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علهص

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the stopper or plug of a bottle. It also extends to the act of removing this stopper and, metaphorically, to forcefully controlling or compelling others.

Derived headwords

العِلْهَاصnoun
  1. 1.
    Bottle stopperboth

    The stopper or plug used to seal a bottle.

عَلْهَصَverb
  1. 1.
    To remove the stopperclassical

    To extract the stopper from a bottle.

العَلْهَصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Forceful controlclassical

    The act of controlling, compelling, or forcing others, often in a harsh manner.

العَلْفَصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Forceful controlclassical

    Similar to العلهصة, referring to the act of controlling or compelling others forcefully.

العَرْعَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Forceful controlclassical

    Also related to the concept of forceful control or compulsion in opinion or action.

يَعْلَهَصُهُمْverb
  1. 1.
    He compels themclassical

    He forces them or compels them, often in a harsh or controlling manner.

يُعَنِّفُverb
  1. 1.
    He rebukesboth

    He rebukes, scolds, or reprimands them.

يَقْسُرُهُمْverb
  1. 1.
    He forces themboth

    He compels or forces them to do something.

Parallel reading

العِلْهَاص صِمَامُ القَارُورَةِ
The 'ilhas is the stopper of the bottle.
عَلْهَصَ القَارُورَةَ، بِالصَّادِ أَيْضًا، إِذَا اسْتَخْرَجَ صِمَامَهَا
He 'alhaṣa the bottle, also with sad, meaning if he extracted its stopper.
العَلْهَصَةُ والعَلْفَصَةُ والعَرْعَرَةُ فِي الرَّأْيِ والأَمْرِ
Al-haḷṣah, al-laf̣ṣah, and al-ra'arah are in opinion and matter.
وَهُوَ يَعْلَهَصُهُمْ
And he compels them.
وَيُعَنِّفُ بِهِمْ
And he rebukes them.
وَيَقْسُرُهُمْ
And he forces them.