البرس

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to cotton and similar fibrous materials. It also extends to concepts of toughness, land preparation, and identifying people.

Derived headwords

البِرْسnoun

1.
cottonboth
Cotton, or something similar to it.
2.
papyrus cottonclassical
Cotton derived from papyrus.

البِرْسnoun

1.
skill of a guideclassical
The skill or expertise of a guide.

البِرْسnoun

1.
place nameclassical
A location situated between the cities of Kufa and Hilla.

بُرْسَانname

1.
tribal ancestorclassical
Abu Qubaylah, son of Ka'b ibn al-Ghutrif al-Asghar, belonging to the Azd tribe.

بَرِسَverb

1.
to be harshclassical
To be harsh or severe towards one's debtor or opponent.

التَبْرِيسnoun

1.
land preparationclassical
The act of preparing and softening the land.

البَرْسَاءnoun

1.
personclassical
A person, used in an idiomatic expression to refer to someone's identity or character.

بَرْبَرُوسother

1.
poetic termclassical
A term found in the poetry of Jarir, its exact meaning in this context is unclear.

Parallel reading

البِرْس، بالكسر: القطن، أو شبيه به، أو قطن البردي

Al-birs, with a kasra: cotton, or something similar to it, or papyrus cotton.

ويضم، وحذاقة الدليل

And with a damma, and the skill of the guide.

ويفتح، وة بين الكوفة والحلة

And with a fatha, and a place between Kufa and Hilla.

وبرسان، بالضم، ابن كعب بن الغطريف الأصغر: أبو قبيلة من الأزد

And Bursan, with a damma, son of Ka'b ibn al-Ghutrif al-Asghar: father of a tribe from the Azd.

وبرس، كسمع: تشدد على غريمه

And barsa, like samia: he was harsh towards his debtor.

والتبريس: تسهيل الأرض وتليينها

And al-tabris: preparing and softening the land.

وما أدري أي البرساء هو، وأي برساء هو، أي: أي الناس

And I do not know who al-barsa' is, or which barsa' he is, meaning: which person he is.

وبربروس في شعر جرير: ms0701 ع

And Barbarus in the poetry of Jarir: ms0701 'ayn.