غ ط ر س

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes arrogance, haughtiness, and injustice. It encompasses the concepts of self-admiration, looking down on peers, and acting oppressively. Derived terms often denote an arrogant or unjust person and the act of being so.

Derived headwords

الغَطْرَسُnoun

1.
Oppressor, arrogant personboth
A person who is unjust and arrogant, characterized by self-admiration and looking down on others.

الغَطْرِيسُnoun

1.
Oppressor, arrogant personboth
Synonymous with الغَطْرَسُ, referring to an unjust and arrogant individual.

غَطَارِسُnoun

1.
Oppressors, arrogant peopleboth
The plural of الغَطْرَسُ and الغَطْرِيسُ, denoting multiple unjust and arrogant individuals.

غَطَارِيسُnoun

1.
Oppressors, arrogant peopleboth
An alternative plural form for الغَطْرَسُ and الغَطْرِيسُ.

المُتَغَطْرِسُadjective

1.
Arrogant, haughtyboth
An adjective describing someone who exhibits arrogance, self-admiration, and a tendency to look down on others.
2.
Stingy, miserlyclassical
Describing a person who is characterized by stinginess or miserliness.

الغَطْرَسَةُnoun

1.
Arrogance, self-admirationboth
The state of being impressed with oneself, characterized by haughtiness and a feeling of superiority.
2.
Injustice, oppressionboth
The act of being unjust or oppressive towards others.
3.
Looking down on peersboth
The act of treating one's equals with disdain or superiority.

غَطْرَسَverb

1.
To be arrogant, to be haughtyboth
To act with arrogance and self-admiration, displaying a sense of superiority.
2.
To be unjust, to oppressboth
To act unjustly or oppressively towards others.
3.
To angerclassical
To cause someone to become angry.

تَغَطْرَسَverb

1.
To be arrogant, to act haughtilyboth
To behave in an arrogant manner, showing self-admiration and disdain for others.
2.
To swagger, to strutboth
To walk in a proud, boastful, or arrogant manner.
3.
To act unjustly, to be unfairboth
To behave in an unfair or oppressive way.
4.
To be stingy, to be miserlyclassical
To act in a parsimonious or miserly fashion.
5.
To deviate from the pathclassical
To stray from the correct or intended way.

Parallel reading

الغطرس والغطريس، بكسرهما، الظالم المتكبر المعجب

Al-ghaṭras and al-ghaṭrīs, with kasra on both, are the unjust, arrogant, self-admiring person.

ج غطارس وغطاريس

Their plural is ghaṭāris and ghaṭārīs.

وكذلك المتغطرس

And likewise is al-mutaghaṭris.

ولولا حبال منكم هي أمرست ... جنائبنا كنا الاباة الغطارسا

And were it not for ties from you that have been made familiar... our she-camels would have been the defiant, arrogant ones.

والغطرسة: هي الإعجاب بالنفس

And al-ghaṭarsah: is self-admiration.

والغطرسة: التكبر والظلم

And al-ghaṭarsah: is arrogance and injustice.

وغطرسة: أغضبه

And ghaṭrasa: he angered him.

وتغطرس: تغضب وتطاول

And taghaṭrasa: he becomes angry and acts arrogantly.

كم فيهم من فارس متغطرس ... شاكي السلاح يذب عن مكروب

How many among them is an arrogant knight... armored, defending the distressed.

وتغطرس في مشيته، إذا تبختر

And he walked arrogantly (taghaṭrasa) in his gait, if he swaggered.

وتغطرس، إذا تعسف الطريق

And taghaṭrasa, if he took the road unfairly.

تغطرس، إذا بخل

Taghaṭrasa, if he was stingy.

ورجل متغطرس: بخيل

And a mutaghaṭris man: is stingy.

التغطرس: الكبر

Al-taghaṭrus: is arrogance.

لولا التغطرس ما غسلت يدي

Were it not for arrogance, I would not have washed my hands.