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عمرس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of strength, robustness, and perhaps a specific type of animal or young male. The primary meanings revolve around powerful men and young, sturdy animals.

Derived headwords

العمرسadjective
  1. 1.
    strong, robust manclassical

    A strong and powerful man.

العمروسnoun
  1. 1.
    lambclassical

    A young sheep, specifically a lamb.

  2. 2.
    sturdy young manclassical

    A robust or sturdy young man.

العُمَرِّسnoun
  1. 1.
    lambsclassical

    The plural of العمروس, referring to lambs.

العَمَارِسnoun
  1. 1.
    lambsclassical

    The plural of العمروس, referring to lambs.

Parallel reading

العمرس بتشديد الراء: القوى الشديد من الرجال.
Al-ʿamras (with a shaddah on the ra'): the strong, powerful one among men.
والعمروس: الخروف، والجمع العمارس.
And al-ʿamrūs: the lamb, and its plural is al-ʿamāris.
أولئك لم يدرين ما سمك القرى * ولا عصب فيها رئات العمارس
Those women did not know the thickness of the mountains * nor the sinews within the lungs of the lambs.
وربما قيل للغلام الحادر: عمروس، عن أبى عمرو.
And sometimes, according to Abu Amr, the sturdy young man is called ʿamrūs.