ردس

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to striking, crushing, or throwing with force. It also extends to concepts of destruction, carrying away, and a specific place or object used for striking. Figurative uses include the head and a type of person.

Derived headwords

رَدَسَverb

1.
to throwclassical
To throw something at people, often with force.
2.
to crushclassical
To crush a wall or the ground with a hard, wide object.
3.
to breakclassical
To break a stone by striking it with another stone.
4.
to carry awayclassical
To take something away with oneself.

المُرْدَسnoun

1.
crushing toolclassical
A hard, wide object used for crushing walls or the ground.

المِرْدَاسnoun

1.
crushing toolclassical
A hard, wide object used for crushing walls or the ground.
2.
headclassical
The head of a person.

عَبَّاس بْنُ مِرْدَاسname

1.
Companion poetclassical
A Companion of the Prophet, known for his poetry, bravery, and generosity.

رَدِيسadjective

1.
pushingclassical
A man who is forceful or pushes others.

المُرَادَسَةnoun

1.
throwing at each otherclassical
The act of throwing things at each other, like a contest or skirmish.

تَرَدَّسَverb

1.
to fall downclassical
To fall down from one's place, often implying a sudden or uncontrolled descent.

رودسname

1.
Rhodes
An island in the Mediterranean Sea, located in the Aegean Sea opposite Alexandria.

Parallel reading

ردس القوم: رماهم بحجر

He threw stones at the people.

و الحائط والأرض: دكه بشيء صلب عريض

And the wall and the ground: he crushed it with a hard, wide object.

و الحجر بالحجر يردسه ويردسه: كسره

And stone against stone, he broke it.

و بالشيء: ذهب به

And with the thing: he took it away.

والمرداس: الرأس

And al-Mirdas: the head.

وعباس بن مرداس السلمي: صحابي شاعر شجاع سخي

And Abbas ibn Mirdas al-Sulami: a Companion, a poet, brave and generous.

ورجل رديس، كسكيت وكصبور: دفوع

And a man Radees, like uskoor and kasboor: pushing.

والمرادسة: المراماة

And al-Muradasah: the act of throwing at each other.

وتردس من مكانه: تردى

And he fell from his place: he fell down.

وجزيرة رودس، بضم الراء وكسر الدال: ببحر الروم حيال الإسكندرية

And the island of Rhodes, with damma on the ra and kasra on the dal: in the Mediterranean Sea opposite Alexandria.