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العلوص

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to feelings of fullness, discomfort, and pain in the stomach, often associated with overeating. It also extends to terms for a specific type of plant used in cooking and a form of conflict or striking.

Derived headwords

العُلُوصnoun
  1. 1.
    Indigestionboth

    A feeling of fullness and discomfort in the stomach, often due to overeating.

  2. 2.
    Stomach acheboth

    Pain experienced in the abdominal region.

علصتverb
  1. 1.
    To cause indigestionclassical

    To afflict someone with indigestion or stomach pain.

تعليصاnoun
  1. 1.
    Indigestionclassical

    The act or state of suffering from indigestion.

العُلَّيْصnoun
  1. 1.
    Edible plantclassical

    A plant that is eaten as a condiment or used to make broth.

ابن ضمضمname
  1. 1.
    Kunyahclassical

    A kunyah (patronymic or descriptive name) referring to Abu Haritha and Jublah.

اعتَلَصَverb
  1. 1.
    To snatchclassical

    To seize or take something quickly and stealthily.

عِلْصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A small amountclassical

    A small portion or quantity of something, almost insignificant.

العَلَاصnoun
  1. 1.
    Strikingclassical

    The act of hitting or striking someone.

Parallel reading

العلوص، كسنور: التخمة، ووجع البطن
Al-'ulūs, like 'sunnūr': indigestion, and stomach ache.
وعلصت التخمة في معدته تعليصا
And indigestion afflicted his stomach, causing indigestion.
وكجميز: نبت يؤتدم به، ويتخذ منه المرق
And like 'jamīz': a plant used as a condiment, and from which broth is made.
وابن ضمضم: أبو حارثة وجبلة
And Ibn Ḍimḍim: Abu Haritha and Jublah.
واعتلص منه شيئا: أخذه علصة
And he snatched something from him: he took it as a 'ilṣah'.
وهي إلى القلة ما هي
And it is almost insignificant.
والعلاص: المضاربة
And al-'alāṣ: striking.