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رصص

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of joining, pressing, or fitting things tightly together. It extends to concepts of solidity, compactness, and adherence, often applied to construction, physical proximity, and even metaphorical closeness. It also has specific applications related to lead and certain types of stones.

Derived headwords

رَصَّverb
  1. 1.
    to make solid/compactboth

    To make a structure solid, compact, and well-joined, pressing parts together.

  2. 2.
    to adhere/stickboth

    To cause something to adhere or stick to another, like parts of a building.

رَصَّصَverb
  1. 1.
    to make solid/compactboth

    To make something solid, compact, and well-joined, often by pressing parts together.

  2. 2.
    to apply leadclassical

    To coat or cover something with lead.

رَصِيصadjective
  1. 1.
    compacted/solidboth

    Describing something that is made solid, compact, and well-joined, especially a building.

  2. 2.
    stackedclassical

    Describing eggs or similar items that are piled one on top of another.

بيض رصيص — eggs stacked one upon another
مَرْصُوصadjective
  1. 1.
    compacted/solidboth

    Describing something that is made solid, compact, and well-joined, especially a building.

  2. 2.
    adheringboth

    Describing parts that are stuck or adhered closely together.

كأنهم بنيان مرصوص — as if they were a solid wall
تَرَاصَّverb
  1. 1.
    to press togetherboth

    To press or come close together, to be compacted.

  2. 2.
    to stand close in ranksboth

    To stand close together in rows, especially in prayer or battle, with no gaps.

تَرَاصُّnoun
  1. 1.
    pressing togetherboth

    The act of pressing or coming close together, being compacted.

  2. 2.
    standing close in ranksboth

    The act of standing close together in rows, with no gaps.

رَصَّصَverb
  1. 1.
    to make solid/compactclassical

    To make something solid, compact, and well-joined, often by pressing parts together.

  2. 2.
    to remain fixedclassical

    To remain firmly fixed or established in a place.

رَصْرَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to make solid/compactclassical

    To make something solid, compact, and well-joined, often by pressing parts together.

  2. 2.
    to remain fixedclassical

    To remain firmly fixed or established in a place.

رَصَاصnoun
  1. 1.
    leadboth

    A well-known metallic element, derived from the root's concept of interlocking parts.

رُصَاصnoun
  1. 1.
    leadclassical

    A well-known metallic element, derived from the root's concept of interlocking parts. This form is less common than رصاص.

رَصَاصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stone near waterclassical

    A type of stone that adheres to the banks of a flowing stream.

رَصْرَاصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stone near waterclassical

    A type of stone that adheres to the banks of a flowing stream.

حجارة قلت برصراصة — stones that clung to the stream bank
مُرَصَّصadjective
  1. 1.
    coated with leadclassical

    Describing something that has been coated or covered with lead.

تَرْصِيصnoun
  1. 1.
    compacting/joiningboth

    The act of making something solid, compact, and well-joined.

  2. 2.
    coating with leadclassical

    The act of coating or covering something with lead.

  3. 3.
    wearing a veilclassical

    The act of a woman wearing a veil that reveals only her eyes.

رَصَّصَverb
  1. 1.
    to wear a veilclassical

    For a woman to wear a veil so closely that only her eyes are visible.

  2. 2.
    to insist in askingclassical

    To be persistent or insistent in making a request or inquiry.

رَصَّصَverb
  1. 1.
    to wear a veilclassical

    For a woman to wear a veil so closely that only her eyes are visible.

رَصِيصnoun
  1. 1.
    veilclassical

    A woman's veil that is drawn close to the eyes.

أَرَصُّadjective
  1. 1.
    compacted (teeth)classical

    Describing teeth that are tightly packed or joined together.

رَصَّاءadjective
  1. 1.
    compacted (teeth)classical

    Describing teeth that are tightly packed or joined together.

  2. 2.
    closed (vagina)classical

    Describing a woman whose vaginal opening is closed or very narrow.

رَصَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    closed (vagina)classical

    Describing a woman whose vaginal opening is closed or very narrow.

رَصُوصadjective
  1. 1.
    closed (vagina)classical

    Describing a woman whose vaginal opening is closed or very narrow.

رَصَّصَverb
  1. 1.
    to draw veil closeclassical

    To draw a veil close to the face, leaving only the eyes visible.

تَوْصِيصnoun
  1. 1.
    wearing a veilclassical

    The act of a woman wearing a veil that reveals only her eyes (used by Tamim tribe).

رَصِيصnoun
  1. 1.
    veilclassical

    A woman's veil that is drawn close to the eyes.

Parallel reading

رص البنيان يرصه رصا، فهو مرصوص ورصيص، ورصصه ورصرصه: أحكمه وجمعه وضم بعضه إلى بعض.
The building is made solid, he makes it solid with compaction; it is compacted and compact, and he makes it solid and makes it solid: he makes it firm, gathers it, and joins its parts together.
وكل ما أحكم وضم، فقد رص.
And anything that is made firm and joined, it has been compacted.
ورصصت الشيء أرصه رصا أي ألصقت بعضه ببعض، ومنه: بنيان مرصوص، وكذلك الترصيص، وفي التنزيل: كأنهم بنيان مرصوص .
And I adhered the thing, I make it adhere with adherence, meaning I stuck its parts together; and from this is: a compacted building, and likewise the act of compacting. And in the Revelation: 'as if they were a solid wall'.
وتراص القوم: تضاموا وتلاصقوا، وتراصوا: تصافوا في القتال والصلاة.
And the people pressed together: they drew close and stuck to each other, and they stood close: they aligned themselves in battle and prayer.
تراصوا في الصفوف لا تتخللكم الشياطين كأنها بنات حذف
Stand close in the ranks so that the devils do not infiltrate you like the young of the sandgrouse.
تراصوا في الصلاة أي تلاصقوا.
Stand close in prayer, meaning stick to each other.
التراص أن يلصق بعضهم ببعض حتى لا يكون بينهم خلل ولا فرج، وأصله تراصصوا من رص البناء يرصه رصا إذا ألصق بعضه ببعض فأدغم؛
Standing close means that they stick to each other until there is no gap or opening between them, and its origin is 'they stood close' from compacting a building, he compacts it with compaction, when he sticks its parts together and assimilates them;
لصب عليكم العذاب صبا ثم لرص عليكم رصا.
He will pour down torment upon you, then He will press down upon you with it.
فرصه رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم؛ أي ضم بعضه إلى بعض
The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, pressed him; meaning he drew him close to himself.
كأنهم بنيان مرصوص ؛ أي ألصق البعض بالبعض.
as if they were a solid wall; meaning the parts were stuck to each other.
ورصصت المرأة إذا أدنت نقابها حتى لا يرى إلا عيناها
And the woman compacted (her veil) if she drew her veil close until only her eyes were visible.
والترصيص: هو أن تنتقب المرأة فلا يرى إلا عيناها، وتميم تقول: هو التوصيص، بالواو، وقد رصصت ووصصت.
And the veiling (ترصيص): is that a woman wears a veil so that only her eyes are seen, and Tamim says: it is 'tawṣīṣ', with a waw, and I have 'raṣṣaṣtu' and 'waṣṣaṣtu'.
رصص إذا ألح في السؤال، ورصص النقاب أيضا.
He insisted in asking, and he also drew the veil close.
الرصيص نقاب المرأة إذا أدنته من عينيها
The rṣīṣ is the woman's veil when she draws it close to her eyes.