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مرص

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the action of pressing, kneading, or massaging, particularly with the fingers. It also extends to describe a fast-moving she-camel.

Derived headwords

مَرَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to pressboth

    To press or knead something, especially with the fingers, similar to how fingers are pressed.

مَرْصnoun
  1. 1.
    pressingboth

    The act of pressing or kneading, used as a masdar for the verb 'marasa'.

مِرَاصnoun
  1. 1.
    pressingclassical

    A masdar denoting the action of pressing or kneading, particularly of the breast or similar soft tissue.

مَرَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to kneadclassical

    To knead or work something, especially in water until it becomes soft or pliable.

مَرْسnoun
  1. 1.
    kneaded substanceclassical

    Something that has been kneaded or worked in water until it is soft and yielding.

مُرَوِّصnoun
  1. 1.
    fast she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is very fast and swift in its movement.

دَرُوصnoun
  1. 1.
    fast she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that is very fast and swift, synonymous with 'murawwis'.

Parallel reading

المرص للثدي ونحوه: كالغمز للأصابع.
Pressing the breast and the like is like pressing the fingers.
مرص الثدي مرصا: غمزه بأصابعه.
He pressed the breast with a pressing: he squeezed it with his fingers.
والمرس: الشيء يمرس في الماء حتى يتميث فيه.
And al-mars: is something kneaded in water until it becomes soft within it.
والمروص والدروص: الناقة السريعة.
And al-murawwis and al-durūs: the fast she-camel.