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ارض

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the earth, land, and ground. It can also extend to concepts of settling, inhabiting, and the physical substance of the earth.

Derived headwords

أَرْضnoun
  1. 1.
    earthboth

    The planet Earth, or the ground beneath one's feet.

  2. 2.
    landboth

    A region or territory; a specific area of ground.

  3. 3.
    soilboth

    The substance of the earth, especially as a medium for plant growth.

أَرْض ذَرَبَاطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    single lump of clayclassical

    A specific term referring to a single, cohesive mass of clay or mud.

أَرْض ذَرَبَاطَة، أي: طينة واحدة — a single lump of clay, meaning: one clod of earth
ذَرَبَاطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lump of clayclassical

    A mass or lump of clay or mud.

ذَرِطَverb
  1. 1.
    to eat greedilyclassical

    To eat in an ugly, unpleasant, or gluttonous manner.

ذَرطَأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ugly eatingclassical

    The act of eating in an ugly, unpleasant, or gluttonous manner.

تَذَرطَيْتverb
  1. 1.
    to eat uglyclassical

    To have eaten in an ugly or gluttonous manner (passive form).

Parallel reading

ارض ذرباطة، أي: طينة واحدة.
A single lump of clay, meaning: one clod of earth.
والذرطأة: أكل قبيح.
And the ugly eating: eating in an ugly manner.
وقد ذرطيت يا فلان.
And you, so-and-so, have eaten ugly.