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غرس

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of planting, specifically trees and seedlings. It extends to the things planted, the time of planting, the place of planting, and the act of planting itself. Figuratively, it can mean establishing something, and it also has specific, classical meanings related to a membrane on a newborn and a type of small crow.

Derived headwords

غَرَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to plantboth

    To set a tree or seedling in the ground for growth.

  2. 2.
    to establishclassical

    To firmly establish or implant something, often used figuratively.

يَغْرِسُهَاverb
  1. 1.
    he plants itboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to plant', referring to the action being done.

غرس الشجر والشجرة يغرسها غرسا — He planted the tree and the tree, he plants it, a planting.
غَرْسnoun
  1. 1.
    plantingboth

    The act or process of planting trees or seedlings.

  2. 2.
    treesboth

    Trees that have been planted.

  3. 3.
    membraneclassical

    A thin skin or membrane that covers a newborn animal or child, or the placenta.

  4. 4.
    small crowclassical

    A small type of crow.

والغرس: الشجر الذي يغرس، والجمع أغراس — And al-ghars: the trees that are planted, and the plural is aghras.
أَغْرَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    planted treesboth

    The plural of 'ghars', referring to multiple trees that have been planted.

  2. 2.
    membranesclassical

    The plural of 'ghars' when referring to the membrane on a newborn.

والجمع أغراس — and the plural is aghras.
غَرِيسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    seedlingboth

    A young plant or tree, especially one newly planted.

  2. 2.
    grape saplingclassical

    A young grape vine when it is first planted.

  3. 3.
    seedclassical

    A seed that is planted.

ويقال للنخلة أول ما تنبت: غريسة — And the palm tree when it first sprouts is called gharisa.
غَرَاسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    palm saplingsclassical

    Young palm trees intended for planting.

والغراسة: فسيل النخل — And al-gharasah: palm saplings.
مِغْرَسnoun
  1. 1.
    place of plantingboth

    The location where something is planted.

والمغرس: موضع الغرس، والفعل الغرس — And al-maghres: the place of planting, and the verb is al-ghars.
غِرَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    time of plantingclassical

    The season or period when planting occurs.

  2. 2.
    planted treesclassical

    What is planted, referring to trees.

  3. 3.
    saplingsclassical

    Young plants or seedlings, especially when newly placed in the ground.

والغراس: زمن الغرس — And al-ghiras: the time of planting.
غِرَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    saplingsclassical

    Young plants or seedlings, especially when newly placed in the ground.

والغريسة: الفسيلة ساعة توضع في الأرض حتى تعلق، والجمع غرائس وغراس، الأخيرة نادرة — And al-gharisa: the sapling the moment it is placed in the ground until it takes root, and the plural is ghara'is and ghiras, the latter being rare.
غِرَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    planted treesclassical

    What is planted, referring to trees.

والغراس: ما يغرس من الشجر — And al-ghiras: what is planted of trees.
غِرْسnoun
  1. 1.
    cuttingclassical

    A stem cutting taken from a plant, which is then planted.

والغرس: القضيب الذي ينزع من الحبة ثم يغرس — And al-ghirs: the stem that is taken from the seed then planted.
غِرْسnoun
  1. 1.
    membraneclassical

    The skin that emerges on the head of a newborn child or animal.

والغرس، بالكسر: الجلدة التي تخرج على رأس الولد أو الفصيل ساعة يولد فإن تركت قتلته — And al-ghirs, with kasra: the skin that comes out on the head of a child or young animal the moment it is born, for if left it will kill it.
غِرْسnoun
  1. 1.
    placentaclassical

    The membrane that encloses the fetus.

ابن الأعرابي: الغرس المشيمة — Ibn al-A'rabi: al-ghirs is the placenta.
غِرْسnoun
  1. 1.
    small crowclassical

    A small crow.

والغرس والغرس: الغراب الصغير — And al-ghirs and al-ghirs: the small crow.
غَرَسname
  1. 1.
    a well in Medinaclassical

    The name of a well located in Medina.

وغرس، بفتح الغين وسكون الراء والسين المهملة: بئر بالمدينة — And Ghas, with fatha on the ghayn and sukun on the ra and the silent sin: a well in Medina.
غُرَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    residue from medicineclassical

    What emerges from taking medicine, like dregs.

والغراس، بفتح الغين: ما يخرج من شارب الدواء كالخام — And al-ghiras, with fatha on the ghayn: what comes out from drinking medicine, like dregs.
غِرَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    abundant 'urfutclassical

    A large quantity of the 'urfut plant.

والغراس: ما كثر من العرفط؛ عن كراع — And al-ghiras: what is abundant of the 'urfut; according to Kura'.

Parallel reading

غرس الشجر والشجرة يغرسها غرسا.
He planted the tree and the tree, he plants it, a planting.
والغرس: الشجر الذي يغرس، والجمع أغراس.
And al-ghars: the trees that are planted, and the plural is aghras.
ويقال للنخلة أول ما تنبت: غريسة.
And the palm tree when it first sprouts is called gharisa.
والغرس: غرسك الشجر.
And al-ghars: your planting of trees.
والغراس: زمن الغرس.
And al-ghiras: the time of planting.
والمغرس: موضع الغرس، والفعل الغرس.
And al-maghres: the place of planting, and the verb is al-ghars.
والغراس: ما يغرس من الشجر.
And al-ghiras: what is planted of trees.
والغرس: القضيب الذي ينزع من الحبة ثم يغرس.
And al-ghirs: the stem that is taken from the seed then planted.
والغريسة: شجر العنب أول ما يغرس.
And al-gharisa: grape trees when they are first planted.
والغريسة: النواة التي تزرع؛ عن أبي المجيب والحرث بن دكين.
And al-gharisa: the seed that is planted; from Abi al-Mujib and al-Harith ibn Dukin.
والغريسة: الفسيلة ساعة توضع في الأرض حتى تعلق، والجمع غرائس وغراس، الأخيرة نادرة.
And al-gharisa: the sapling the moment it is placed in the ground until it takes root, and the plural is ghara'is and ghiras, the latter being rare.
والغراسة: فسيل النخل.
And al-gharasah: palm saplings.
وغرس فلان عندي نعمة: أثبتها، وهو على المثل.
And so-and-so planted a favor with me: he established it, and it is a proverb.
والغرس، بالكسر: الجلدة التي تخرج على رأس الولد أو الفصيل ساعة يولد فإن تركت قتلته؛ قال الراجز: يتركن، في كل مناخ أبس، ... كل جنين مشعر في غرس
And al-ghirs, with kasra: the skin that comes out on the head of a child or young animal the moment it is born, for if left it will kill it; the poet said: They are left, in every resting place, ... every hairy fetus in a membrane.
وقيل: الغرس هو الذي يخرج على الوجه، وقيل: هو الذي يخرج معه كأنه مخاط، وجمعه أغراس.
And it was said: al-ghars is that which comes out on the face, and it was said: it is that which comes out with it as if it were mucus, and its plural is aghras.
التهذيب: الغرس واحد الأغراس، وهي جلدة رقيقة تخرج مع الولد إذا خرج من بطن أمه.
Al-Tahdhib: al-ghars is one of the aghras, which is a thin skin that comes out with the child when it exits its mother's womb.
ابن الأعرابي: الغرس المشيمة؛ وقول قيس بن عيزارة: وقالوا لنا: البلهاء أول سؤلة ... وأغراسها والله عني يدافع البلهاء: اسم ناقة، وعنى بأغراسها أولادها.
Ibn al-A'rabi: al-ghirs is the placenta; and the saying of Qais ibn 'Izzarah: And they said to us: Al-Balha' is the first to be milked... and her offspring, by God, I defend against myself. Al-Balha': the name of a she-camel, and by her aghras he meant her offspring.
والغراس، بفتح الغين: ما يخرج من شارب الدواء كالخام.
And al-ghiras, with fatha on the ghayn: what comes out from drinking medicine, like dregs.
والغراس: ما كثر من العرفط؛ عن كراع.
And al-ghiras: what is abundant of the 'urfut; according to Kura'.
والغرس والغرس: الغراب الصغير.
And al-ghirs and al-ghirs: the small crow.
وغرس، بفتح الغين وسكون الراء والسين المهملة: بئر بالمدينة؛ قال الواقدي: كانت منازل بني النضير بناحية الغرس.
And Ghas, with fatha on the ghayn and sukun on the ra and the silent sin: a well in Medina; Al-Waqidi said: The dwellings of Banu al-Nadir were in the vicinity of al-Ghas.