ورس

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a yellow plant from Yemen used for dyeing, particularly for cosmetics and clothing. It extends to the color yellow itself, the act of dyeing with this plant, and the resulting dyed items. It also describes a state of being covered in algae or moss, leading to a greenish hue.

Derived headwords

الوَرْسnoun

1.
Yellow plant/dyeboth
A yellow plant found in Yemen, used as a dye, especially for the face (ghumrah).
2.
Yellowish stainclassical
A yellow stain or mark that appears on certain plants (like al-ramth) between late summer and early winter.

تَورِيسnoun

1.
Dyeing with warasboth
The act of dyeing something with the waras plant.

أُورِسَverb

1.
To become yellowclassical
The plant (al-ramth) became yellow, its leaves turned yellow after ripening.
2.
To be yellowedclassical
The place became yellow, referring to the plant growing there turning yellow.

مُورِسnoun

1.
Yellowed plantclassical
A plant that has become yellow, specifically al-ramth after ripening.
2.
Yellowed placeclassical
A place where plants have turned yellow.

وَارِسadjective

1.
Yellowedclassical
Describing a plant that has turned yellow, particularly al-ramth after ripening. It is noted as a rare usage where 'murs' is expected.
2.
Deep yellowclassical
Intensely yellow, used as an intensifier for the color yellow, similar to 'faq'i'.

وَرِسَverb

1.
To be green (algae)classical
The plant or rock became green and smooth due to the growth of moss or algae.

وَرَّسَverb

1.
To dye with warasboth
To dye a garment or fabric with the waras plant.
2.
To become covered in algaeclassical
A rock becomes covered with algae until it turns green and smooth.

مُورِسadjective

1.
Dyed with warasboth
A garment dyed with the waras plant.

وَرَسِيّadjective

1.
Waras-dyedboth
Made of or dyed with the waras plant.
2.
Yellowishclassical
Describing a cup made of fine yellow wood, or a pigeon that is reddish-yellow.

وَرَّسَverb

1.
To become greenclassical
The plant became green, as in the phrase 'warasa al-nabt'.

وَرُوسًاnoun

1.
Greennessclassical
The state of a plant becoming green.

وَارِسnoun

1.
Greenish plantclassical
A plant that is green, specifically referring to palm trees in a poetic context.

مُحَنَّطadjective

1.
Whitenedclassical
Describing al-ramth as having turned white.

حَانِطadjective

1.
Whitenedclassical
Describing al-ramth as having turned white.

مُحَنِّطverb

1.
To whitenclassical
The plant (al-ramth) turned white.

مُورِسnoun

1.
Algae-coveredclassical
A rock covered with algae.

ثَوْبٌ وَرْسٌnoun

1.
Waras-dyed garmentboth
A garment dyed with the waras plant.

ثَوْبٌ وَارِسٌnoun

1.
Waras-dyed garmentboth
A garment dyed with the waras plant.

ثَوْبٌ وَرِيسٌnoun

1.
Waras-dyed garmentboth
A garment dyed with the waras plant.

أَصْفَرُ وَارِسٌadjective

1.
Intensely yellowclassical
Extremely yellow, used for emphasis.

Parallel reading

الورس: شيء أصفر مثل اللطخ يخرج على الرمث بين آخر الصيف وأول الشتاء إذا أصاب الثوب لونه.

Al-waras: a yellow substance like a stain that appears on al-ramth between the end of summer and the beginning of winter, coloring the garment if it touches it.

الورس صبغ، والتوريس مثله.

Al-waras is a dye, and al-tawris is the same.

وقد أورس الرمث، فهو مورس، وأورس المكان، فهو وارس، والقياس مورس.

And al-ramth has become yellow, so it is murs, and the place has become yellow, so it is waris, and the standard is murs.

يقال أحنط الرمث، فهو حانط ومحنط: ابيض.

It is said that al-ramth has become white, so it is hanit and muhannat: white.

الورس نبت أصفر يكون باليمن تتخذ منه الغمرة للوجه، تقول منه: أورس المكان وأورس الرمث أي اصفر ورقه بعد الإدراك فصار عليه مثل الملاء الصفر، فهو وارس، ولا يقال مورس، وهو من النوادر، وورست الثوب توريسا: صبغته بالورس.

Al-waras is a yellow plant from Yemen from which ghunrah is made for the face. From it, one says: the place became yellow and al-ramth became yellow, meaning its leaves turned yellow after ripening and became like yellow cloths upon it, so it is waris, and it is not said murs, and this is among the rare usages. And you dyed the garment with tawris: you dyed it with al-waras.

وملحة ورسية: صبغت بالورس.

And a warasiyyah garment: dyed with al-waras.

وعليه ملحفة ورسية؛ والورسية المصبوغة.

And upon him was a warasiyyah garment; and al-warasiyyah is the dyed one.

أنه استسقى فأخرج إليه قدح ورسي مفضض؛ هو المعمول من الخشب النضار الأصفر فشبه به لصفرته.

He asked for water, and a warasiyyah cup, silver-inlaid, was brought to him; it is made of fine yellow wood, and it was likened to it for its yellowness.

الورس ليس ببري يزرع سنة فيجلس عشر سنين أي يقيم في الأرض ولا يتعطل، ونباته مثل نبات السمسم فإذا جف عند إدراكه تفتقت خرائطه فينفض، فينتفض منه الورس، وزعم بعض الرواة الثقات أنه يقال مورس؛ وقد جاء في شعر ابن هرمة قال: وكأنما خضبت بحمض مورس، ... آباطها من ذي قرون أيايل

Al-waras is not wild; it is cultivated for a year and stays for ten years, meaning it remains in the ground and is not idle. Its plant is like sesame. When it dries upon ripening, its pods burst and are shaken, and al-waras is shaken from it. Some trusted narrators claimed it is said 'murs'; it has appeared in the poetry of Ibn Hirmah, who said: 'As if their armpits were dyed with a murs acid, ... from the owner of horned deer.'

ورس النبت وروسا اخضر؛ وأنشد: في وارس من النخيل قد ذفر ذفر، كثر.

The plant became green and produced greenness; and he recited: 'In a waris of palm trees that were fragrant, abundant.'

وثوب ورس ووارس ومورس ووريس: مصبوغ بالورس، وأصفر وارس أي شديد الصفرة، بالغوا فيه كما قالوا أصفر فاقع.

And a garment of waras, waris, murs, and waris: dyed with al-waras. And 'asfar waris' means intensely yellow, they exaggerated it as they said 'asfar faqi'.

والورسي من الأقداح النضار: من أجودها، ومن الحمام ما كان أحمر إلى الصفرة.

And the warasiyy from fine cups: among the best. And among pigeons are those that are reddish-yellow.

وورست الصخرة إذا ركبها الطحلب حتى تخضر وتملاس؛ قال امرؤ القيس: ويخطو على صم صلاب، كأنها ... حجارة غيل وارسات بطحلب

And you said the rock was warasat if moss covered it until it turned green and smooth; Imru' al-Qays said: 'And he walks on hard, solid stones, as if they were ... stones of a valley covered in moss.'