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عضرس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to intense cold, often personified or associated with harsh conditions. It also extends to describe a type of plant and, metaphorically, the sharp teeth of hunting dogs.

Derived headwords

العَضْرَسnoun
  1. 1.
    intense coldclassical

    Severe cold, often personified or described as a harsh condition.

  2. 2.
    hailclassical

    Hail, described as 'the حب الغمام' (the grain of the clouds).

  3. 3.
    plantclassical

    A type of plant, mentioned in poetic contexts.

العَضَارِسnoun
  1. 1.
    intense coldclassical

    Severe cold, similar to العَضْرَس.

عَضَارِسnoun
  1. 1.
    intense coldclassical

    Severe cold, used as a plural form.

عَضَارِسnoun
  1. 1.
    sharp teethclassical

    Describing the sharp, prominent teeth, particularly of hunting dogs, implying ferocity.

Parallel reading

العضرس: البرد، وهو حب الغمام.
Al-'Adras: the cold, and it is the hail of the clouds.
محرجة حص كأن عيونها * إذا أذن القناص بالصيد عضرس
They are hunting dogs, strong and firm, as if their eyes were sharp-toothed when the hunter gives permission for the hunt.
أبرد من عضرس
Colder than 'Adras.
تضحك عن ذي أشر عضارس
She laughs, revealing sharp, prominent teeth.
والعير ينفخ في المكنان قد كتنت * منه جحافله والعضرس الثجر
And the wild ass pants in the Maskan plant, its flanks having become heavy, and the plant is the Thajr.
يظل بالعضرس حرباؤها * كأنه قرم مسامى أشر
Its chameleon remains in the 'Adras plant, as if it were a proud, sharp-toothed man.