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علس

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of eating, drinking, and intense or severe conditions. It also extends to descriptions of darkness, specific types of food or grains, and qualities of being experienced or strong.

Derived headwords

العَلَسnoun
  1. 1.
    darkness of nightclassical

    The deep darkness that characterizes the night.

  2. 2.
    drinkingclassical

    The act of drinking.

  3. 3.
    eatingclassical

    The act of eating.

  4. 4.
    foodclassical

    Something that is eaten, often used in a negative context.

  5. 5.
    severe conditionclassical

    A state of intensity or severity, particularly regarding illness.

  6. 6.
    roasted meatclassical

    Meat that has been roasted.

  7. 7.
    grainclassical

    A type of grain, possibly a variety of wheat or barley.

  8. 8.
    tickclassical

    A type of tick or small insect.

  9. 9.
    nameclassical

    A proper name, possibly of a tribe or place.

عَلَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to drinkclassical

    To consume a liquid.

  2. 2.
    to eatclassical

    To consume food.

  3. 3.
    to become severeclassical

    To intensify or become severe, referring to illness.

  4. 4.
    to make noiseclassical

    To make a loud, clamorous sound.

عَلْساًnoun
  1. 1.
    drinkingclassical

    The act of drinking.

  2. 2.
    eatingclassical

    The act of eating.

  3. 3.
    severe conditionclassical

    A state of intensity or severity.

عُلُوساًnoun
  1. 1.
    eatingclassical

    The act of eating, often used in negative statements.

  2. 2.
    tasteclassical

    A sense of taste, used in expressions of not tasting anything.

مُعَلِّسadjective
  1. 1.
    experiencedclassical

    Having gained experience through practice or trial.

  2. 2.
    roasted with fatclassical

    Meat that has been roasted and cooked with fat or butter.

العُلَيْسnoun
  1. 1.
    fatty roast meatclassical

    A description of roasted meat that is fatty or plump.

  2. 2.
    roast meat with skinclassical

    Roasted meat that still has its skin on.

  3. 3.
    cooked roast meatclassical

    Roasted meat that has been properly cooked.

  4. 4.
    nameclassical

    A proper name.

مُجَرَّسadjective
  1. 1.
    experiencedclassical

    Having been tested or tried; experienced.

مُنَقَّحadjective
  1. 1.
    experiencedclassical

    Refined or perfected through experience.

مُقْلَحadjective
  1. 1.
    experiencedclassical

    Having gained experience, possibly through hardship.

العَلَسِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    tree of the aloeclassical

    A tree known as 'al-Maqr', which is a type of aloe plant with beautiful flowers.

  2. 2.
    belonging to Banu 'Alasclassical

    A term referring to camels or people associated with the tribe Banu 'Alas.

العَلَسnoun
  1. 1.
    tickclassical

    A small arachnid that attaches to and feeds on the blood of animals.

العَلَسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small insectclassical

    A small creature resembling an ant or a mite.

عَنْسِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    strongclassical

    Describing a person or camel as strong and robust.

Parallel reading

العلس: سواد الليل.
Al-'alas: the darkness of the night.
والعلس: الشرب.
And al-'alas: drinking.
وعلس يعلس علسا: شرب، وقيل: أكل.
And 'alasa ya'lisu 'alsan: he drank, and it was said: he ate.
وعلست الإبل تعلس إذا أصابت شيئا تأكله.
And the camels 'alast if they found something to eat.
والعلس: الأكل، وقلما يتكلم بغير حرف النفي.
And al-'alas: eating, and it is rarely used except with a negation.
وما ذاق علوسا أي ذواقا، وما ذاق علوسا ولا ألوسا، وفي الصحاح ولا لووسا أي ما ذاق شيئا.
And he did not taste 'alusan, meaning a taste, and he did not taste 'alusan nor alusan, and in Al-Sihah 'wala luwusan', meaning he did not taste anything.
وعلس داؤه أي اشتد وبرح.
And his illness 'alisa, meaning it became severe and intense.
وما علس عنده علوسا أي ما أكل.
And he did not eat 'alusan with him, meaning he did not eat.
وقال ابن هانئ: ما أكلت اليوم علاسا.
And Ibn Hani said: I did not eat 'alasan today.
وما علسوا ضيفهم بشيء أي ما أطعموه.
And they did not feed their guest anything, meaning they did not offer him food.
والعلس: شواء مسمون.
And al-'alas: roasted meat with fat.
وشواء معلوس: أكل بالسمن.
And roasted meat that is mu'allas: eaten with ghee.
والعليس: الشواء السمين؛ هكذا حكاه كراع.
And al-'ulays: the fatty roast meat; thus narrated by Kraa'.
والعليس: الشواء مع الجلد.
And al-'ulays: roast meat with the skin.
والعليس: الشواء المنضج.
And al-'ulays: the cooked roast meat.
ورجل مجرس ومعلس ومنقح ومقلح أي مجرب.
And a man who is mujarras, mu'allas, munaqqah, and muqlah, meaning experienced.
والعلس: حب يؤكل، وقيل: هو ضرب من الحنطة، وقال أبو حنيفة: العلس ضرب من البر جيد غير أنه عسر الاستنقاء، وقيل: هو ضرب من القمح يكون في الكمام منه حبتان، يكون بناحية اليمن، وهو طعام أهل صنعاء.
And al-'alas: a grain that is eaten, and it was said: it is a type of wheat, and Abu Hanifa said: al-'alas is a good type of wheat, but it is difficult to clean. And it was said: it is a type of wheat that has two grains in its husk, found in the region of Yemen, and it is the food of the people of Sana'a.
ابن الأعرابي: العدس يقال له العلس.
Ibn al-A'rabi: Lentils are called al-'alas.
والعلسي: شجرة المقر [المقر]، وهو نبات الصبر وله نور حسن مثل نور السوسن الأخضر؛ قال أبو وجزة السعدي: كأن النقد والعلسي أجنى، ... ونعم نبته واد مطير
And al-'alsi: the tree of al-Maqr, which is the aloe plant and has beautiful flowers like green iris flowers; Abu Wajzah al-Sa'di said: As if the Nabd and the 'Alsi have borne fruit, ... and what a good plant it is in a rainy valley.
ورجل معلس: مجرب.
And a man who is mu'allas: experienced.
وعلس يعلس علسا وعلس: صخب؛ قال رؤبة: قد أعذب العاذرة المؤوسا ... بالجد، حتى تخفض التعليسا
And 'alasa ya'lisu 'alsan and 'alasa: he made noise; Ru'bah said: The reproachful one has made the one who is in despair taste bitterness ... with effort, until the clamor is lowered.
والعلس: القراد، ويقال له العل والعلس، وجمعه أعلال وأعلاس.
And al-'alas: the tick, and it is also called al-'all and al-'alas, and its plural is a'lal and a'las.
والعلسة: دويبة شبيهة بالنملة أو الحلمة.
And al-'alsah: a small creature resembling an ant or a mite.
وعلس وعليس: اسمان.
And 'Alas and 'Ulays: two names.
وبنو علس: بطن من بني سعد، والإبل العلسية منسوبة إليهم؛ أنشد ابن الأعرابي: في علسيات طوال الأعناق
And Banu 'Alas: a clan of Banu Sa'd, and the 'Alasiyyah camels are attributed to them; Ibn al-A'rabi recited: Among long-necked 'Alasiyyah camels.
ورجل وجمل عنسي أي شديد؛ قال المرار: إذا رآها العلسي أبلسا، ... وعلق القوم إداوى يبسا
And a man and a camel that are 'ansi, meaning strong; Al-Murar said: When the 'Alasi saw them, he became terrified, ... and the people grabbed dry medicines.