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س ر س

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes impotence or inability, particularly in men regarding sexual function or procreation. It can also refer to weakness, a type of pouch, or a specific geographical location.

Derived headwords

السِّرْسnoun
  1. 1.
    Impotent manclassical

    A man who is unable to perform sexually.

السَّرِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    Impotent manclassical

    A man who is unable to perform sexually, or who cannot have children.

  2. 2.
    Unproductive stallionclassical

    A male animal, specifically a stallion, that is unable to impregnate.

  3. 3.
    Weak personclassical

    A person who is weak, according to the dialect of Tayyi'.

  4. 4.
    Pouchclassical

    A pouch or bag that holds what is in one's hand.

بمالي ثم يظلمني السريس — with my wealth, and then the impotent man wrongs me
سَرِسَverb
  1. 1.
    To be impotentclassical

    To be impotent, unable to have children or perform sexually.

سَرِسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Impotentclassical

    Describing a man who is impotent.

سَرِسَverb
  1. 1.
    To be unable to impregnateclassical

    Used for a stallion that cannot impregnate.

سَرِسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Unable to impregnateclassical

    Describing a stallion that is unable to impregnate.

سَرِسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Weakclassical

    Describing someone as weak, in the dialect of Tayyi'.

سَرِسٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Pouchclassical

    A pouch or bag that holds what is in one's hand.

سَرِسَverb
  1. 1.
    To be weakclassical

    To be weak, according to the dialect of Tayyi'.

سَرِسَverb
  1. 1.
    To be prudentclassical

    To be intelligent and firm after a period of ignorance.

سَرَسٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Prudenceclassical

    Intelligence and firmness after ignorance.

مُسَرَّسadjective
  1. 1.
    Sharpenedclassical

    Describing something that is sharpened, specifically when its edges are not joined.

سَرُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    City nameclassical

    A city near Ifriqiya.

شَرُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    City nameclassical

    A variant pronunciation of Sarūs, a city near Ifriqiya.

سَرَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Village namemodern

    A village in Egypt, in the Monufia Governorate, known as Sirs al-Qiththa'.

إبراهيم بن السَّرِيسيname
  1. 1.
    Ibrahim bin al-Sirisiclassical

    A literary figure mentioned in a supplement.

Parallel reading

أفي حق مؤاساتي أخاكم بمالي ثم يظلمني السريس
Is it right for me to support my brother with my wealth, and then the impotent man wrongs me?
وقد سرس، إذا عن
And he is 'saras' if he is impotent.
أو الذي لا يأتي النساء
Or he who does not approach women.
أو هو الذي لا يولد له
Or he who cannot have children.
والفحل إذا كان لا يلقح، وهو مجاز
And the stallion if it is unable to impregnate, and this is a metaphorical usage.
والسريس: الضعيف، في لغة طييئ
And 'al-saris': the weak, in the dialect of Tayyi'.
السريس: الكيس الحافظ لما في يده
'Al-saris': the pouch that holds what is in one's hand.
وقد سرس، كفرح، سرسا في الكل
And he became 'saris', like 'farah', with 'sarsan' in all aspects.
ما أسرسه
How potent/capable he is!
سرس الرجل، بالكسر، إذا عقل وحزم بعد جهل
A man 'saris', with kasra, if he becomes intelligent and firm after ignorance.
مصحف مسرس: أي مشرز، وذلك إذا لم يضم طرفاه
A 'musarras' Quran: meaning sharpened, and that is when its edges are not joined.
وسروس، كصبور، وربما قيل فيه: شروس: د، قرب إفريقية
And 'Sarūs', like 'sabūr', and sometimes it is said 'Sharūs': a place near Ifriqiya.
وسرس: قرية بمصر من أعمال المنوفية، وتعرف بسرس القثاء
And 'Sirs': a village in Egypt, in the Monufia Governorate, known as Sirs al-Qiththa'.