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الشرص

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns physical features related to the head and face, such as the temples, forelocks, and cheeks. It also extends to concepts of physical attributes like robustness, harshness, and specific actions like pulling or wrestling.

Derived headwords

الشَّرْصnoun
  1. 1.
    receding hairlineboth

    A receding hairline, specifically the part near the temple.

  2. 2.
    depression on a camel's noseclassical

    A depression on the nose of a she-camel, which is a groove to which the reins are tied for better control.

  3. 3.
    wrestling holdclassical

    In wrestling, placing one's opponent on their hip to throw them down.

  4. 4.
    elevated groundclassical

    A rough or elevated part of the ground.

  5. 5.
    first steps of a young camelclassical

    The initial steps taken by a young camel.

  6. 6.
    pullingclassical

    The act of pulling or tugging.

  7. 7.
    harshnessclassical

    Roughness or severity.

  8. 8.
    thicknessclassical

    Bulkiness or thickness.

شَرَصَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to insultclassical

    To insult someone with words, to revile them.

شرصه بكلامه: سبعه به — He insulted him with his words, reviled him.
المَشْرُوصadjective
  1. 1.
    insultedclassical

    One who has been insulted or reviled.

المِشْرَاصnoun
  1. 1.
    curved iron toolclassical

    A bent iron tool used to gently prod a donkey between its shoulders.

الشَّرِيصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    cheekboth

    The cheek, specifically the fleshy part.

الشَّرْوَاصadjective
  1. 1.
    large and softclassical

    Large and soft, describing anything.

الشَّرْصَتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    sides of the foreheadclassical

    The two sides of the forehead, from where the receding hairlines begin.

شَرَصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    receding hairlineboth

    A receding hairline near the temple.

شَرَاصnoun
  1. 1.
    receding hairlinesboth

    Plural of شرصة, referring to receding hairlines.

شَرَائِصnoun
  1. 1.
    cheeksboth

    Plural of شريصة, referring to cheeks.

Parallel reading

الشرص، بالكسر: النزعة عند الصدغ
Al-sharṣ, with kasrah: the receding hairline near the temple.
والشرصتان: ناحيتا الناصية، ومنهما تبدأ النزعتان
And al-sharṣatān: the two sides of the forehead, from which the two receding hairlines begin.
وبالتحريك: فقر يفقر على أنف الناقة، وهو حز يعطف عليه ثني زمامها، فتكون أطوع وأسرع
And with harakah: a depression on the nose of a she-camel, which is a groove to which the bend of its reins is attached, so it becomes more obedient and faster.
و في الصراع: أن يضعه على وركه، فيصرعه
And in wrestling: to place him on his hip, so he throws him down.
والغلظ من الأرض
And the rough ground.
وبالفتح: أول مشي الحوار
And with fatḥah: the first steps of the young camel.
والجذب، والشدة، والغلظة
And pulling, and harshness, and thickness.
شرصه بكلامه: سبعه به
He insulted him with his words: he reviled him.
والمشروص: المقروص
And al-mashrūṣ: the one who has been stung or insulted.
والمشراص: حديدة مثنية يغمز بها بين كتفي الحمار غمزا لطيفا
And al-mishrāṣ: a bent iron tool used to gently prod a donkey between its shoulders.
والشريصة: الوجنة
And al-sharīṣah: the cheek.
والشرواص، بالكسر: الضخم الرخو من كل شيء
And al-sharwāṣ, with kasrah: the large and soft of anything.