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العلهاص

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of extracting, removing, or forcefully handling something. It extends to notions of intense treatment, coercion, and even food that is not properly cooked or tender.

Derived headwords

العَلْهَصnoun
  1. 1.
    Stopperboth

    The stopper or plug of a bottle.

عَلْهَصَهاverb
  1. 1.
    To extract its stopperclassical

    To treat or handle a bottle in order to extract its stopper.

عَلْهَصَ العينverb
  1. 1.
    To extract the eyeclassical

    To extract something from the head, specifically referring to the eye.

عَلْهَصَ فلاناًverb
  1. 1.
    To treat severelyclassical

    To treat someone with a severe or intense form of treatment.

نال شيئاًverb
  1. 1.
    To obtain somethingclassical

    To achieve or obtain something, implying a difficult acquisition.

عَلْهَصَ بالقومverb
  1. 1.
    To coerce themclassical

    To treat a group of people harshly, to coerce or force them.

لحمٌ مُعَلْهَصadjective
  1. 1.
    Undercooked meatclassical

    Meat that is not properly cooked or tender.

Parallel reading

العَلْهَص، بالكسر: صمام القارورة.
Al-'alhas, with a kasra: the stopper of the bottle.
وعَلْهَصَها: عالجها ليستخرج منها صمامها
And he 'alhas-ed it: he treated it to extract its stopper.
و العين: استخرجها من الرأس
And the eye: he extracted it from the head.
و فلانا: عالجه علاجا شديدا
And so-and-so: he treated him with a severe treatment.
و منه: نال شيئا
And from it: he obtained something.
و بالقوم: عنف بهم، وقسرهم
And with the people: he was harsh with them, and coerced them.
ولحمٌ مُعَلْهَص: ليس بنضيج.
And meat that is mu'alhas: is not ripe/cooked.