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Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a plant called 'waras' used for dyeing, its properties, and related colors, particularly yellow and reddish-yellow. It also extends to descriptions of things having this color or texture, and some specific applications and names.

Derived headwords

الْوَرْسnoun
  1. 1.
    Dye plantboth

    A plant, similar to sesame, used for dyeing. It is native to Yemen and is used to make a cosmetic paste for the face.

  2. 2.
    Yellowish substanceclassical

    A yellowish substance resembling a stain, found on certain desert plants like 'ar'ar' and 'ramth', especially in Abyssinia, though less potent than the cultivated dye plant.

مُورِسadjective
  1. 1.
    Dyed with warasboth

    Dyed with the waras plant. This term is used for fabrics and other items.

مُورَّسadjective
  1. 1.
    Dyed with warasboth

    Dyed with the waras plant. This is a passive participle form.

وَرَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To dye with warasboth

    To dye something with the waras plant. This is the verbal noun form.

تَوْرِيسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Dyeing with warasboth

    The act of dyeing with the waras plant.

مِلْحَفَةٌ وِرِيسَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Waras-dyed cloakboth

    A cloak or wrap dyed with the waras plant.

وَرَسِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    Dyed with warasboth

    Dyed with waras. This adjective describes something colored by the waras plant.

وَرَسname
  1. 1.
    Name of a goatclassical

    A proper name for a female goat, specifically one known for being very productive.

الْوَرَسِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Reddish-yellowboth

    Describing a color that is a mix of red and yellow, or a reddish-yellow hue. It is also used to describe a type of pigeon with this coloration.

  2. 2.
    Made of Naddar woodclassical

    Referring to a type of drinking cup made from yellow Naddar wood, prized for its quality and color.

وَرِسَتِverb
  1. 1.
    To be covered in mossclassical

    When a rock becomes covered in moss, making it green and smooth.

وَارِسadjective
  1. 1.
    Covered in mossclassical

    Describing a rock that is covered in moss, making it green and smooth.

  2. 2.
    Having leaves/foliageclassical

    Describing a plant or tree that has developed its leaves or foliage.

  3. 3.
    Yellowishclassical

    Describing something that has turned yellow, especially leaves after maturity.

أَوْرَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To have leavesclassical

    To become leafy or have foliage. This verb form is used for trees and plants.

مُورِسadjective
  1. 1.
    Yellowishclassical

    Describing something that has turned yellow, particularly leaves after maturity. This form is considered rare.

وَرَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    To be greenclassical

    To be green, referring to plants. This is a less common usage.

وَرِيسadjective
  1. 1.
    Dyed with warasboth

    Dyed with the waras plant. This adjective form is used for fabrics.

  2. 2.
    Yellowishboth

    Describing something that is intensely yellow.

وَارِسadjective
  1. 1.
    Intensely yellowboth

    Describing something that is extremely yellow, used for emphasis.

  2. 2.
    Intensely redboth

    Describing something that is intensely red, used for emphasis.

Parallel reading

الورس: نبات، كالسمسم، يصبغ به
Al-waras: a plant, like sesame, used for dyeing.
تتخذ منه الغمرة للوجه
From it, gharmara is made for the face.
نافع للكلف طلاء، وللبهق شربا
Beneficial for blemishes as an ointment, and for vitiligo when drunk.
ولبس الثوب المورس مقو على الباه
And wearing a waras-dyed garment strengthens sexual potency.
وقيل: الورس شيء أصفر مثل اللطخ، يخرج على الرمث بين آخر الصيف وأول الشتاء
And it was said: Al-waras is a yellowish substance like a stain, which appears on the ramth plant between the end of summer and the beginning of winter.
وأما العرعر فيوجد بين لحائه والصميم إذا جف، فإذا فرك انفرك، ولا خير فيه، ولكن يغش به الورس.
As for the 'ar'ar, it is found between its bark and core when dry; if rubbed, it crumbles, and there is no good in it, but it is used to adulterate waras.
ورسه توريسا: صبغه به.
He dyed it with waras: he dyed it with it.
ومنه الحديث وعليه ملحفة ورسية.
And from it is the hadith: 'And upon him was a waras-dyed cloak.'
ورس: اسم عنز، ... كانت غزيرة، م معروفة
Waras: the name of a goat, ... it was a productive, well-known female.
والورسي: ضرب من الحمام، إلى حمرة وصفرة، أو ما كان أحمر إلى صفرة.
And Al-Warasi: a type of pigeon, tending towards red and yellow, or what is red tending towards yellow.
ورست الصخرة في الماء، كوجل: ركبها الطحلب حتى تخضار وتملاس
The rock became covered in moss in the water, like 'wajal': moss grew on it until it became green and smooth.
ويخطو على صم صلاب كأنها ... حجارة غيل وارات بطحلب
And he walks on hard stones as if they were ... stones of a stream covered in moss.
أورس الرمث، وهو وارس، ومورس قليل جدا
The ramth plant became leafy, and it is 'waris', and 'muris' is very rare.
اصفر ورقه بعد الإدراك فصار عليه مثل الملاء الصفر.
Its leaves turned yellow after maturity, becoming like yellow garments upon it.
أورس المكان، فهو وارس، إذا أورق
The place became leafy, so it is 'waris', when it produced foliage.
ورس النبت وروسا: اخضر، حكاه أبو حنيفة، رحمه الله تعالى، عن أبي عمر و
The plant turned green, 'warasa', as narrated by Abu Hanifa, may God have mercy on him, from Abu Amr.
في وارس من النجيل قد ذفر.
In a green patch of grass that was abundant.
وثوب ورس، ككتف، ووارس، ومورس، ووريس: مصبوغ بالورس.
And a garment 'waras', like 'katif', and 'waris', and 'muris', and 'waris': dyed with waras.
وأصفر وارس، أي شديد الصفرة، بالغوا فيه
And yellow 'waris', meaning intensely yellow, they exaggerated in it.
وجمل وارس الحمرة، أي شديدها
And a camel 'waris' of redness, meaning intensely so.
ورمث وريس: ذو ورس
And ramth 'waris': having waras.