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عردس

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes intensity, strength, and robustness, often applied to powerful animals like lions and camels. It can also denote a state of being firmly established or unyielding.

Derived headwords

العَرَنْدَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A strong and fierce lion.

  2. 2.
    Camelclassical

    A strong and fierce camel.

عَرَنْدَسadjective
  1. 1.
    Strong, robustclassical

    Describing something as strong, robust, and powerful, often referring to animals.

  2. 2.
    Tallclassical

    Describing a female camel as tall and strong.

  3. 3.
    Firm, steadfastclassical

    Describing something as firm, steadfast, and unyielding, often in the context of honor or strength.

عَرَنْدَسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Strength, robustnessclassical

    The quality of being strong, robust, and powerful, particularly when referring to animals.

عَرَنْدَسَاadjective
  1. 1.
    Intense, severeclassical

    Describing something as intense or severe, used here to describe a strong lineage or group.

عَرْدَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To throw downclassical

    To throw someone or something down forcefully; to fell or prostrate.

كَرْدَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To bind, tie upclassical

    To bind, tie up, or secure something or someone tightly.

Parallel reading

الأسد الشديد، وكذلك الجمل
The strong lion, and likewise the camel.
سل الهموم بكل معطي رأسه، ... ناج مخالط صهبة متعيس مغتال أحبلة مبين عنقه، ... في منكب زين المطي عرندس
Ask the worries of every one who gives his head, ... a survivor mixing with a strong, proud, striking, well-fed, clear-necked one, ... on the shoulder of a camel adorned with a strong one.
والأنثى من ذلك بالهاء
And the feminine of that is with the 'taa' marbuta (ending).
والرأس من خزيمة العرندسا
And the head of Khuzaymah is intense/severe.
وناقة عرندسة أي قوية طويلة القامة
And a female camel is 'arandasah, meaning strong and tall.
أطوي بهن سهوب الأرض مندلثا، ... على عرندسة للخلق مسبار
I traverse with them the vast lands, ... upon a strong one for creation, a probe.
بعير عرندس وناقة عرندسة: شديد عظيم
A strong and great male camel and a strong and great female camel.
حجيجا عرندسا
A strong/firm pilgrimage.
وعز عرندس: ثابت
And 'izz 'arandas: firm/steadfast.
وحي عرندس إذا وصفوا بالعز والمنعة
And a strong tribe if they describe it with honor and impregnability.
يقال أخذه فعردسه ثم كردسه
It is said he took him and threw him down, then bound him.
فأما عردسه فمعناه صرعه
As for 'ardasahu, its meaning is to throw him down.
وأما كردسه فأوثقه
And as for kardasahu, it means to bind him.