الغرض

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of a target, goal, or objective. It extends to meanings related to desire, longing, and impatience, as well as freshness and newness. It also encompasses actions of filling, emptying, and preparing food or drink, and physical attributes like leanness or plumpness.

Derived headwords

الغَرَضnoun

1.
goal, objectiveboth
A target that is aimed at or a purpose to be achieved.
2.
boredom, wearinessboth
A feeling of ennui, tedium, or being fed up.
3.
longing, eagernessboth
A strong desire or yearning for something.
4.
fearclassical
A feeling of apprehension or dread.

هدف يرمى فيه — a target that is shot at

أغراضnoun

1.
goals, objectivesboth
Plural of الغرض (goal, objective).
2.
needs, purposesboth
The various requirements or intentions behind an action.

غَرَضَverb

1.
to be fresh, tenderboth
To become young, tender, and succulent, like a new shoot or fruit.

غرض الشيء غرضا، كصغر صغرا — the thing became fresh, like a child became young

غَرِيضadjective

1.
fresh, tenderboth
Describing something that is young, new, and succulent, especially plants or meat.
2.
excellent singerclassical
A highly skilled and accomplished singer.
3.
rainwaterclassical
Water from rain, implying freshness.
4.
white and tenderclassical
Describing anything that is both white and soft or tender.

المَغْرُوضadjective

1.
fresh, tenderclassical
Similar to غريض, referring to something fresh and tender, especially rain water.

الإغْرِيضnoun

1.
freshness, tendernessclassical
The state of being fresh and tender, particularly referring to the early stage of fruit development.

غَرَضَverb

1.
to fillboth
To fill a container, such as a vessel or waterskin, to its capacity.
2.
to fill partiallyboth
To fill something but leave it short of being completely full.
3.
to churn (waterskin)classical
To churn the contents of a waterskin, and then pour it out to serve.
4.
to wean (lamb)classical
To wean a lamb before it is ready.
5.
to pick, to takeboth
To pick or take something when it is fresh and tender.

غرض الإناء يغرضه: ملأه — he filled the vessel

ونقصه عن الملء، ضد — and to reduce it from being full, its opposite

أغْرَضَverb

1.
to fillboth
To fill a container, similar to غَرَضَ.

كأغرضه — like filling it

غَرَضnoun

1.
strap, girthboth
A strap or band used for securing something, like a saddle or a pack on a camel.
2.
incomplete ravineclassical
A side branch of a valley that is not fully formed or complete.
3.
waterholeclassical
A place where water was left unattended or unused.
4.
twistingclassical
The act of twisting or turning.
5.
becoming leanclassical
The state of being plump and then becoming lean, with remaining leanness in the body.
6.
handclassical
The hand.
7.
hasteningclassical
The act of doing something prematurely or before its proper time.

الغرض للرحل: كالحزام للسرج — the girth for a rider: like the girth for a saddle

غُرُوضnoun

1.
straps, girthsboth
Plural of غرض (strap, girth).
2.
leannessclassical
The state of being lean or emaciated.

فيبقى في جسده غروض — and leanness remains in his body

أغراضnoun

1.
straps, girthsboth
Plural of غرض (strap, girth).

الغَرَضَةnoun

1.
strap, girthboth
A strap or band, similar to الغرض.

غَرَضَانnoun

1.
incomplete ravineclassical
A side branch of a valley that is not fully formed.
2.
waterholeclassical
A place where water was left unattended.

المِغْرَضnoun

1.
girth, strapboth
A strap or girth used for a camel, similar to a saddle girth for a horse.

المغرض، كمنزل، من البعير: كالمحزم للفرس — the girth, like 'manzil', from a camel: like the girth for a horse

غُرُوضُهُnoun

1.
folds, creasesclassical
The folds or creases of a garment when it is folded.

وطوى الثوب على غروضه، أي: غروره — and he folded the garment upon its folds, i.e., its creases

غَرَضَانnoun

1.
nasal passagesclassical
The two passages that descend from the nasal bone on both sides of the nose.

وفي الأنف غرضان، بالضم: وهو ما انحدر من قصبة الأنف من جانبيه جميعا — And in the nose are two passages, with damma: which is what descends from the nasal bone from both its sides

الغَارِضadjective

1.
long (nose)classical
Describing a nose that is long.
2.
arriving early (at water)classical
Describing someone who comes to a watering place early in the morning.

أغْرَضَverb

1.
to prepare fresh doughclassical
To prepare fresh dough for baking, not using leftover dough from the previous day.

أغرض لهم غريضا: عجن عجينا ابتكره، ولم يطعمهم بائتا — he prepared fresh dough for them: he kneaded a dough he innovated, and did not feed them stale dough

غَرِيضًاadjective

1.
freshly madeclassical
Describing something that is newly made or prepared, especially dough.

غَرَضَverb

1.
to tie (camel)classical
To tie a camel using the 'gharaḍa' strap.

والناقة: شدها بالغرضة، كغرضها غرضا — and the she-camel: he tied her with the strap, like he tied her with the strap

تَغَرَّضَverb

1.
to eat fresh meatclassical
To eat fresh, tender meat and enjoy it.

غرض تغريضا: أكل اللحم الغريض، وتفكه — he ate fresh meat and enjoyed it

تَغَرَّضَverb

1.
to break without shatteringclassical
Describing a branch that bends or breaks but does not shatter into pieces.

وتغرض الغصن: انكسر ولم يتحطم — and the branch broke without shattering

غَارَضَverb

1.
to bring camels to water earlyclassical
To bring one's camels to the watering place in the early morning.

وغارض إبله: أوردها بكرة — and he brought his camels to water early: he brought them in the morning

Parallel reading

الغرض، محركة: هدف يرمى فيه

The 'gharaḍ', with haraka: a target that is shot at.

والضجر، والملال، والشوق، غرض كفرح فيهما، والمخافة.

And boredom, weariness, and longing; 'gharaḍ' like 'faraḥ' in both, and fear.

وغرض الشيء غرضا، كصغر صغرا، فهو غريض، أي: طري.

And the thing became fresh, like a child became young, so it is 'gharīḍ', meaning: tender.

والغريض: المغني المجيد، وماء المطر، كالمغروض، وكل أبيض طري، والطلع، كالإغريض فيهما.

And 'gharīḍ': the excellent singer, and rainwater, like 'maghrūḍ', and everything white and tender, and the early fruit, like 'ighrīḍ' in both.

وغرض الإناء يغرضه: ملأه، كأغرضه، ونقصه عن الملء، ضد،

And he filled the vessel, he fills it: he filled it, like he filled it, and he reduced it from being full, its opposite,

والسقاء: مخضه فإذا ثمر، صبه فسقاه القوم،

And the waterskin: he churned it, and when it produced butter, he poured it out and gave it to the people to drink,

والسخل: فطمه قبل إناه،

And the lamb: he weaned it before its time,

والشيء: اجتناه طريا، أو أخذه كذلك، كغرضه فيهما.

And the thing: he picked it when it was fresh, or took it as such, like he picked it in both senses.

والغرض للرحل: كالحزام للسرج ج: غروض وأغراض، كالغرضة، بالضم ج: ككتب وكتب،

And the 'gharaḍ' for the rider: like the girth for the saddle, pl. 'ghurūḍ' and 'aghrāḍ', like 'al-gharaḍa', with damma, pl. like 'kutub' and 'kutub',

وشعبة في الوادي غير كاملة، أو أكبر من الهجيج ج: غرضان، بالضم والكسر،

And a branch in the valley that is incomplete, or larger than the 'hajj', pl. 'gharaḍān', with damma and kasra,

وموضع ماء تركته فلم تجعل فيه شيئا، والتثني، وأن يكون سمينا فيهزل، فيبقى في جسده غروض،

And a waterhole that you left and put nothing in it, and twisting, and to be fat then become lean, so leanness remains in his body,

والكف، وإعجال الشيء عن وقته.

And the hand, and hastening something before its time.

والمغرض، كمنزل، من البعير: كالمحزم للفرس.

And the 'maghraḍ', like 'manzil', from a camel: like the girth for a horse.

وطوى الثوب على غروضه، أي: غروره.

And he folded the garment upon its folds, i.e., its creases.

وفي الأنف غرضان، بالضم: وهو ما انحدر من قصبة الأنف من جانبيه جميعا.

And in the nose are two passages, with damma: which is what descends from the nasal bone from both its sides.

والغارض من الأنوف: الطويل، ومن ورد الماء باكرا.

And 'al-ghāriḍ' from noses: the long, and from those who came to the water early.

وأغرض لهم غريضا: عجن عجينا ابتكره، ولم يطعمهم بائتا.

And he prepared fresh dough for them: he kneaded a dough he innovated, and did not feed them stale dough.

والناقة: شدها بالغرضة، كغرضها غرضا.

And the she-camel: he tied her with the strap, like he tied her with the strap.

وغرض تغريضا: أكل اللحم الغريض، وتفكه.

And he ate fresh meat and enjoyed it.

وتغرض الغصن: انكسر ولم يتحطم.

And the branch broke without shattering.

وغارض إبله: أوردها بكرة.

And he brought his camels to water early: he brought them in the morning.