ق ر س

Root entry · 29 derived lemmas

The root ق ر س (q-r-s) primarily denotes intense cold, freezing, and the state of being frozen. It extends to describe severe frost, solidified water, and by extension, things that are old or hardened. It also has less common meanings related to small insects and specific geographical locations.

Derived headwords

القِرْسnoun

1.
intense coldboth
Severe, biting coldness, often associated with winter.
2.
frostclassical
The thickest and coldest frost.
3.
solidifiedclassical
That which has become solid or frozen.
4.
small gnatsclassical
Small gnats or mosquitoes.

القَارِسadjective

1.
intensely coldboth
Describing a day or weather that is intensely cold.
2.
oldclassical
Ancient or old.

القَرِيسadjective

1.
intensely coldboth
Describing something that is intensely cold.
2.
frozenboth
Water that has frozen.
3.
oldclassical
Ancient or old.

قَرَسَverb

1.
to freezeboth
Water freezes or becomes solid.
2.
to intensify (cold)both
The cold intensifies severely.
3.
to be numb from coldclassical
To be unable to move one's hands due to intense cold.

قَرَسٌnoun

1.
intense coldboth
A state of severe cold.

قَرَسَverb

1.
to be coldboth
A person experiences coldness.

أَقْرَسَهُverb

1.
to make coldboth
The coldness makes something or someone cold.
2.
to numb (fingers)classical
The coldness causes fingers to become numb and stiff.

قَرَّسَهُverb

1.
to chill (water)both
To make water cold, typically by placing it in a container.

القُرَاسِيَةnoun

1.
large and strongclassical
A large, robust, and strong individual, whether camel or other creature.

قَوَرَسname

1.
Koura (region)classical
A region or district near Aleppo, now in ruins.

القُرْسnoun

1.
solidified substanceclassical
A solidified or frozen substance.

القِرْقِسnoun

1.
small gnatsclassical
Small gnats or mosquitoes.

قَرَسَ الماءverb

1.
water frozeboth
The water became frozen.

قَرَسَ البردverb

1.
cold intensifiedboth
The cold became severe.

المُقَرُّورadjective

1.
one chilled by coldclassical
Someone who has been severely chilled by the cold.

القُرَاسnoun

1.
large and strongclassical
The large and strong one (referring to a camel or similar).

القُرَاسِيَّةnoun

1.
large and strongclassical
A large, robust, and strong individual, whether camel or other creature.

قَارِسadjective

1.
coldboth
Intensely cold.

سَمَكٌ قَرِيسnoun

1.
thickened fish dishclassical
A dish of fish cooked with coloring and left until it thickens and solidifies.

أَقْرَسَ العُودverb

1.
sap became trappedclassical
The sap or moisture within a piece of wood became trapped or solidified.

القُرْسnoun

1.
treeclassical
A type of tree.

قُرَيْسَاتname

1.
Quraysat (name)classical
A proper name mentioned by Sibawayh.

مَلِكٌ قِرَاسِيَّةname

1.
great kingclassical
A great or mighty king (used metaphorically).

مُدْرِك بْن عَبْد الْمَلِك بْن قِرَاس الدَّهْمَانِيname

1.
Mudrik ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Quras al-Dahmaniclassical
A poet mentioned by Abu Ali al-Hajri.

قِرْسَانname

1.
Qursan (islands)classical
Known islands mentioned in some historical accounts.

قَوَرَسname

1.
Qurus (village)classical
A village in the Monufia region, also mentioned with 'ص'.

قِرْسname

1.
Qurs (mountain)classical
A mountain near Medina.

قِرِيسname

1.
Qiris (mountain)classical
A mountain near Medina.

القِرَاسname

1.
Quras (mountain)classical
A mountain in the Tihamah region.

Parallel reading

يقال: قرس البرد، إذا إشتد

It is said: the cold intensified, when it became severe.

ويقال: ليلة ذات قرس

And it is said: a night of intense cold.

إذا إصفر آفاق السماء من القرس

When the horizons of the sky turned yellow from the intense cold.

ويقال: يوم قارس

And it is said: a day of intense cold.

والقرس: أكثف الصقيع وأبرده

And al-qirs: the thickest and coldest frost.

والقرس والقرس: أبرد الصقيع وأكثره

And al-qirs and al-qirs: the coldest and most abundant frost.

أصبح الماء اليوم قريسا وقارسا، أي جامدا

The water became today qaris and qaris, meaning frozen.

وقرس الماء يقرس قرسا: جمد، فهو قريس

And water freezes (qaras) qaras qarsan: it froze, so it is qaris.

وقرس البرد يقرس قرسا: إشتد، كقرس، كفرح، قرسا، محركة

And the cold intensified (qaras) qaras qarsan: it became severe, like qaris, like farah, qarsan, with vowels.

كما تصلى المقرور من قرس

As the one chilled by cold warms himself from the intense cold.

والقارس والقريس: القديم

And al-qaris and al-qaris: the ancient.

والقراسية، بالضم وتخفيف الياء: الضخم الهام الشديد من الإبل وغيرها

And al-qurasiyah, with dammah and light ya: the large-headed, strong one among camels and others.

وقورس، بالضم وكسر الراء: كورة بنواحي حلب

And Qawaras, with dammah and kasrah on the ra: a district in the environs of Aleppo.

وقرس الرجل قرسا: برد

And a man felt cold (qaras) qarsan: he was cold.

وأقرسه البرد، قيل: المراد بالبرد هنا: النوم

And the cold made him cold (aqrasahu al-bard), it was said: what is meant by cold here is: sleep.

وقرسه تقريسا: برده

And he chilled it (qarrasahu) taqrisan: he made it cold.

قرّسوا الماء في الشنان وصبوه عليهم فيما بين الأذانين

They chilled the water in the waterskins and poured it on them between the two calls to prayer.

يعني بردوه في الأسقية

Meaning they cooled it in the waterskins.

آل قراس صوب أسقية كحل

Aal Quras poured from kohl-colored waterskins.

آل قراس: أجبل باردة، أو هي هضاب شديدة البرد بناحية أزد السراة

Aal Quras: cold mountains, or they are hills of intense cold in the region of Azd al-Sarat.

قرست الماء في الشن قرسا، إذا بردته

You chilled the water in the waterskin (qarasta) qarsan, if you cooled it.

قرّس المقرور قرسا، إذا لم يستطع أن يعمل بيده من شدة البرد

The one chilled by cold became numb (qarrasa) qarsan, if he could not work with his hand due to the severity of the cold.

أقرس البرد أصابعه: يبسها من الخصر، فلا يستطيع العمل

The cold made his fingers numb (aqrasa al-bard asabi'ahu): it stiffened them from the cold, so he could not work.

وأقرس العود، إذا حبس فيه ماؤه

And the wood became dry (aqrasa al-'ood), if its moisture was trapped within it.