خرس

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to silence, muteness, and things that are quiet or lack sound. It also extends to specific types of food associated with childbirth and, metaphorically, to things that are scarce or insignificant.

Derived headwords

الخِرْسnoun

1.
doughclassical
A type of dough or uncooked food.
2.
childbirth foodclassical
Food prepared for a woman during childbirth.

خُرَاسnoun

1.
dough makerclassical
The person who makes the dough or food for childbirth.

الخِرْسnoun

1.
childbirth foodclassical
Food prepared for a woman during childbirth.

الخِرْسَةnoun

1.
childbirth foodclassical
The food prepared for the woman herself during childbirth.

خَرَسَverb

1.
From the verb pattern 'ṭariba'both
From the verb pattern 'ṭariba'

خَرِسَتْverb

1.
to be provided with childbirth foodclassical
To be given food during childbirth.

خَرُوسadjective

1.
scarceclassical
Describing something that is scarce or insignificant, like rabbits that are few in number.

الخَرْسnoun

1.
mutenessboth
The state of being mute or unable to speak.

أَخْرَسَهُ اللهverb

1.
God made muteclassical
A phrase invoking God to make someone mute.

كَتِيبَةٌ خَرْسَاءadjective

1.
silent armyclassical
A military unit that makes no sound due to its discipline, equipment, or the weight of its armor.

لَبَنٌ أَخْرَسadjective

1.
thickened milkclassical
Milk that has thickened or curdled, making no sound when moved in a container.

سَحَابَةٌ خَرْسَاءadjective

1.
silent cloudclassical
A cloud that produces no thunder or lightning.

عَلَمٌ أَخْرَسadjective

1.
silent landmarkclassical
A mountain or landmark from which no echo is heard.

الاخْمَاسnoun

1.
silenceclassical
The act or state of being silent.

خُرَاسَانِيّname

1.
from Khorasanboth
A nisba (نسبة) indicating origin from the region of Khorasan.

خُرَاسِيّname

1.
from Khorasanclassical
An alternative nisba (نسبة) indicating origin from the region of Khorasan.

خُرْسَانname

1.
people of Khorasanclassical
A plural form referring to people from Khorasan, similar to 'Sudanese' or 'White people'.

Parallel reading

الدن.

The dough.

ويقال للذي يعمله: خراس.

And the one who makes it is called a kharrās.

والخرس بالضم: طعام الولادة.

And al-khurs (with dammah) is the food of childbirth.

كل طعام تشتهى ربيعه * الخرس والاعذار والنقيعه *

Every food whose season is desired: the khurs, the 'idhār, and the naqī'ah.

وأما طعام النفساء نفسها فهي الخرسة.

As for the food for the woman in confinement herself, it is the khursah.

يقال: خرست على المرأة تخريسا، إذا أطعمت في ولادتها.

It is said: kharasta 'ala al-mar'ah takhrīsan, if you provided food for her during her childbirth.

وقد خرست هي، أي جعل لها الخرس.

And she has been given khurs, meaning food was prepared for her.

إذا النفساء لم تخرس ببكرها * غلاما ولم يسكت بحتر فطيمها *

If the woman in confinement was not given food for her firstborn son, nor was her weaned child quieted with something insignificant.

شركم حاضر وخيركم د * ر خروس من الارانب بكر *

Your evil is present, and your good is scarce, like a virgin rabbit.

والخرس، بالتحريك: مصدر الأخرس.

And al-khurs (with harakah) is the masdar of al-akhras (mute).

وأخرسه الله.

And God made him mute.

وكتيبة خرساء، هي التي لا تسمع لها صوتا من وقارهم في الحرب.

And a kharsā' (silent) army is one from which no sound is heard due to their solemnity in war.

وقال أبو عبيد: هي التي صمتت من كثرة الدروع ليست لها قعاقع.

Abu Ubayd said: It is one that is silent from the abundance of armor, having no clatter.

ولبن أخرس: أي خاثر لا صوت له في الإناء.

And 'akhras milk: meaning curdled milk that makes no sound in the container.

وسحابة خرساء: ليس فيها رعد ولا برق.

And a kharsā' (silent) cloud: it has no thunder or lightning.

وعلم أخرس، إذا لم يسمع في الجبل صوت صدى.

And an 'akhras (silent) landmark, if no echo is heard from the mountain.

والاخرماس: السكوت.

And al-ikhmās: silence.

والنسبة إلى خراسان: خرسى، وخراسى، وخراساني.

And the nisba to Khorasan: khursī, khurāsī, and khurāsānī.

ويقال هم خرسان، كما يقال: سودان وبيضان.

And they are called khursān, just as it is said: sudān (Blacks) and bayāḍ (Whites).

فمنه قول بشار: في البيت من خرسان لا تعاب * يعنى بناته.

And among this is the saying of Bishr: 'In the house of khursān, no fault can be found' - meaning his daughters.