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عنس

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of being mature, aged, or long-standing, particularly applied to female animals and unmarried women. It also extends to concepts of robustness, stubbornness, and a specific tribal affiliation.

Derived headwords

العَنَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Robust she-camelclassical

    A strong, sturdy she-camel. It is also said to be one whose tail is abundant and full.

  2. 2.
    Tribeclassical

    A tribe from Yemen, among whom was Al-Aswad Al-Anasi, the liar.

اعنونسverb
  1. 1.
    To have an abundant tailclassical

    Said of a she-camel whose tail is abundant and full.

عَنَسَتِ الجَارِيَةُverb
  1. 1.
    To remain unmarriedclassical

    A young woman remaining in her family's home after reaching maturity, to the point of no longer being considered a virgin.

عُنُوسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Remaining unmarriedclassical

    The state of a young woman remaining in her family's home after reaching maturity, to the point of no longer being considered a virgin.

عَنَاسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Remaining unmarriedclassical

    The state of a young woman remaining in her family's home after reaching maturity, to the point of no longer being considered a virgin.

عَانِسadjective
  1. 1.
    she is an old maidboth

    she is an old maid

  2. 2.
    it is also said for a manboth

    it is also said for a man

عَنَسَverb
  1. 1.
    pluralboth

    plural

عَنَسَهَا أَهْلُهَاverb
  1. 1.
    To cause to remain unmarriedclassical

    Her family caused her to remain unmarried after reaching maturity.

عَنَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    pluralboth

    plural

العَوَانِسnoun
  1. 1.
    Mature womenclassical

    Plural of 'عانس', referring to mature women, especially those who have remained unmarried.

العُنْسnoun
  1. 1.
    Mature womenclassical

    Plural of 'عانس', referring to mature women, especially those who have remained unmarried.

عَنَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    pluralboth

    plural

تَعْنِيسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Remaining unmarriedclassical

    The state of a young woman remaining in her family's home after reaching maturity, to the point of no longer being considered a virgin.

لَمْ تَعْنِسِ السِّنُّ وَجْهَهُverb
  1. 1.
    Age has not aged his faceclassical

    His face has not been changed or marked by old age.

Parallel reading

الناقة الصلبة
The robust she-camel.
هي التي اعنونس ذنبها، أي وفر
It is one whose tail is abundant, meaning full.
كم قد حسرنا من علاة عنس
How many strong she-camels have we led forth.
قبيلة من اليمن، منهم الاسود العنسى الكذاب
A tribe from Yemen, among them Al-Aswad Al-Anasi, the liar.
عنست الجارية تعنس بالضم عنوسا وعناسا، فهي عانس، وذلك إذا طال مكثها في منزل أهلها بعد إدراكها حتى خرجت من عداد الأبكار
The young woman remained unmarried, remaining unmarried with damma, 'unmarriedness' and 'unmarriedness', so she is 'unmarried', and that is when her stay in her family's home is prolonged after reaching maturity until she is no longer counted among virgins.
هذا ما لم تتزوج، فإن تزوجت مرة فلا يقال عنست
This is if she has not married; if she has married once, she is not called 'unmarried'.
والبيض قد عنست وطال جراؤها
And the fair ones have remained unmarried and their pregnancy has been prolonged.
ونشأن في فنن
And they grew up in luxury.
ويقال للرجل أيضا: عانس
And a man is also called 'an unmarred one'.
منا الذي هو ما إن طر شاربه * والعانسون ومنا المرد والشيب
Among us is he whose mustache has just grown, and the mature men, and among us are the beardless youths and the old.
والجمع عنس وعنس، مثال بازل وبزل وبزل
And the plural is 'uns' and 'uns', like 'bazil' and 'buzal' and 'buzal'.
يعرس أبكارا بها وعنسا
He brings forth virgins and mature women.
وكذلك عنست الجارية تعنيسا
And likewise, the young woman remained unmarried, remaining unmarried.
لا يقال عنست، ولكن عنست على ما لم يسم فاعله
It is not said 'she remained unmarried', but rather 'she was caused to remain unmarried' (passive voice).
عنسها أهلها
Her family caused her to remain unmarried.
العانس فوق المعصر
The 'anisa' is beyond the 'mu'asir' (a young woman nearing puberty).
معاصيرها والعاتقات العوانس
Her young women nearing puberty and the mature women.
فلان لم تعنس السن وجهه
So-and-so, age has not aged his face.
فتى قبل لم تعنس السن وجهه
A youth before age had aged his face.