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علهص

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns harshness, forcefulness, and coercion in actions and opinions. It also extends to a specific wrestling maneuver involving a weak, ineffective twist.

Derived headwords

العَلْفَصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Harshness, forcefulnessboth

    Harshness or forcefulness in opinion or action.

  2. 2.
    Wrestling twistclassical

    A wrestling maneuver where one twists an opponent, but weakly and ineffectively, especially when one is too weak to properly wrestle.

العَرْعَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Harshness, forcefulnessboth

    Harshness or forcefulness in opinion or action.

يعلهصهمverb
  1. 1.
    To be harsh with themboth

    To be harsh or forceful with them (people) in an opinion or action.

  2. 2.
    To coerce themboth

    To coerce or compel them (people).

يعلفصهمverb
  1. 1.
    To be harsh with themboth

    To be harsh or forceful with them (people) in an opinion or action.

  2. 2.
    To coerce themboth

    To coerce or compel them (people).

Parallel reading

العنف في الرأي والأمر
Harshness in opinion and action.
وقيل: هو القسر
And it was said: it is coercion.
يقال: هو يعلهصهم ويعلفصهم أي يعنف بهم ويقسرهم
It is said: he is harsh with them and coerces them, meaning he is harsh with them and compels them.
العلفصة: أن تلوي من يصارعك تلوية، وأنت عاجز عنه
Al-'alfaṣah: is to twist an opponent who is wrestling you, while you are unable to do so.
وذلك إذا ضعفت عن صراعه
And that is when you are too weak for his wrestling.