ارض

5 تارّض تارض It (herbage) became in such a state that it might be cut. (S, K.) -A2- He clave, or kept, to the ground, not quitting it: (A:) and ↓ اآرض, inf. n. اـِيرَاضٌ, he remained upon the ground: and تأرّض بِالمَكَانِ he remained fixed in the place, not quitting it: or he waited, or expected, and stood upon the ground: and, as also بالمكان ↓ استأرض, he remained, and tarried, or tarried in expectation, in the place: or he remained fixed therein: (TA:) and تأرّض alone, he tarried, loitered, stayed, waited, or paused in expectation: (S, TA:) and he was, or became, heavy, slow, or sluggish, inclining, or propending, to the ground; (S, K;) [as also ↓ استأرض, accord. to IB's explanation of its act. part. n.] You say, فُلَانٌ اـِنْ رَأَى مَطْعَمًا تَأَرَّضَ وَاـِنْ أَصَابَ مَطْعَمًا أَعْرَضَ [ Such a one, if he see food, cleaves, or keeps, to the ground, not quitting it; and if he obtain food, turns away: or تأرّض may here be rendered agreeably with the explanation next following]. (A, TA.) ― -b2- جَاآءِ فُلَانٌ يَتَأَرَّضُ لِى (S, K, * TA) Such a one came asking, or petitioning, for a thing that he wanted, to me; syn. يَتَصَدَّى, and يَتَعَرَّضُ; (S, K, TA;) and تَضَرَّعَ is also a syn. of تَأَرَّضَ, used in this manner. (TA.) -A3- See also 2, in two places.