عترس

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root عترس (ʿatras) primarily denotes forceful seizure, overpowering, and harshness. It extends to meanings of strong grip, severity, and attributes of a formidable or aggressive nature, applied to both abstract concepts and living beings.

Derived headwords

العَتْرَسَةnoun

1.
Forceful seizureboth
Seizure, overpowering, taking something with force, violence, harshness, and roughness.
2.
Overpoweringclassical
Dominance and taking by force.

عَتْرَسَهُverb

1.
To seize forcefullyboth
To seize someone's property, overpowering and dominating them.
2.
To press downclassical
To press someone down to the ground, or to pull them towards it and squeeze them intensely.

تَعْتَرِسُهُverb

1.
To overpowerclassical
To overpower or subdue someone, especially unjustly or without due legal process.

العَتْرَسnoun

1.
Strong gripclassical
One who grips strongly; a severe or angry tyrant.
2.
Strong manclassical
A man of robust build, with thick joints.

العَتْرِيسnoun

1.
Formidable beingclassical
A strong, severe, or angry tyrant. Also refers to a cunning or crafty person.
2.
Ghoulclassical
A male ghoul, or a name for Satan.

العَنْتَرِيسnoun

1.
Cunning personclassical
A cunning or crafty person.
2.
Strong she-camelclassical
A strong, well-built, fleshy, brave, and fast she-camel. Can also describe a horse.
3.
Brave warriorclassical
A brave person or warrior.

العَتْرَسَانnoun

1.
Roosterclassical
A rooster.

Parallel reading

أخذ ماله عترسة

He took his property by force.

وعترسه ماله، متعد إلى مفعولين: غصبه إياه وقهره

And he seized his property, taking it by force and overpowering him.

وعترسه: ألزقه بالأرض، وقيل: جذبه إليها وضغطه ضغطا شديدا

And he pressed him down: he made him stick to the ground, or it was said: he pulled him towards it and squeezed him intensely.

لقد أردت أن آتي به مصفودا، فقال: تأتيني به مصفودا تعترسه؟

I wanted to bring him in chains, and he said: You bring him to me in chains, overpowering him?

إن رجلا جاء إلى عمر برجل قد كتفه فقال: أتعترسه؟ يعني أتقهره وتظلمه دون حكم حاكم

A man came to Omar with a man he had handcuffed and said: Are you overpowering him? Meaning, are you subduing and wronging him without a judge's ruling?

إذا كان الإمام تخاف عترسته فقل: اللهم رب السموات السبع ورب العرش العظيم كن لي جارا من فلان

If the ruler is one whose harshness you fear, say: O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the Great Throne, be my neighbor against so-and-so.

والعترس والعترس والعتريس، كله: الضابط الشديد

And al-ʿatras, al-ʿatras, and al-ʿatrīs, all mean: the one who grips strongly.

وقيل: هو الجبار الغضبان

And it was said: he is the angry tyrant.

والعتريس والعنتريس: الداهية

And al-ʿatrīs and al-ʿantaris: the cunning one.

والعتريس: الذكر من الغيلان، وقيل: هو اسم للشيطان

And al-ʿatrīs: the male of the ghouls, and it was said: it is the name of Satan.

والعنتريس: الناقة الصلبة الوثيقة الشديدة الكثيرة اللحم الجواد الجريئة، وقد يوصف به الفرس

And al-ʿantaris: the strong, firm, tough, fleshy, brave, and fast she-camel, and a horse may be described by it.

يقال: عترس أخذ بجفاء وخرق

It is said: ʿatras took with harshness and rudeness.

كل طرف موثق عنتريس، ... مستطيل الأقراب والبلعوم

Every tethered eye is formidable, ... with elongated ribs and gullet.