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Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes hardness, solidity, and strength, often applied to inanimate objects like rocks or to animals, particularly camels, indicating toughness and resilience. It can also extend to describing a person who has become firm or robust.

Derived headwords

العَرْمَسnoun
  1. 1.
    rockclassical

    A large, hard stone.

  2. 2.
    tough camelclassical

    A female camel that is strong and resilient, likened to a rock in its toughness.

عَرْمَسadjective
  1. 1.
    tough, strongclassical

    Describing something, particularly a female camel, as being hard, strong, and resilient.

  2. 2.
    elegant, refinedclassical

    Describing a person, particularly a man, as being refined and pleasant, possibly a figurative extension of firmness.

عَمْلَسadjective
  1. 1.
    swift, elegantclassical

    Describing a person, particularly a man, as being swift and elegant in movement or demeanor.

عَرْمَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to become firmclassical

    When applied to a man, his body becomes firm and strong after a period of weakness or relaxation.

Parallel reading

العرمس، بالكسر: الصخرة.
Al-'armas, with kasra: the rock.
والعرمس: الناقة الصلبة الشديدة، وهو منه، شبهت بالصخرة
And al-'armas: the strong, tough female camel, and it is derived from it, likened to the rock.
رب عجوز عرمس زبون
Perhaps an old woman, tough and kicking.
وقيل: العرمس من الإبل: الأديبة الطيعة القياد
And it was said: al-'armas among camels means the well-mannered, obedient one.
والأول أقرب إلى الاشتقاق، أعني أنها الصلبة الشديدة.
And the first meaning is closer to the derivation, meaning that she is the hard, tough one.
والعرمس، كعملس: الماضي الظريف منا
And al-'armas, like 'amlas: the swift, elegant one among us.
يقال: هو مقلوب عمرس، كما سيأتي.
It is said: it is an inversion of 'amras, as will come later.
وعرمس الرجل، إذا صلب بدنه بعد استرخاء
And a man 'armasa, if his body became firm after relaxation.