ع ر ط

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of eating or consuming something destructively, often to the point of depletion. It also extends metaphorically to consuming someone's reputation and to physical tearing or splitting.

Derived headwords

عَرَطَتْverb

1.
ate destructivelyclassical
The she-camel ate the trees to the point of their destruction, consuming them entirely.

تَعْرُطُهَاverb

1.
eating themclassical
She (the she-camel) eats them (the trees).

عَرْطًاnoun

1.
eating destructivelyclassical
A destructive eating, consuming something entirely.

عَرُوطadjective

1.
destructive eaterclassical
Describing a she-camel that eats destructively, to the point of depletion.

عُرُطnoun

1.
destructive eatersclassical
Plural of 'عَرُوط', referring to destructive eaters.

عَرَطَverb

1.
slanderedclassical
He slandered someone's reputation, speaking ill of them in their absence.

اعْتَرَطَهُverb

1.
slandered himclassical
He slandered him, speaking ill of him in his absence.

عُرَيْطname

1.
scorpionclassical
A name for a scorpion.

أم عُرَيْطname

1.
scorpionclassical
A name for a scorpion.

أم العُرَيْطname

1.
scorpionclassical
A name for a scorpion.

اعْتَرَطَverb

1.
went far awayclassical
He went far into the land, venturing to a distant place.

العَرْطnoun

1.
tear causing bleedingclassical
A tear or split that causes bleeding.

Parallel reading

عرطت الناقة الشجر تعرطها عرطا

The she-camel ate the trees, consuming them destructively.

أي أكلتها حتى ذهبت أسنانها

Meaning she ate them until her teeth were gone.

فهي عروط، كصبور

And she is a 'عَرُوط', like 'صَبُور'.

ج: عرط، ككتب

Its plural is 'عُرُط', like 'كُتُب'.

عرط فلان عرضه، إذا اقترضه بالغيبة، كاعترطه

So-and-so slandered someone's reputation, meaning he spoke ill of him in his absence, like 'اعترطه'.

عريط، كحذيم، وأم عريط وأم العريط كل ذلك: العقرب

'عُرَيْط', like 'حُذَيْم', and 'أم عريط' and 'أم العريط' all refer to the scorpion.

اعترط الرجل: أبعد في الأرض

A man 'اعترط': he went far into the land.

والعرط: الشق حتى يدمى

And 'العَرْط': a tear until it bleeds.