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عضرس

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes plants, particularly those with a soft or succulent nature, and their characteristics. It also extends to describe coldness, ice, and, metaphorically, the appearance of certain animals.

Derived headwords

العضرسnoun
  1. 1.
    Mallow plantboth

    A type of plant, specifically the mallow plant.

  2. 2.
    Succulent plantclassical

    A plant characterized by its softness and succulence, which can cause digestive issues in animals if eaten.

  3. 3.
    Red-flowered shrubclassical

    A shrub known for its red flower.

  4. 4.
    Ash-colored herbclassical

    A herb that is grayish-green, can hold dew, and has a deep red flower.

  5. 5.
    Coldnessclassical

    Refers to coldness or frost.

  6. 6.
    Hailstonesclassical

    The frozen precipitation known as hailstones.

  7. 7.
    Cold, fresh waterclassical

    Describes cold and sweet water.

  8. 8.
    Wild assclassical

    A term for a wild ass.

العضرس: شجر الخطمي — The mallow plant.
والعضرس نبات فيه رخاوة تسود منه جحافل الدواب إذا أكلته — And the 'adras is a plant with softness from which the droppings of animals turn black if they eat it.
عضرسnoun
  1. 1.
    Mallow plantboth

    A specific type of plant, the mallow.

  2. 2.
    Red flowerclassical

    Refers to a red flower, possibly of the 'adras plant.

من الدم والإيساد، نوار عضرس — from blood and darkness, 'adras blossoms.
العضرسnoun
  1. 1.
    Thicketclassical

    A dense growth of trees or shrubs; a thicket.

والعضرس الثجر — And the 'adras is the thicket.
العضرسnoun
  1. 1.
    Dark colorclassical

    A color tending towards black or darkness.

ولون العضرس إلى السواد — and the color of the 'adras tends towards black.
العضرسnoun
  1. 1.
    Coldnessclassical

    The state of being cold.

والعضرس: البرد — And the 'adras: coldness.
العضرسnoun
  1. 1.
    Hailstonesclassical

    Frozen raindrops; hailstones.

وهو حب الغمام — and it is the seed of clouds (hailstones).
عضرسnoun
  1. 1.
    Reddish colorclassical

    A reddish hue, used to describe the eyes of hunting dogs.

كأن عيونها، ... من الدم والإيساد، نوار عضرس — as if their eyes, ... from blood and darkness, were 'adras blossoms.
العضرسnoun
  1. 1.
    Cold, fresh waterclassical

    Water that is both cold and sweet.

والعضرس والعضارس الماء البارد العذب — And the 'adras and 'adaris are cold, sweet water.
العضارسnoun
  1. 1.
    Coldnessclassical

    Extreme coldness.

  2. 2.
    Cold, fresh waterclassical

    Cold and sweet water.

وكذلك العضارس، بالضم — And likewise the 'adaris, with dammah.
عضارسadjective
  1. 1.
    Very coldclassical

    Describing something as intensely cold.

تضحك عن ذي أشر عضارس — laughing from a mouth with very cold (teeth).
العضرسnoun
  1. 1.
    Wild assclassical

    A term for a wild ass.

والعضرس: حمار الوحش — And the 'adras: the wild ass.
عضرسnoun
  1. 1.
    Succulent herbclassical

    A succulent herb, particularly one that is moist.

العضرس من الذكور أشد البقل كله رطوبة — The 'adras, among males (animals), is the most moist of all grasses.
عضرسnoun
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    Iceclassical

    Frozen water; ice.

وقيل: العضرس الجليد — And it was said: the 'adras is ice.

Parallel reading

والعضرس نبات فيه رخاوة تسود منه جحافل الدواب إذا أكلته
And the 'adras is a plant with softness from which the droppings of animals turn black if they eat it.
والعضرس الثجر
And the 'adras is the thicket.
وقيل: العضرس العضرس شجرة لها زهرة حمراء
And it was said: the 'adras is a shrub with a red flower.
فصبحه عند الشروق، غدية، ... كلاب ابن مر أو كلاب ابن سنبس مغرثة زرقا كأن عيونها، ... من الدم والإيساد، نوار عضرس
So he encountered it at sunrise, in the morning, ... the dogs of Ibn Murr or Ibn Sunbas, their droppings dark, as if their eyes, ... from blood and darkness, were 'adras blossoms.
عشب أشهب إلى الخضرة يحتمل الندى احتمالا شديدا، ونوره قانئ الحمرة، ولون العضرس إلى السواد
A grayish-green herb that can hold dew intensely, and its flower is deep red, and the color of the 'adras tends towards black.
يمج لعاع العضرس الجون ساعله
It spits out the dew of the dark 'adras.
يظل بالعضرس حرباؤها، كأنه قرم مسام أشر
Its chameleon remains in the 'adras, as if it were a red, porous, shining creature.
العضرس من الذكور أشد البقل كله رطوبة
The 'adras, among males (animals), is the most moist of all grasses.
والعضرس: البرد، وهو حب الغمام
And the 'adras: coldness, which is the seed of clouds (hailstones).
كأن عيونها، ... إذا أذن القناص بالصيد، عضرس
As if their eyes, ... when the hunter gives permission to hunt, were 'adras (reddish).
أبرد من عضرس
Colder than 'adras.
تضحك عن ذي أشر عضارس
Laughing from a mouth with very cold (teeth).
والعضرس والعضارس الماء البارد العذب
And the 'adras and 'adaris are cold, sweet water.
وهو الغضارس؛ بالغين المعجمة، وسنذكره
And it is al-Ghadaris; with the voiced ghayn, and we will mention it.
والعضرس: حمار الوحش
And the 'adras: the wild ass.