAar, T:) fem. بَوَّةٌ. (K.) ― -b4- And البَوُّ, (K,) or بَوُّ الأَثَافِى, (Lth, T, S, M,) (tropical:) Ashes: (Lth, T, S, M, K:) so called [as being lifeless,] by way of comparison [to the stuffed skin of a young camel]. (M.) -
بَوِّىٌّ Open entry
: see above. -
بَوْبَاةٌ Open entry
, mentioned in this art. in the S, and also, as well as in art. بوب, in the K: see the latter art.
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