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ع ر ب س

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe aspects of the land, specifically its terrain and quality. It also extends to abstract concepts like 'calamity' and a specific place name.

Derived headwords

العَرَبَسnoun
  1. 1.
    Level groundclassical

    The level, even part of the ground.

العَرَبْسِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    Level groundclassical

    The level, even part of the ground. This form is mentioned with a potential variation in vowelization.

  2. 2.
    Calamityclassical

    A severe or grave misfortune or disaster.

  3. 3.
    Hard landclassical

    Describing land that is hard and unyielding.

عربسيسadjective
  1. 1.
    Levelclassical

    Describing the level and even terrain of the ground.

  2. 2.
    Hardclassical

    Describing land as being hard and difficult.

عربسوسname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A specific place name, identified as a town near the city of Mopsuestia (المصيصة).

Parallel reading

المتن المستوي من الأرض
The level, even part of the ground.
وإنما هو من المعرس أي أنه المستوي السهل للتعريس فيه
Rather, it is from 'al-mu'arras', meaning it is level and easy for camping in.
تراكل عربسيس المتن مرتا ... كظهر السيح مطرد المتون
The level terrain of the back was traversed, like the back of a smooth, expansive plain.
العربسيس: الداهية
Al-'arabasis: the calamity.
وأرض عربسيس: صلبة شديدة
And 'arabasis land: hard and severe.
أوفي فلا قفر من الأنيس ... مجدبة حدباء عربسيس
I arrived at a desolate, uninhabited plain... barren, hilly, and hard.
عربسوس: بلد قرب المصيصة
'Arabasus: a town near Mopsuestia.