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الدرص

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to young animals, specifically the offspring of various small mammals like hedgehogs, rabbits, mice, and cats. It also extends to describe a young donkey foal, a specific idiom for someone whose affairs are managed by others, and a term for a cunning or dangerous situation. Figuratively, it can describe an old animal with worn teeth.

Derived headwords

الدَّرْصnoun
  1. 1.
    young of small animalsboth

    The young offspring of animals such as hedgehogs, rabbits, jerboas, mice, and cats.

دَرِيصnoun
  1. 1.
    donkey foalclassical

    Specifically, the young of a female donkey (jennet).

دَرِيص نَفَقَهother
  1. 1.
    one whose affairs are managedclassical

    A saying used for someone whose affairs are managed by others, implying they are easily manipulated or their interests are used against them.

أَدْرَاصnoun
  1. 1.
    young of small animals (pl.)both

    Plural form for the young offspring of small animals.

دَرْصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    young of small animals (sg.)both

    Singular form for the young offspring of small animals.

دَرْصَانnoun
  1. 1.
    young of small animals (pl.)both

    Another plural form for the young offspring of small animals.

دُرُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    young of small animals (pl.)both

    Another plural form for the young offspring of small animals.

أَم أَدْرَاصname
  1. 1.
    the cunning oneclassical

    A name or epithet for a cunning, dangerous, or formidable entity or situation.

دَرُوصadjective
  1. 1.
    swift (female camel)classical

    Describing a female camel that is swift or fast.

دَرْصَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    worn teeth (old age)both

    Describing an animal, particularly a camel, whose teeth have become worn or broken due to old age.

دَرِصَتْverb
  1. 1.
    teeth worn outboth

    The past tense verb form indicating that teeth have become worn out or broken, typically from old age.

Parallel reading

الدَّرْص: ولد القنفذ والأرنب واليربوع والفأرة والهرة ونحوها
Ad-darṣ: the young of the hedgehog, rabbit, jerboa, mouse, cat, and the like.
وبالكسر: جنين الأتان
And with the kasra: the fetus of a female donkey.
وضل دريص نفقه
And 'he lost his dirṣ, his nafaqa' (idiom).
يضرب لمن يعنى بأمره، ويعد حجة لخصمه، فينسى عند الحاجة
It is used for one whose affairs are managed, and whose argument is considered for his opponent, so he forgets it when needed.
ج: درصة وأدراص ms0819 ودرصان ودروص وأدرص
Plural: darṣah, adrāṣ, darṣān, durūṣ, and adraṣ.
وأم أدراص: الداهية
And Umm Adrāṣ: the cunning one/the calamity.
وناقة دروص: سريعة
And a durūṣ camel: swift.
ودرصاء: تكسرت أسنانها كبرا
And darṣā': her teeth broke from old age.
وقد درصت، كفرح
And she became darṣā', as in 'farḥa'.