ضرس

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

The root ضرس (ḍ-r-s) primarily relates to teeth, specifically molars, and by extension, to biting, harshness, and roughness. It also extends to meanings of hardship, testing, and rough terrain.

Derived headwords

الضِّرْسnoun

1.
the tooth (molar)both
the tooth (molar)
2.
dullness in the teethboth
dullness in the teeth

ضَرُوسnoun

1.
sparse rain (pl.)classical
Plural of ضرس (ḍirs), referring to scattered patches of rain.
2.
biting (female animal)classical
A female animal, particularly a camel, that is ill-tempered and bites its milker.

ضَرَسَverb

1.
to bite fiercelyboth
To bite with the molars, indicating a strong and severe bite.
2.
to test (a projectile)classical
To test or gauge an arrow, likely by biting it to check its quality.
3.
to be harsh uponclassical
When time or circumstances are harsh or severe upon someone.

ضِرْسnoun

1.
fierce bitingboth
The act of biting severely with the molars.

ضَرَسَتْverb

1.
she bit fiercelyboth
Past tense, feminine singular form of ضرس (ḍarasa), meaning she bit fiercely.

ضَرَسَهاverb

1.
it bit herboth
The verb ضرس (ḍarasa) with the object pronoun 'her'.

ضَرَسَتْهُمverb

1.
it bit themboth
The verb ضرس (ḍarasa) with the object pronoun 'them'.

ضَرُوسadjective

1.
ill-tempered, bitingclassical
Describing a female animal, especially a camel, that is ill-tempered and bites its milker, often due to being protective of its young.

الضُّرُوسnoun

1.
stones lining a wellclassical
Stones used to line the walls of a well.

مَضْرُوسَةadjective

1.
lined with stonesclassical
A well that has been lined with stones.

ضَرِيسadjective

1.
lined with stonesclassical
Describing a well that has been lined with stones.

أَضْرَسَverb

1.
to trouble, to agitateclassical
To cause someone distress, worry, or agitation.

ضَرَّسَverb

1.
to test thoroughly, to make experiencedclassical
To test someone or something severely, making them experienced or hardened, often through hardship or war.

مُضَرَّسadjective

1.
experienced, testedclassical
One who has experienced or been tested by matters, especially hardships or wars.
2.
a type of patterned clothclassical
A specific kind of woven fabric or embroidery.

حَرَّةٌ مُضَرَّسَةٌadjective

1.
rocky terrain (like dog teeth)classical
A stony or rocky desert area where the stones are sharp and jagged, resembling dog teeth.

مَضْرُوسَةadjective

1.
rocky terrain (like dog teeth)classical
Describing a stony or rocky desert area with sharp, jagged stones.

تَضَارُسَverb

1.
to be unevenclassical
Used to describe a building or structure that is not built evenly or is irregular.

أَخْرَسُ أَضْرَسadjective

1.
mute and rough-voicedclassical
A descriptive phrase for someone who is mute and has a rough or harsh voice, often used as an emphatic addition.

ضَرْسnoun

1.
tooth sensitivityboth
A dullness or sensitivity in the teeth caused by consuming something sour.

ضَرِسَverb

1.
teeth became sensitiveboth
Past tense verb indicating that teeth have become sensitive or dull from sourness.

ضَرِسadjective

1.
harsh, ill-temperedclassical
Describing a person who is difficult to deal with, harsh in disposition, or ill-tempered.

Parallel reading

الضرس: السن، وهو مذكر ما دام له هذا الاسم، لأن الأسنان كلها إناث إلا الأضراس والأنياب.

The molar tooth: the tooth, and it is masculine as long as it bears this name, because all teeth are feminine except for the molars and canines.

وربما جمع على ضروس.

And it may be pluralized as 'ḍurūs'.

وما ذكر فإن يكبر فأنثى * شديد الازم ليس له ضروس

And if what is male grows, it becomes female; intensely gripping, it has no molars.

والضرس أيضا: أكمة خشنة.

And 'al-ḍirs' also: a rough hillock.

والضرس أيضا: المطرة القليلة، والجمع ضروس.

And 'al-ḍirs' also: a little rain, and the plural is 'ḍurūs'.

يقال وقعت في الارض ضروس من مطر، إذا وقعت فيها قطع متفرقة.

It is said, 'A sparse rain fell on the land,' meaning patches of scattered rain fell upon it.

والضرس بالفتح: العض الشديد بالأضراس.

And 'al-ḍirs' (with fatḥa) is: the severe biting with the molars.

يقال: ضرست السهم، إذا عجمته.

It is said: 'He tested the arrow,' meaning he gauged it.

وأسمر من قداح النبع فرع * به علمان من عقب وضرس

And a dark shaft from the naba tree's branches, with two marks of origin and testing.

وضرسهم الزمان: اشتد عليهم.

And time tested them severely: it became harsh upon them.

وناقة ضروس: سيئة الخلق تعض حالبها.

And a 'nāqah ḍarūs': ill-tempered, biting her milker.

ومننه قولهم: " هي بجن ضراسها ", أي بحدثان نتاجها.

And from it is their saying: 'She is with the demons of her biting,' meaning at the time of her giving birth.

عطفنا لهم عطف الضروس من الملا * بشهباء لا يمشي الضراء رقيبها

We turned to them with the gentleness of the ill-tempered one from the high ground, with a swift she-camel whose watcher cannot tread.

والضروس بضم الضاد: الحجارة التى طويت بها البئر.

And 'al-ḍurūs' (with ḍamm) are: the stones with which the well was lined.

وبئر مضروسة وضريس، أي مطوية بالحجارة.

And a 'bi'r maḍrūsah' and 'ḍarīs', meaning lined with stones.

وأضرسه أمر كذا: أقلقه.

And such-and-such matter troubled him: it agitated him.

وضرسته الحروب تضريسا، أي جربته وأحكمته.

And wars tested him severely, meaning they experienced him and made him skilled.

والرجل مضرس.

And the man is 'muḍarras'.

والمضرس الذي جرب الامور.

And 'al-muḍarris' is one who has experienced matters.

وتقول أيضا: ربط مضرس، لضرب من الوشي.

And you also say: 'ribāṭ muḍarras', for a type of embroidery.

وحرة مضرسة ومضروسة: فيها حجارة كأضراس الكلاب، عن أبى عبيد.

And a 'ḥarrah muḍarrasah' and 'maḍrūsah': containing stones like dog's teeth, according to Abu Ubayd.

وتضارس البناء، إذا لم يستو.

And the building is 'tadaarasa', if it is not level.

ورجل أخرس أضرس، إتباع له.

And a mute man, rough-voiced ('akhras aḍras'), as an appositive to him.

والضرس بالتحريك: كلال في السن من تناول شئ حامض.

And 'al-ḍars' (with taḥrīk) is: dullness in the teeth from consuming something sour.

وقد ضرست أسنانه بالكسر.

And his teeth have become sensitive (ḍarisat).

ورجل ضرس شرس، أي صعب الخلق.

And a man is 'ḍaris sharis', meaning difficult in disposition.