عرس

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root عرس (ʿrs) primarily relates to marriage, weddings, and the associated celebrations and people. It extends to meanings of nesting, dens, and even specific types of structures or colors, as well as states of confusion or stillness.

Derived headwords

العَرُوسnoun

1.
an adjective that applies equally to a man and a woman as long as they are in their wedding celebrationsboth
an adjective that applies equally to a man and a woman as long as they are in their wedding celebrations

عَرُوسnoun

1.
wifeclassical
The wife of a man.
2.
lionessclassical
A female lion.

عُرْسnoun

1.
plural of 'rajul ʿarūs' (groom)both
plural of 'rajul ʿarūs' (groom)
2.
Do not say 'ʿarrasa'; the common people say it.both
Do not say 'ʿarrasa'; the common people say it.

أَعْرَاسnoun

1.
plural of 'al-ʿurs'both
plural of 'al-ʿurs'

عَرائِسnoun

1.
plural of 'imraʾah ʿarūs' (bride)both
plural of 'imraʾah ʿarūs' (bride)

ابن عِرْسnoun

1.
a small animal, pluralized as 'banāt ʿirs' (weasel)both
a small animal, pluralized as 'banāt ʿirs' (weasel)

بَنات عِرْسnoun

1.
plural of 'ibn ʿirs'both
plural of 'ibn ʿirs'

العِرْسِيّnoun

1.
dye colorclassical
A specific color of dye, resembling the color of a weasel.

العَرْسnoun

1.
a man's wifeboth
a man's wife
2.
the plural is 'aʿrās'both
the plural is 'aʿrās'
3.
wedding feast food, masculine and feminineboth
wedding feast food, masculine and feminine

بيت مُعَرَّسnoun

1.
warmed houseclassical
A house that has been constructed with an inner wall for warmth, as described for العَرْس (al-ʿars).

أَعْرَسَverb

1.
meaning, he held a wedding feastboth
meaning, he held a wedding feast

أَعْرَسَverb

1.
meaning, he held a wedding feastboth
meaning, he held a wedding feast

عَرَّسَverb

1.
plural of 'rajul ʿarūs' (groom)both
plural of 'rajul ʿarūs' (groom)
2.
Do not say 'ʿarrasa'; the common people say it.both
Do not say 'ʿarrasa'; the common people say it.

عَرَسَverb

1.
plural of 'rajul ʿarūs' (groom)both
plural of 'rajul ʿarūs' (groom)
2.
Do not say 'ʿarrasa'; the common people say it.both
Do not say 'ʿarrasa'; the common people say it.

عَرَسٌnoun

1.
plural of 'rajul ʿarūs' (groom)both
plural of 'rajul ʿarūs' (groom)
2.
Do not say 'ʿarrasa'; the common people say it.both
Do not say 'ʿarrasa'; the common people say it.

التَّعْرِيسnoun

1.
the stopping of people on a journey at the end of the night to rest for a while, then they departboth
the stopping of people on a journey at the end of the night to rest for a while, then they depart

مُعَرِّسnoun

1.
a place (with shaddah)both
a place (with shaddah)
2.
a place (like 'mukhraj')both
a place (like 'mukhraj')

العَرِيسnoun

1.
lion's denboth
lion's den

العُرَيْسَةnoun

1.
lion's denboth
lion's den

العِرَاسnoun

1.
rope for tying camelclassical
The rope used to tie a camel's neck to its foreleg when it is kneeling.

Parallel reading

العروس نعت، يستوي فيه الرجل والمرأة ما داما في إعراسهما.

The bridegroom/bride is an adjective, applying equally to the man and the woman as long as they are in their wedding state.

رجل عروس من رجال عرس

A bridegroom from among bridegrooms.

امرأة عروس من نساء عرائس

A bride from among brides.

كاد العروس يكون أميرا

The bridegroom was almost a prince.

والعرس بالكسر: امرأة الرجل

And 'al-ʿurs' (with kasra) is the man's wife.

ولبؤة الأسد

And the lioness.

ليث هزبر مدل عند خيسته * بالرقمتين له أجر وأعراس *

A mighty lion, proud, near its lair; at al-Raqmatayn, it has reward and lionesses.

وابن عرس: دويبة تسمى بالفارسية " راسو "

And 'ibn ʿirs' is a small animal called 'rasu' in Persian.

ويجمع على بنات عرس.

And its plural is 'banāt ʿirs'.

والعرسي: لون من الصبغ، شبه بلون ابن عرس.

And 'al-ʿirsī' is a type of dye, resembling the color of a weasel.

والعرس بالفتح: حائط يجعل بين حائطي البيت الشتوي لا يبلغ به أقصاه، ثم يسقف، ليكون البيت أدفأ.

And 'al-ʿars' (with fatha) is a wall built between the two walls of a winter house, not reaching its end, then roofed, to make the house warmer.

ويسمى بالفارسية " بيچه ".

And it is called 'bicheh' in Persian.

يقال بيت معرس.

It is said, 'a warmed house'.

والعرس: طعام الوليمة، يذكر ويؤنث.

And 'al-ʿurs' is the food of the feast, used as masculine and feminine.

إنا وجدنا عرس الحناط * لثيمة مذمومة الحواط *

Indeed, we found the feast of the grain merchants, a detested gift of the walls.

وقد أعرس فلان، أي اتخذ عرسا.

So-and-so has held a wedding feast, meaning he prepared a feast.

وأعرس بأهله، إذا بنى (1) بها، وكذلك إذا غشيها.

And he consummated his marriage with his wife, meaning he built a home with her, and likewise if he had intercourse with her.

يعرس أبكارا بها وعنسا * أكرم عرس باءة إذ أعرسا *

He consummates virgins and non-virgins with them; the most honorable consummation when he consummated.

وعرست البعير أعرسه بالضم عرسا، أي شددت عنقه إلى ذراعه وهو بارك.

And I tied the camel, I tie it (with damma) a tying, meaning I secured its neck to its foreleg while it was kneeling.

واسـم ذلك الحبل العراس.

And the name of that rope is 'al-ʿirās'.

والعرس، بالتحريك: الدهش.

And 'al-ʿaras' (with haraka) is bewilderment.

وقد عرس الرجل بالكسر، أي دهش، فهو عرس.

And the man was bewildered (with kasra), meaning he was stunned, so he is 'ʿaras'.

والتعريس: نزول القوم في السفر من آخر الليل، يقعون فيه وقعة للاستراحة ثم يرتحلون.

And 'al-taʿrīs' is the stopping of people during travel in the latter part of the night, where they alight for a rest before they depart.

والموضع معرس ومعرس.

And the place is 'muʿarris' and 'muʿarras'.

والعريس بالتشديد والعريسة: مأوى الاسد.

And 'al-ʿarīs' (with shadda) and 'al-ʿuraysah' is the lion's den.