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عضرط

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with anatomical terms related to the perineum and genitals, as well as terms for lowly individuals like servants or vagrants. It also extends to describe foolishness and specific types of small creatures.

Derived headwords

العَجَانnoun
  1. 1.
    perineumboth

    The area between the anus and the scrotum in males, or the vulva in females.

العَضْرَطnoun
  1. 1.
    perineumclassical

    The anatomical region between the anus and the genitals.

  2. 2.
    line from penis to anusclassical

    Specifically refers to the line or area extending from the male genitalia to the anus.

العَضَارِطِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    loose vulvaclassical

    Describing a female's private parts as being loose or flaccid.

تواجه بعلها بعضارطي — facing her husband with her loose vulva
العَضْرَطnoun
  1. 1.
    base personclassical

    A contemptible or base individual.

العَضْرُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    servantclassical

    A servant who is motivated by food and sustenance.

  2. 2.
    followerclassical

    Someone who follows or attaches themselves to others, like hangers-on.

وراحلة أوصيت عضروط ربها — And a riding beast whose master's servant I entrusted it to
العَضَارِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    followersclassical

    People who follow or attach themselves to others, often in a dependent manner.

  2. 2.
    vagrantsclassical

    People who are poor, destitute, and wander without a fixed abode.

العَضَارِيطadjective
  1. 1.
    destituteclassical

    Describing a group of people as poor, vagrant, and lacking resources.

أهلب العَضْرَطphrase
  1. 1.
    hairy perineumclassical

    Refers to the hairy area of the perineum, often used metaphorically to describe something formidable or difficult.

إياك وكل قرن أهلب العضرط — Beware of every hairy-horned creature of the perineum
العَضْرَطnoun
  1. 1.
    perineumclassical

    The region between the anus and the genitals.

  2. 2.
    testicleclassical

    One of the male reproductive glands.

العَضْرَطnoun
  1. 1.
    tailboneclassical

    The final section of the vertebral column, also known as the coccyx.

العَضَارِطnoun
  1. 1.
    hired laborersclassical

    Individuals who work for wages, often implying a mercenary or opportunistic nature.

أذاك خير، أيها العضارط — Is that better, O you hired laborers
العَضْرُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    servantclassical

    One who serves, particularly one motivated by their own needs.

العَضْرَفُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    small white creatureclassical

    A small, soft, white-colored creature or insect.

  2. 2.
    male lizardclassical

    The male of a type of lizard.

  3. 3.
    type of lizardclassical

    A specific kind of lizard, sometimes described as white and soft.

كما يجحر الحية العضرفوطا — as the small creature burrows the snake
العُضَيْرِفnoun
  1. 1.
    small lizardclassical

    A diminutive form of a type of lizard.

العُضَيْرِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    small lizardclassical

    A diminutive form of a type of lizard.

العَضَافِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    lizardsclassical

    Plural of a type of small creature or lizard.

العَضْرَفُوطَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    lizardsclassical

    Plural of a type of small creature or lizard.

العَضْفُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    small creatureclassical

    A variant term for a small creature or lizard.

أرطadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishclassical

    Describing someone as foolish or lacking intelligence.

الأهلبadjective
  1. 1.
    hairyclassical

    Describing something as having abundant hair, specifically referring to the hair of the scrotum.

عضارطاadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishclassical

    A variant form meaning foolish or stupid.

وإياكم والهلب مني عضارطا — And beware of the hairy ones from me, the foolish ones
رطائطاnoun
  1. 1.
    soft thingsclassical

    A term possibly related to softness or yielding, used in a context of achieving something.

عسى أن تفوزوا أن تكونوا رطائطا — perhaps you will succeed in being soft/yielding

Parallel reading

العضرط والعضرط: العجان، وقيل: هو الخط الذي من الذكر إلى الدبر.
Al-'adraṭ and al-'uḍruṭ: the perineum, and it was said: it is the line from the penis to the anus.
والعضارطي: الفرج الرخو؛ قال جرير: تواجه بعلها بعضارطي، ... كأن على مشافره حبابا
And al-'aḍārṭī: the loose vulva; Jarir said: facing her husband with her loose vulva, ... as if on her lips was foam.
والعضرط: اللئيم.
And al-'adraṭ: the base person.
والعضط والعضروط: الخادم على طعام بطنه، وهم العضاريط والعضارطة.
And al-'uḍruṭ and al-'uḍruṭ: the servant motivated by food for his stomach, and they are al-'aḍārīṭ and al-'aḍārīṭah.
والعضاريط: التباع ونحوهم، الواحد عضرط وعضروط؛
And al-'aḍārīṭ: followers and the like, the singular is 'adraṭ and 'uḍruṭ;
وأنشد ابن بري لطفيل: وراحلة أوصيت عضروط ربها ... بها، والذي يحني ليدفع أنكب
And Ibn al-Barrī recited for Tufayl: And a riding beast whose master's servant I entrusted it to, ... and he who bends down to ward off blows.
وقوم عضاريط: صعاليك.
And a people of 'aḍārīṭ: vagrants.
وفلان أهلب العضرط، قال أبو عبيد: هو العجان ما بين السبة والمذاكير؛
And so-and-so is 'ahlab al-'adraṭ, Abu Ubaid said: it is the perineum between the pubic hair and the testicles;
أنشد ابن بري: أتان ساف عضرطها حمار
Ibn al-Barrī recited: A female donkey that a donkey mounted its perineum.
وهي العضرط والبعثط للاست.
And it is al-'adraṭ and al-ba'thaṭ for the anus.
يقال: ألزق بعثطه وعضرطه بالصلة يعني استه.
It is said: he stuck his ba'thaṭ and 'adraṭ to the connection, meaning his anus.
وقال شمر: مثل العرب: إياك وكل قرن أهلب العضرط.
And Shamir said: the Arabs' proverb: Beware of every hairy-horned creature of the perineum.
ابن شميل: العضرط العجان والخصية.
Ibn Shumayl: Al-'adraṭ is the perineum and the testicle.
تقول في المثل: إياك والأهلب العضرط فإنك لا طاقة لك به، قال الشاعر: مهلا، بني رومان بعض عتابكم، ... وإياكم والهلب مني عضارطا
You say in the proverb: Beware of the hairy 'adraṭ, for you have no strength against it. The poet said: Gently, O sons of Roman, some of your reproach, ... And beware of the hairy ones from me, the foolish ones.
أرطوا، فقد أقلقتم حلقاتكم، ... عسى أن تفوزوا أن تكونوا رطائطا
You have become foolish, for you have disturbed your circles, ... perhaps you will succeed in being soft/yielding.
الأهلب: هو الكثير شعر الأنثيين.
Al-ahlaba: is the one with abundant hair on the two testicles.
ويقال: العضرط عجب الذنب.
And it is said: Al-'adraṭ is the tailbone.
الأصمعي: العضارط الأجراء؛ وأنشد: أذاك خير، أيها العضارط، ... وأيها اللعمظة العمارط
Al-Asma'ī: Al-'aḍārīṭ are the hired laborers; and he recited: Is that better, O you hired laborers, ... and O you who are the L'amẓah, the 'Amārṭ.
وحكى ابن بري عن ابن خالويه: العضروط الذي يخدم بطعام بطنه، ومثله اللعمظ واللعموظ، والأنثى لعموظة.
And Ibn al-Barrī narrated from Ibn Khālawayh: Al-'uḍruṭ is one who serves for food for his stomach, and similar to him are al-la'maẓ and al-la'mūẓ, and the female is la'mūẓah.
العضرفوط: دويبة بيضاء ناعمة.
Al-'uḍrūfūṭ: a small, soft, white creature.
ويقال: العضرفوط ذكر العظاء، وتصغيره عضيرف وعضيريف، وقيل: هو ضرب من العظاء، وقيل: هي دويبة تسمى العسودة بيضاء ناعمة، وجمعها عضافيط وعضرفوطات، قال:
And it is said: Al-'uḍrūfūṭ is the male of the lizard, and its diminutive is 'uḍayrif and 'uḍayrīf, and it was said: it is a type of lizard, and it was said: it is a creature called al-'asūdah, white and soft, and its plural is 'aḍāfīṭ and 'uḍrūfūṭāt, he said:
وبعضهم يقول عضفوط؛ وأنشد ابن بري: فأجحرها كرها فيهم، ... كما يجحر الحية العضرفوطا
And some of them say 'uḍfūṭ; and Ibn al-Barrī recited: So he forced it into them, ... as the small creature burrows the snake.