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العمروط

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a thief or someone who takes everything, often with connotations of being sly, cunning, or a rogue. It can also refer to a swift, bold, or cunning young man, or someone tall. Some derived terms relate to a woman's private parts or a specific type of thief.

Derived headwords

العَمْرُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    Thiefboth

    A person who steals, often implying a sly or opportunistic nature.

  2. 2.
    Destitute personclassical

    Someone who possesses nothing, is penniless or lacking resources.

  3. 3.
    Wicked personclassical

    An evil or malicious individual.

  4. 4.
    Rogueclassical

    A mischievous or unprincipled person, often a vagrant.

عَمَلِسadjective
  1. 1.
    Swift young manclassical

    Describes a young man who is quick, agile, and light on his feet.

  2. 2.
    Bold and strongclassical

    Characterizes someone who is courageous, fierce, and powerful.

  3. 3.
    Cunningclassical

    Refers to someone who is shrewd, artful, and a master strategist.

العِمْرِيطadjective
  1. 1.
    Tallboth

    Describes a person of great height.

العُمَارِطِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    Woman's large private partclassical

    A term referring to the vulva or vagina, specifically a large one.

لِصٌّ مُعَمْرِطnoun
  1. 1.
    Thief who takes allclassical

    A thief characterized by taking everything they find without leaving anything behind.

مُتَعَمِّرِطnoun
  1. 1.
    Thief who takes allclassical

    Similar to 'mu'amrit', this describes a thief who seizes all available possessions.

Parallel reading

العَمْرُوط، كعصفور: اللص
Al-'amruṭ, like 'aṣfūr: the thief.
ج: عمارطة وعماريط
Plural: 'amāriṭah and 'amārīṭ.
والذي لا شيء له
And he who has nothing.
والخبيث، أو المارد الصعلوك
And the wicked, or the rogue vagrant.
والعمرط، كعملس: الخفيف من الفتيان
And al-'amraṭ, like 'amlas: the swift among young men.
والجسور الشديد
And the bold, the strong.
والداهية
And the cunning one.
وكزبرج وبرقع: الطويل
And like 'uzabburj and burqu' : the tall.
والعمارطي، بالضم: فرج المرأة العظيم
And al-'umārṭī, with dammah: the great private part of a woman.
ولص معمرط ومتعمرط: يأخذ كل ما وجد
And a thief mu'amriṭ and muta'amriṭ: he takes all that he finds.