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Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of strength, firmness, and maturity, particularly in female animals like camels. It extends to describe a woman who has reached maturity and has not married, and by extension, to things that are firm, solid, or well-established. It also encompasses terms related to time, age, and specific geographical locations or personal names.

Derived headwords

العَنَسُnoun

1.
Strong she-camelclassical
A strong, mature she-camel, likened to a rock due to its firmness. It is specifically applied to a she-camel that has completed its teeth and gained strength.
2.
Eagleclassical
An eagle, due to its firmness and strength.
3.
Curving of woodclassical
The curve or heart of a piece of wood.
4.
Rockclassical
A rock, by which the she-camel was named.

عَنَسَverb

1.
To remain unmarriedclassical
A young woman remained in her family's home after reaching maturity without marrying.
2.
To become matureclassical
A woman became mature and past the age of virginity without marrying.

والبيض قد عنست وطال جراؤها ... ونشأن في فنن وفي أذواد — And the fair ones have remained unmarried and their time has lengthened... and they grew up in branches and among herds.

عنست الجارية، كسمع ونصر وضرب، نقله الصاغاني، عنوسا، بالضم، وعناسا، بالكسر: طال مكثها في منزل أهلها بعد إدراكها حتى خرجت من عداد الأبكار ولم تتزوج قط — The young woman remained unmarried, as in samia, nasara, and daraba, transmitted by Al-Sagani, 'unusan' (with damma), and 'anasan' (with kasra): her stay in her family's home was prolonged after reaching maturity until she was no longer counted among virgins and never married.

عُنُوسٌnoun

1.
Unmarried mature womenclassical
Plural of 'anisa', referring to mature women who have not married.
2.
Mature she-camelsclassical
Plural of 'anas', referring to strong, mature she-camels.

عَانِسٌadjective

1.
Unmarried mature womanboth
A woman who has reached maturity and has not married, or is past the age of a maiden.
2.
Elderly and unmarried manclassical
A man who has reached old age and has not married.
3.
Mature camelclassical
A camel that is past the stage of being a youngling, between young and old.
4.
Fat, well-formed camelclassical
A fat, perfectly formed camel.

وعيطا كأسراب الخروج تشوفت ... معاصيرها والعاتقات العوانس — And tall-necked ones like flocks of wild asses, their young ones and the mature, unmarried ones, peered out.

لا عانس ولا مفند هكذا روى، أو الصواب بالموحدة — Neither an old unmarried woman nor a senile person, thus it is narrated, or the correct reading is with 'ba'.

عَنَسَهَاverb

1.
To prevent from marryingclassical
Her family prevented her from marrying until she passed the prime age but was not yet incapacitated.

وعنسها أهلها تعنيسا: حبسوها عن الأزواج حتى جاوزت فتاء السن ولما تعجز، فهي معنسة — And her family prevented her from marrying ('annasaha' with 'ta'nisan'): they kept her from husbands until she passed the prime of age and was not yet incapacitated, so she is 'mu'annasah'.

مُعَنِّسَةٌadjective

1.
Unmarried womanclassical
A woman who has been prevented from marrying by her family until she is past the prime age.

وعنست المرأة، وهي عانس، إذا صارت نصفا، وهي البكر لم تتزوج، قاله الليث، وقال الفراء: امرأة عانس: التي لم تتزوج وهي ترقب ذلك، وهي المعنسة — And the woman is 'anisa', and she is 'anisa', if she has become half (of her youth), and she is a virgin who has not married, said Al-Layth. And Al-Farra' said: A 'anisa' woman is one who has not married and is waiting for it, and she is the 'mu'annasah'.

مَعَانِسٌnoun

1.
Unmarried womenclassical
Plural of 'anisa', referring to women who have remained unmarried.

مُعَنَّسَاتٌnoun

1.
Unmarried womenclassical
Plural of 'anisa', referring to women who have remained unmarried.

عَنَاسٌnoun

1.
Mirrorclassical
A mirror.
2.
Prolonged stayclassical
A prolonged stay, as in the verb 'anasat' for a woman remaining unmarried.

والعناس، ككتاب: المرآة، والجمع العننس، بضمتين، عن أبي عمر و — And 'anas' (like 'kitab'): the mirror, and the plural is 'al-'anans' (with two damma), from Abu Amr.

العَنَسُname

1.
Place nameclassical
A region in Yemen, named after a tribe.

ومخلاف عنس: بها، مضاف إليه، ومنهم جماعة نزلوا بالشام بداريا — And the province of 'Anas: in it, it is a possessive addition, and among them are a group who settled in Sham in Daraya.

عَنَسَname

1.
Personal nameclassical
A name, such as that of Zayd ibn Malik.

عنس: لقب زيد بن مالك بن أدد بن زيد بن يشجب بن عريب ابن زيد بن كهلان — 'Anas: the epithet of Zayd ibn Malik ibn Adad ibn Zayd ibn Yashjub ibn Urayb ibn Zayd ibn Kahlan.

العَنَسُnoun

1.
Firmnessclassical
Firmness or solidity.

عَنَسٌnoun

1.
Looking frequentlyclassical
Looking at something every hour.

والعنس، محركة: النظر فيها كل ساعة، نقله الصاغاني — And 'anas' (vowelized): looking at it every hour, transmitted by Al-Sagani.

عَنَسِيٌّname

1.
Attributed to Anasboth
A nisba (attribution) to a person or place named Anas.

وعمر بن عبد الله بن شرحبيل العنسي، مصري، روى عنه عمرو بن الحارث — And Umar ibn Abdullah ibn Sharhabeel Al-'Ansi, an Egyptian, from whom Amr ibn Al-Harith narrated.

أَعْنَسَverb

1.
To change (age)classical
Age did not change his face, meaning it did not make him look old.
2.
To mix with (grey hair)classical
Grey hair mixed with his head or face.
3.
To trade in mirrorsclassical
To engage in trade involving mirrors.
4.
To raise an unmarried womanclassical
To raise a woman who is 'anisa' (unmarried and mature).

فلم تعنس السن وجهه، أي لم تغيره إلى الكبر — Age did not change his face, meaning it did not make him look old.

فتى قبل لم تعنس السن وجهه ... سوى خلسة في الرأس كالبرق في الدجى — A young man before whom age did not change his face... except for a flash on his head like lightning in the dark.

فتى قبل لم يعنس الشيب رأسه ... سوى خيط في النور أشرقن في الدجى — A young man before whom grey hair did not mix with his head... except for a thread in the light that shone in the dark.

اعْنَوْنَسَverb

1.
To be abundant (tail)classical
The tail of a she-camel became abundant and long.

وقد اعنونس الذنب، قال الطرماح يصف ثورا وحشيا: (يمسح الأرض بمعنونس ... مثل مئلاة النياح الفئام) — And the tail became abundant, said Al-Tarmah describing a wild bull: (He wipes the ground with an abundant tail... like the abundant tails of the roaring ones).

مِعْنَوْنَسٌadjective

1.
Abundant (tail)classical
Describing a tail that is abundant and long.

(يمسح الأرض بمعنونس ... مثل مئلاة النياح الفئام) — (He wipes the ground with an abundant tail... like the abundant tails of the roaring ones).

عُنُسٌnoun

1.
Mature she-camelsclassical
Plural of 'anas', referring to strong, mature she-camels.

عُنُسٌnoun

1.
Unmarried mature womenclassical
Plural of 'anisa', referring to mature women who have not married.

عَنَاسٌname

1.
Personal nameclassical
A man's name.

عناس، كشداد: علم رجل — 'Anas, (like 'shaddad'): a man's name.

عُنَيْسٌname

1.
Personal nameclassical
A man's name, possibly a diminutive of 'Anas'.

وعنيس، كقصير، كأنه تصغير عناس، اسم: رمل، م، معروف، هكذا في سائر النسخ، ومثله في العباب، وهو غلط، وصوابه: اسم رجل معروف — And 'Unays, (like 'qasir'), as if it were a diminutive of 'Anas', a name: sand, masculine, known, thus in all copies, and similarly in Al-'Abab', and this is an error, and the correct reading is: a known man's name.

الأَعْنَسُname

1.
Poet's nameclassical
The name of a poet, possibly Al-A'ans bin Salman or Al-A'ans bin Uthman.

والأعنس بن سلمان: شاعر، هكذا في سائر أصول القاموس، ومثله في التكملة والعباب، وهو غلط من الصاغاني قلده المصنف فيه، وصوابه على ما حققه الحافظ ابن حجر وغيره أن الشاعر هو الأعنس بن عثمان الهمداني — And Al-A'ans bin Salman: a poet, thus in all original copies of Al-Qamus, and similarly in Al-Takmilah and Al-'Abab', and this is an error by Al-Sagani which the author followed, and the correct reading, as verified by Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar and others, is that the poet is Al-A'ans bin Uthman Al-Hamdani.

عَنَسٌnoun

1.
Mature she-camelsclassical
Plural of 'anas', referring to strong, mature she-camels.

عُنُسٌnoun

1.
Unmarried mature womenclassical
Plural of 'anisa', referring to mature women who have not married.

Parallel reading

العنس: الناقة القوية، شبهت بالصخرة، وهي العنس، لصلابتها

Al-'anas: the strong she-camel, likened to a rock, and it is 'al-'anas' due to its firmness.

وهي العنس، لصلابتها، وقال ابن الأعرابي: العنس البازل الصلبة من النوق، لا يقال لغيرها

And it is 'al-'anas' due to its firmness. Ibn Al-A'rabi said: 'Al-'anas' is the solid, mature she-camel, and it is not said of others.

والبيض قد عنست وطال جراؤها ... ونشأن في فنن وفي أذواد

And the fair ones have remained unmarried and their time has lengthened... and they grew up in branches and among herds.

عنست الجارية، كسمع ونصر وضرب، نقله الصاغاني، عنوسا، بالضم، وعناسا، بالكسر: طال مكثها في منزل أهلها بعد إدراكها حتى خرجت من عداد الأبكار ولم تتزوج قط

The young woman remained unmarried, as in samia, nasara, and daraba, transmitted by Al-Sagani, 'unusan' (with damma), and 'anasan' (with kasra): her stay in her family's home was prolonged after reaching maturity until she was no longer counted among virgins and never married.

والعانس: فوق المعصر

And the 'anisa' is beyond the 'mu'asir' (maiden who has begun to menstruate).

والرجل عانس أيضا، إذا طعن في السن ولم يتزوج

And a man is also 'anisa' if he has reached old age and has not married.

والعنس: العقاب، لصلابته

And 'al-'anas': the eagle, due to its firmness.

والعناس، ككتاب: المرآة

And 'al-'anas' (like 'kitab'): the mirror.

فلم تعنس السن وجهه، أي لم تغيره إلى الكبر

Age did not change his face, meaning it did not make him look old.

فتى قبل لم يعنس الشيب رأسه ... سوى خيط في النور أشرقن في الدجى

A young man before whom grey hair did not mix with his head... except for a thread in the light that shone in the dark.

يمسح الأرض بمعنونس ... مثل مئلاة النياح الفئام

He wipes the ground with an abundant tail... like the abundant tails of the roaring ones.