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ترس

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of protection and defense, specifically through the use of a shield. It extends to the act of shielding oneself, hiding behind something for protection, and also includes a secondary meaning related to a wooden bar used to secure a door.

Derived headwords

التُّرْسnoun
  1. 1.
    shieldboth

    A piece of defensive armor carried in the hand or on the arm, used to deflect blows or projectiles.

  2. 2.
    door barclassical

    A wooden bar placed behind a door to secure it, often used to brace a bed frame.

أتْرَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    shieldsboth

    The plural form of 'turs', referring to multiple shields.

تُرَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    shieldsboth

    Another plural form of 'turs', referring to multiple shields.

تِرْسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shieldsboth

    Another plural form of 'turs', referring to multiple shields.

تُرُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    shieldsboth

    Another plural form of 'turs', referring to multiple shields.

مُتَوَقَّىadjective
  1. 1.
    protectedclassical

    That which is defended or shielded against.

مُتَرَسَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    thing to shield withclassical

    Anything used as a shield or protection.

تَارِسadjective
  1. 1.
    shield-bearerclassical

    A man who possesses or carries a shield.

تُرَّاسadjective
  1. 1.
    shield-bearerclassical

    A man who is a companion or owner of a shield.

التَّتَرُّسnoun
  1. 1.
    shielding oneselfclassical

    The act of hiding or protecting oneself behind a shield.

التَّتْرِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    shielding oneselfclassical

    The act of hiding or protecting oneself behind a shield; synonymous with 'tatarus'.

تَتَرَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to shield oneselfclassical

    To protect oneself by hiding behind a shield or other protective object.

اتَّرَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to shield oneselfclassical

    To protect oneself by hiding behind a shield or other protective object; a variant form.

المُتَرَّسnoun
  1. 1.
    door barclassical

    A wooden bar placed behind a door to secure it, serving as a brace.

  2. 2.
    supportclassical

    A prop or support, particularly one placed before a door.

المَتْرُوسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    thing to shield withclassical

    That which is used for shielding or protection.

Parallel reading

الترس من السلاح: المتوقى بها، معروف
The shield is from the weapons: that which is defended with, it is known.
وجمعه أتراس وتراس وترسة وتروس
And its plural is atras, turas, tirsah, and turus.
كأن شمسا نازعت شموسا ... دروعنا، والبيض والتروسا
As if one sun contended with suns... our armor, and the swords, and the shields.
وكل شيء تترست به، فهو مترسة لك
And everything you shield yourself with, it is a shield for you.
ورجل تارس: ذو ترس
And a man 'taris': owner of a shield.
ورجل تراس: صاحب ترس
And a man 'turas': companion of a shield.
والتترس: التستر بالترس، وكذلك التتريس
And 'tatarus': hiding behind a shield, and likewise 'tatrīs'.
وتترس بالترس: توقى
And 'tatarra' with the shield: to seek protection.
وحكى سيبويه اترس
And Sibawayh narrated 'attaras'.
والمتروسة: ما تترس به
And 'al-matrusah': that with which one shields oneself.
والترس: خشبة توضع خلف الباب يضبب بها السرير
And 'al-turs': a wooden stick placed behind the door with which the bed frame is braced.
وهي المترس بالفارسية
And it is 'al-mitras' in Persian.
المترس خشبة توضع خلف الباب
'Al-mitras' is a wooden stick placed behind the door.
المترس الشجار الذي يوضع قبل الباب دعامة
'Al-mitras' is the support that is placed before the door as a prop.