ردس

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of throwing, particularly a heavy object, and by extension, going or disappearing. It also encompasses the idea of testing or probing, like dropping a stone into a well.

Derived headwords

رَدَسَverb

1.
to throwboth
To throw something, especially a heavy object, at someone or something.
2.
to goclassical
To go or disappear, often used in the context of not knowing where someone has gone.

أَرْدَسَverb

1.
to throwboth
To throw something, especially a heavy object, at someone or something. This is the Form IV of the verb.

رَدْسًاnoun

1.
throwingboth
The act of throwing, especially a heavy object.

رَادَسَverb

1.
to throwboth
To throw something, especially a heavy object, at someone or something. This is a variant form of the verb.

مُرَادَسَةnoun

1.
throwingboth
The act of throwing, especially a heavy object. This is the masdar of the verb رَادَسَ.

رَدِيسadjective

1.
heavyclassical
Describing a person who throws heavily or is associated with throwing.

مِرْدَاسnoun

1.
stone for testingclassical
A stone that is thrown into a well to determine if there is water.
2.
nameclassical
A proper name, derived from the meaning of throwing or testing.

Parallel reading

ردست القوم أردسهم ردسا، إذا رميتهم بحجر

I threw at the people, I threw at them with a stone.

فاردس أخاك بعبء مثل عتاب

So throw at your brother a burden like that of the Banu 'Itab.

يعني مثل بني عتاب

Meaning like the Banu 'Itab.

وكذلك رادست القوم مرادسة

And likewise, you engage with people in throwing (a variant form).

ورجل رديس، بالتشديد

And a man who is raddis (heavy thrower), with shadda.

والمرداس: حجر يرمى في البئر ليعلم أفيها ماء أم لا؟

And the mirdas: a stone thrown into a well to know if there is water in it or not?

ومنهم سمى الرجل

And from this, a man was named.

وما كان حصن ولا حابس يفوقان مرداس في المجمع

And neither Hisn nor Habis surpassed Mirdas in the gathering.

فكان الاخفش يجعله من ضرورة الشعر

And Al-Akhfash used to consider it a poetic license.

وأنكره المبرد، ولم يجوز في ضرورة الشعر ترك صرف ما ينصرف

And Al-Mubarrad rejected it, and did not permit in poetic license the omission of what should be inflected.

الراوية الصحيحة " يفوقان شيخي في مجمع "

The correct narration is 'they surpass my elder in the gathering'.

ويقال: ما أدرى أين ردس؟

And it is said: I do not know where he went?

أي أين ذهب

Meaning where he went.