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عرطس

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes the act of withdrawing from a group or conflict due to humility or submission. It implies a yielding or backing down from a dispute or confrontation.

Derived headwords

عَرْطَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to withdraw humblyclassical

    The man withdrew from the people, becoming humble and yielding in his dispute or confrontation with them.

  2. 2.
    to yield in disputeclassical

    To become submissive and cease to contend or oppose others.

عَرْطَسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    humble withdrawalclassical

    The state or act of withdrawing from a dispute or confrontation with humility and submission.

عَرْطَسًاadjective
  1. 1.
    humbleclassical

    Describing someone who is humble, submissive, or has withdrawn from a conflict.

Parallel reading

عرطس الرجل: تنحى عن القوم وذل عن منازعتهم ومناوأتهم
The man withdrew from the people, becoming humble in his dispute and opposition to them.
وفي لغة إذا ذل عن المنازعة
And in one dialect, it means to become humble in dispute.
وقد أتاني أن عبدا طمرسا ... يوعدني، ولو رآني عرطسا
And I have been informed that a certain dark-skinned slave... threatens me, even though he would see me as someone who has humbly withdrawn.
عرطس الرجل مثل عرطز إذا تنحى عن القوم
The man 'arṭasa is like 'arṭaza, meaning he withdrew from the people.