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عرض

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of presenting, displaying, offering, and appearing. It extends to notions of width, breadth, and side, as well as encountering, opposing, and being exposed to something. It also encompasses the idea of being susceptible or prone to something.

Derived headwords

عَرَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to present, displayboth

    To show or make something visible or available for viewing.

  2. 2.
    to offerboth

    To propose or present something for acceptance or rejection.

  3. 3.
    to happen, occurclassical

    To come about by chance or as an incidental event.

عُرُوضٌnoun
  1. 1.
    width, breadthboth

    The measurement or extent of something from side to side.

  2. 2.
    عرضclassical

    A side or flank.

عَرَضاًadverb
  1. 1.
    incidentally, by chanceboth

    Happening or occurring without being planned or sought.

أَعْرَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to turn away, ignoreboth

    To deliberately disregard or pay no attention to someone or something.

  2. 2.
    to go side to sideclassical

    To move or travel in a direction that is not straight, often covering a wide area.

  3. 3.
    to become available, appearboth

    To present itself or become visible, often implying an opportunity.

عُرِضَverb
  1. 1.
    to be presented, displayedboth

    To be shown or made visible to others.

  2. 2.
    to be offeredboth

    To be proposed or presented for acceptance or rejection.

مَعْرِضٌnoun
  1. 1.
    exhibition, fairboth

    A public event where goods or works are displayed.

  2. 2.
    place of exposureclassical

    A location where something is presented or made visible.

اعْتَرَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to object, opposeboth

    To express disapproval or disagreement with something.

  2. 2.
    to intercept, blockboth

    To get in the way of something or someone, hindering progress.

  3. 3.
    to ride (a difficult camel)classical

    To mount and attempt to control a camel that is stubborn or difficult.

  4. 4.
    to begin (a month) from the middleclassical

    To start observing or counting a month from a point other than its beginning.

  5. 5.
    to fall into, criticizeboth

    To engage in fault-finding or to criticize someone.

عَارِضٌnoun
  1. 1.
    cloudboth

    A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere.

  2. 2.
    side, flankboth

    The part of an object or body that lies to one side.

  3. 3.
    العراقclassical

    The region of Iraq.

  4. 4.
    mountain, valleyclassical

    A geographical feature, specifically a mountain or valley.

عَارَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to oppose, contradictboth

    To act against or be contrary to something.

  2. 2.
    to parallel, be alongsideboth

    To be parallel to or run alongside something.

  3. 3.
    to imitate, matchboth

    To do something in the same way as someone else or to match a previous action.

عُرُوضَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    widthboth

    The state or quality of being wide.

عَرِيضٌadjective
  1. 1.
    wide, broadboth

    Having a great extent from side to side.

مُعْتَرِضٌadjective
  1. 1.
    objectionable, disagreeableboth

    Causing displeasure or offense due to one's character or actions.

عُرْضَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    susceptible to, prone toboth

    Likely to be affected by or exposed to something.

  2. 2.
    target, objectboth

    Something that is frequently encountered or aimed at.

  3. 3.
    ambition, determinationclassical

    A strong intention or resolve to achieve something.

  4. 4.
    trick, stratagemclassical

    A cunning plan or action designed to deceive or outwit.

مُعْتَرِضَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of camel saddleclassical

    A saddle designed for a camel, possibly for difficult riding.

عَرَضِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    incidental, accidentalboth

    Happening as a result of chance rather than being planned.

  2. 2.
    secondary, non-essentialboth

    Not of primary importance or relevance.

عُرُوضِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    related to prosodyclassical

    Pertaining to the study of poetic meter and rhythm.

عُرُوضُnoun
  1. 1.
    prosody, meterclassical

    The systematic study of poetic meter and rhythm.

عَرَضٌnoun
  1. 1.
    symptomboth

    A physical or mental feature that is regarded as indicating a particular disease or condition.

  2. 2.
    incident, accidentboth

    An unexpected event, typically an unfortunate one.

  3. 3.
    عرضclassical

    A side or flank.

عِرَاضٌnoun
  1. 1.
    wide, broadclassical

    The quality or state of being wide.

عَرَاضَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    widthboth

    The measurement of something from side to side.

عُرُوضٌnoun
  1. 1.
    عرضclassical

    A side or flank.

عُرُوضُnoun
  1. 1.
    عرضclassical

    A side or flank.

عُرُوضاًnoun
  1. 1.
    عرضclassical

    A side or flank.

مُسْتَعْرِضٌadjective
  1. 1.
    fat, plumpclassical

    Having gained weight and become fleshy.

Parallel reading

وأنشد: وإما حبها عرض، وإما ... بشاشة كل علق مستفاد
And he recited: 'Either its love is incidental, or it is the pleasantness of every acquired attachment.'
ويقال: أعرض فلان أي ذهب عرضا وطولا.
And it is said: 'So-and-so went عرضا وطولا,' meaning he went side to side or extensively.
وفي المثل: أعرضت القرفة، وذلك إذا قيل للرجل: من تتهم؟ فيقول: بني فلان للقبيلة بأسرها.
And in the proverb: 'The divination showed عرضت,' which is when a man is asked: 'Whom do you suspect?' and he says: 'So-and-so's family,' referring to the entire tribe.
وعرضنا جهنم يومئذ للكافرين عرضا
And We will present Hell that Day to the disbelievers, an عرض.
فأعرضت اليمامة، واشمخرت ... كأسياف بأيدي مصلتينا
Then Al-Yamamah displayed itself, and towered high... like swords in the hands of those who unsheathe them.
وأعرض لك الخير إذا أمكنك.
And good fortune عرض لك (became available to you) if it was possible for you.
ويقال: طأ معرضا حيث شئت أي ضع رجليك حيث شئت أي ولا تتق شيئا قد أمكن ذلك.
And it is said: 'Place your feet معرضا (where you wish),' meaning place your feet wherever you wish, and do not fear anything, as that has become possible.
واعترضت البعير: ركبته وهو صعب.
And I اعترضت the camel: I rode it while it was difficult.
واعترضت الشهر إذا ابتدأته من غير أوله.
And I اعترضت the month if you begin it from other than its beginning.
ويقال: تعرض لي فلان وعرض لي يعرض يشتمني ويؤذيني.
And it is said: 'So-and-so تعرض لي (approached me) and عرض لي (approached me) يشتمني ويؤذيني (insulting me and harming me).'
واعترض فلان فلانا أي وقع فيه.
And so-and-so اعترض فلان فلانا, meaning he fell upon him or criticized him.
وقد عارض الشعرى سهيل، كأنه ... قريع هجان عارض الشول جافر
And Suhail has عارض (paralleled) the Pleiades, as if it were... the offspring of a noble camel that عارض (approached) the barren she-camels, a stray.
ويقال: ضرب الفحل الناقة عراضا، وهو أن يقاد إليها ويعرض عليها إن اشتهت ضربها وإلا فلا وذلك لكرمها
And it is said: 'The stallion struck the she-camel عراضا,' which is when it is led to her and presented to her, and if she desires, it mounts her, otherwise not, due to her nobility.
ويقال: لحم معرض للذي لم يبالغ في إنضاجه
And it is said: 'Meat معرض (partially cooked) is for that which has not been thoroughly cooked.'
وسألته عراضة مال وعرض مال وعرض مال فلم يعطنيه.
And I asked him for عراضة مال (a wide amount of wealth), and عرض مال (wealth), and عرض مال (wealth), and he did not give it to me.
وقوس عراضة أي عريضة
And a عراضة (wide) bow, meaning broad.
أسير عسيرا أو عروضا أروضها
I travel with difficulty or I tame عروضا (something difficult or a poem).
ويقال: استعرضت الناقة باللحم فهي مستعرضة.
And it is said: 'The she-camel استعرضت (became fat) with meat, so she is مستعرضة (fat).'
وفلان معترض في خلقه إذا ساءك كل شيء من أمره.
And so-and-so is معترض (disagreeable) in his character if everything about him displeases you.
وناقة عرضة للحجارة أي قوية عليها.
And a she-camel عرضة (susceptible to) stones, meaning strong against them.
وناقة عرض أسفار أي قوية على السفر، وعرض هذا البعير السفر والحجارة
And a she-camel عرض (strong against) journeys, meaning strong for travel, and this camel عرض (endured) travel and stones.
ويقال: فلان عرضة ذاك أو عرضة لذلك أي مقرن له قوي عليه.
And it is said: 'So-and-so is عرضة (prone to) that or عرضة (prone to) this,' meaning he is matched with it and strong against it.
والعرضة: الهمة
And العرضة: determination.
وقال الله: قد أعددت جندا، هم الأنصار عرضتها اللقاء
And Allah said: 'I have prepared soldiers; they are the Ansar, whom I have made عرضة (ready for) the encounter.'
عرضتها طامس الأعلام مجهول
I exposed it to obliterated landmarks, unknown.
وهذا الغرض عرضة للسهام أي كثيرا ما تعترضه
And this target is عرضة (a target) for arrows, meaning arrows frequently strike it.
وهذا الرجل نصب لكلام الناس، وهذا الغرض نصب للرماة كثيرا ما تعترضه، وكذلك فلان عرضة للشر أي نصب للشر قوي عليه يعترضه كثيرا.
And this man is exposed to people's talk, and this target is exposed to archers, frequently being struck by them, and likewise, so-and-so is عرضة (prone) to evil, meaning exposed to evil and strong against it, frequently encountering it.
وهو ضرب من الحيلة في المصارعة.
And it is a type of trick in wrestling.