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السرس

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes impotence or lack of fertility in males, extending to general weakness. It also encompasses concepts of holding or retaining something, and a person of sound mind and good character, contrasting with bad disposition.

Derived headwords

السَّرْسnoun
  1. 1.
    Impotent manboth

    A man who is unable to have sexual intercourse or procreate.

  2. 2.
    Infertile male animalclassical

    A male animal, particularly a stallion, that is unable to impregnate females.

  3. 3.
    Weak personboth

    Someone who is generally weak or lacking in strength.

  4. 4.
    Pouch, bagclassical

    A pouch or bag used to hold or retain things.

سَرَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    To be impotentboth

    To be unable to perform sexually or procreate.

  2. 2.
    To be weakboth

    To be generally weak or lacking in strength.

  3. 3.
    To have bad characterboth

    To possess a disagreeable or ill-tempered disposition.

  4. 4.
    To be intelligentboth

    To possess intelligence, understanding, or wisdom.

  5. 5.
    To be prudentboth

    To be prudent, sensible, or judicious after a period of ignorance.

سِرِّيسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Impotentboth

    Describing a male who is unable to have sexual intercourse or procreate.

  2. 2.
    Weakboth

    Describing someone who is generally weak.

سُرُوسname
  1. 1.
    City in Africaboth

    A city located in Africa, near Ifriqiya, whose inhabitants are predominantly Ibadi Muslims.

مُسَرْسَسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Sharp, pointedclassical

    Describing something that is sharp or pointed, like a sharpened object.

سِرَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Pouch, bagclassical

    A pouch or bag used for holding things.

سِرْسَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Pouch, bagclassical

    A pouch or bag used for holding things.

Parallel reading

العنين، أو الذي لا يأتي النساء، أو من لا يولد له
The impotent one, or he who does not approach women, or he from whom no child is born.
والفحل لا يلقح
And the stallion that does not impregnate.
والضعيف
And the weak one.
والكيس الحافظ لما في يده
And the pouch that retains what is in one's hand.
وقد سرس، كفرح، في الكل
And he became impotent, like 'faraha', in all senses.
وساء خلقه
And his disposition became bad.
وعقل
And he became intelligent.
وحزم بعد جهل
And he became prudent after ignorance.
ومصحف مسرس، كمعظم: مشرز
And a musḥaf (copy of the Quran) that is sharpened, like 'mu'aẓẓam': pointed.
وسروس: د قرب إفريقية، أهلها إباضية
And Sirūs: a town near Ifriqiya, its people are Ibadi.
ج: سراس وسرساء
Plural: surās and sirsā'.