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الشرس

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns negative character traits such as bad temper, harshness, and aggression. It extends to describe difficult or harsh conditions, aggressive animals, and even specific agricultural or craft-related terms.

Derived headwords

الشَّرِسadjective
  1. 1.
    bad-temperedboth

    Characterized by a bad disposition, ill temper, and a tendency towards conflict.

  2. 2.
    harshboth

    Describing something that is rough, severe, or difficult.

الشَّرَاسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bad temperboth

    The state or quality of being ill-tempered, aggressive, or difficult to deal with.

  2. 2.
    fiercenessboth

    The quality of being fierce, especially in combat or in consumption of food.

شَرِسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    ill-temperedboth

    Having a bad temper or disposition.

شَرِيسadjective
  1. 1.
    ill-temperedboth

    Possessing a bad temper or a harsh disposition.

  2. 2.
    fierceclassical

    Describing a lion or other fierce animal.

أَشْرَسadjective
  1. 1.
    fierceboth

    Bold and aggressive, especially in combat.

  2. 2.
    lionclassical

    Used metaphorically to refer to a lion.

شَرِسٌ (شجر)noun
  1. 1.
    thorn bushclassical

    A small thorny shrub, specifically a type of acacia or similar plant.

الشَّرِس (بالكسر)noun
  1. 1.
    thorn bushclassical

    A small thorny shrub.

شَرِسَ، كَفَرِحَverb
  1. 1.
    to graze persistentlyclassical

    To continue grazing for an extended period, often implying thoroughness.

  2. 2.
    to endear oneselfclassical

    To behave in a way that gains affection or favor from people.

شَرِسَ، كَنَصَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to eat voraciouslyboth

    To consume food with great intensity or greed.

شَرَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be harshboth

    To act in a harsh or severe manner, especially in speech or treatment.

تَشَارَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to become enemiesboth

    To act antagonistically towards one another; to become adversaries.

مُشَارَسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    harshness in dealingboth

    Severity or roughness in interpersonal interactions or transactions.

شِرَاس (بالكسر)noun
  1. 1.
    cobbler's best pasteclassical

    The finest quality paste or adhesive used by shoemakers.

  2. 2.
    harshness in dealingboth

    Severity or roughness in interpersonal interactions or transactions.

إِشْرَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    cobbler's pasteclassical

    A term used by physicians for the paste used by shoemakers.

شَرَسٌ (بالضم)noun
  1. 1.
    scab on camels' lipsclassical

    A condition of scabs or sores on the lips of camels.

إِبِلٌ مَشْرُوسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    camels with scabby lipsclassical

    Camels afflicted with sores or scabs on their lips.

شَرَسٌ (جذب)noun
  1. 1.
    pulling a she-camel's halterclassical

    The act of forcefully pulling the halter of a she-camel.

  2. 2.
    rough talkclassical

    Speaking to a companion with harsh or coarse words.

مَرْسُ الجِلْدnoun
  1. 1.
    skin abrasionclassical

    The act of rubbing or chafing the skin, causing abrasion.

شَرِسَ الأَكْلadjective
  1. 1.
    voracious eaterboth

    Someone who eats with great intensity or greed.

الشَّرْسَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    thin white cloudclassical

    A light, white cloud, often appearing delicate.

أَرْضٌ شَرْسَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    harsh landclassical

    Land that is difficult, rugged, or severe.

أَرْضٌ شِرَاسadjective
  1. 1.
    harsh landclassical

    Land that is difficult, rugged, or severe.

لَمْ يُشَرِّسverb
  1. 1.
    did not consentclassical

    Did not agree or become pleased; remained unwilling.

Parallel reading

الشَّرْسُ، مُحَرَّكَةً: سُوءُ الخُلُقِ، وَشِدَّةُ الخِلَافِ
Al-sharsu, with harakah: bad disposition, and intensity of conflict.
وَكَالشَّرَاسَةِ وَالشَّرِيسِ
And like fierceness and the ill-tempered one.
وَهُوَ أشرَسُ وَشَرِسٌ وَشَرِيسٌ
And he is fiercer, ill-tempered, and harsh.
وَمَا صَغُرَ مِنْ شَجَرِ الشَّوْكِ، كَالشَّرْسِ، بِالكَسْرِ
And what is small of thorny trees, like al-shars, with kasr.
وَشَرِسَ، كَفَرِحَ: دَامَ عَلَى رَعْيِهِ، وَتَحَبَّبَ إِلَى النَّاسِ
And sharisa, like fariha: he persisted in his grazing, and endeared himself to people.
وَالأَشْرَسُ: الجَرِيءُ فِي القِتَالِ، وَالأَسَدُ، كَالشَّرِيسِ
And al-ashras: the brave in combat, and the lion, like al-sharis.
وَأَرْضٌ شَرْسَاءُ وَشِرَاسٌ، كَثَمَانٍ وَزَمَانٍ: شَدِيدَةٌ
And land is sharssaa' and shiraas, like thaman and zaman: severe.
وَالشِّرَاسُ، بِالكَسْرِ: أَفْضَلُ دِبَاقِ الأَسْكَفَةِ
And al-shiraas, with kasr: the best paste of the shoemakers.
وَالأَطِبَّاءُ يَقُولُونَ: إِشْرَاسٌ
And the physicians say: ishras.
وَالشَّرْسُ: جَذْبُكَ النَّاقَةَ بِالزِّمَامِ، وَمَرْسُ الجِلْدِ، وَأَنْ تَمْضَ صَاحِبَكَ بِالكَلامِ الغَلِيظِ
And al-shars: your pulling the she-camel by the halter, and chafing the skin, and that you vex your companion with coarse speech.
وَبِالضَّمِّ: الجَرَبُ فِي مَشَافِرِ الإِبِلِ
And with dammah: the scab on the lips of camels.
وَإِبِلٌ مَشْرُوسَةٌ
And camels are mashroosah.
وَالشَّرَاسَةُ: شِدَّةُ أَكْلِ المَاشِيَةِ
And al-sharaasah: the intensity of eating of the livestock.
وَإِنَّهُ لَشَرِسُ الأَكْلِ، وَقَدْ شَرِسَ، كَنَصَرَ
And indeed he is sharis al-akl, and he has sharisa, like nasara.
وَالمُشَارَسَةُ وَالشِّرَاسُ، بِالكَسْرِ: الشِّدَّةُ فِي المُعَامَلَةِ
And al-musharasah and al-shiraas, with kasr: the severity in dealing.
وَتَشَارَسُوا: تَعَادَوْا
And tasharasoo: they became enemies.
وَالشَّرْسَاءُ: السَّحَابَةُ الرَّقِيقَةُ البَيْضَاءُ
And al-sharssaa': the thin white cloud.
وَمِنْ أَمْثَالِهِمْ: "عَثَرَ بِأَشْرَسِ الدَّهْرِ"، أَيْ بِالشِّدَّةِ
And among their proverbs: 'He stumbled upon the harshest of times', meaning with severity.
وَهَذَا جَمَلٌ لَمْ يُشَرِّسْ: لَمْ يَرْضَ
And this camel has not been sharris: it has not consented.