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ورصت

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of laying eggs, specifically by a hen. It also extends to describe a woman's state when she has laid eggs and a man's state of relaxation or weakness, particularly in old age.

Derived headwords

وَرِصَتْverb
  1. 1.
    laid eggsboth

    The hen laid her eggs all at once.

أَوْرَصَتْverb
  1. 1.
    laid eggsboth

    The hen laid her eggs all at once.

وَرَّصَتْverb
  1. 1.
    laid eggsboth

    The hen laid her eggs all at once.

مِيراصadjective
  1. 1.
    laying eggsclassical

    A woman who lays eggs, referring to her state after laying.

تَوْرِيصnoun
  1. 1.
    relaxationclassical

    The state of an old man becoming relaxed, his strength waning, and his body becoming weak.

Parallel reading

وَرِصَتْ الدجاجة، كوعد، وأورصت وورصت: وضعت البيض بمرة.
The hen laid eggs, like 'wa'ada', and 'awraṣat' and 'warraṣat': she laid the eggs all at once.
وامرأة ميراص: تحدث إذا وطئت.
And a woman 'mīrāṣ': she becomes pregnant/fertile if she is mated with.
وورص الشيخ توريصا: استرخى حتار خورانه، وأبدى، ووهم الجوهري وهما فاضحا، فجعل الكل بالضاد.
And the old man 'warraṣa' a 'tawrīṣan': he relaxed, his strength diminished, and he became weak. Al-Jawhari made a revealing mistake, rendering it with the letter 'ḍād'.