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طرس

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns writing, documents, and the act of writing or erasing them. It extends to the concept of a document that has been altered or erased, and by extension, something that is refined or chosen.

Derived headwords

الطَّرْسnoun
  1. 1.
    sheet of paperboth

    A sheet of paper, or a document. It is also said to be a document that has been erased and then rewritten.

  2. 2.
    erased documentclassical

    A document that has been erased, making it possible to write on it again.

الطَّلْسnoun
  1. 1.
    erasing and rewritingclassical

    Similar to الطرس, referring to a document that has been erased and rewritten.

أَطْرَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    documentsboth

    The plural of طرس, referring to sheets of paper or documents.

طُرُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    documentsboth

    Another plural form of طرس, referring to sheets of paper or documents.

طَرَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to eraseclassical

    To erase a document, especially thoroughly, so that it can be rewritten.

  2. 2.
    to spoilclassical

    To spoil or corrupt something.

  3. 3.
    to blackenclassical

    To blacken or darken a document.

التَّطْرِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    erasingclassical

    The act of erasing a document, making it suitable for rewriting.

  2. 2.
    spoilingclassical

    The act of spoiling or corrupting.

المُتَطَرِّسadjective
  1. 1.
    refinedclassical

    Refined, chosen, or discerning.

طَرَسُوسname
  1. 1.
    Tarsusboth

    A city in the Levant (Syria).

Parallel reading

الطرس: الصحيفة
Al-Tars: the sheet of paper.
ويقال هي التي محيت ثم كتبت
And it is said to be that which was erased then rewritten.
وكذلك الطلس
And likewise Al-Tals.
الطرس الكتاب الذي محي ثم كتب
Al-Tars is the document that was erased then written.
والجمع أطراس وطروس
And the plural is Atras and Turoos.
والصاد لغة
And the 'sad' (ص) is a variant pronunciation/form.
الطرس الكتاب الممحو الذي يستطاع أن تعاد عليه الكتابة
Al-Tars is the erased document upon which writing can be redone.
وفعلك به التطريس
And your action with it is Al-Tatrees.
وطرسه: أفسده
And Tarsahu: he spoiled it.
كان النخعي يأتي عبيدة في المسائل فيقول عبيدة: طرسها يا أبا إبراهيم أي امحها، يعني الصحيفة
Al-Nakha'i used to come to 'Ubaydah with questions, and 'Ubaydah would say: 'Tars-ha, O Abu Ibrahim,' meaning 'erase it,' referring to the document.
يقال: طرست الصحيفة إذا أنعمت محوها
It is said: 'The document was Tarsat' if its erasure was thorough.
وطرس الكتاب: سوده
And Tars al-Kitab: he blackened the document.
المتنوق المختار
The refined, the chosen.
بيضاء مطعمة الملاحة، مثلها ... لهو الجليس ونيقة المتطرس
White, with a touch of saltiness, like her... is the companion, and the refined one.
وطرسوس «1»: بلد بالشام
And Tarsus: a city in the Levant.