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عرت

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes a state of violent shaking, trembling, or flickering. It is applied to spears that shake intensely and to lightning that flashes and moves erratically.

Derived headwords

عَرَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to shake violentlyboth

    To shake or tremble intensely, often with a sense of uncontrolled movement.

عَرْتًاnoun
  1. 1.
    violent shakingclassical

    The act or state of shaking violently; intense trembling or agitation.

عَرَاتadjective
  1. 1.
    shaking intenselyclassical

    Describing something that shakes or trembles with great intensity, particularly a spear.

  2. 2.
    flickeringclassical

    Describing lightning that flashes and moves erratically.

Parallel reading

الرمح يعرت عرتا
The spear shakes violently.
إذا اضطرب
when it shakes violently.
وكذلك البرق، إذا لمع واضطرب
And likewise lightning, when it flashes and moves erratically.
يقال برق عرات
It is said of lightning: 'barqun 'arātun' (flickering lightning).
ورمح عرات
And a spear ('rumhun 'arātun') is used.
للشديد الاضطراب
for intense shaking.