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Form 1أَرُضَتِ الأَرْضُ6 senses · 5 main

muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُتُؤْرَضُتَأْرَضُmaṣdarأَرَاضَةٌ أَرْضٌ أَرَضٌ

Core sense — the land became thriving, or productive, and abundant in herbage; he became lowlygenerated

1.1the land became thriving, or productive—استأرضت

In two copies of the S أُرِضَت, but this is clearly a mistake. With ḍamm, like كَرُمَت.

the land became abundant in herbage, or pasture—أَرَضَتِ الأَرْضُ

It became pleasing to the eye and naturally disposed to yield good produce; it became fruitful and in good condition; it collected moisture and grew luxuriant with herbage; it became soft to tread on, pleasant to sit on, productive, and good in its herbage.

1.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredhe was, or became, lowly, or submissive, and naturally disposed to do good—أَرُضَ

. Said of a man.

1.2he found the land to be abundant in herbage, or pasture—أَرَضَ الأَرْضَ

1.3the piece of wood was eaten by the أَرَضَة—أُرِضَتِ الخَشَبَةُ

In the passive form, like عُنِى, with sukūn [to the ر ].

the piece of wood was eaten by the wood-fretter—أَرِضَت

Some add this form, with and the same maṣdar.

1.4the ulcer, or sore, became blistered, wide, corrupted by thick pus, and broken open—أَرِضَتِ القَرْحَةٌ

. So says As; and also استأرضت.

1.5he was, or became, affected with زُكَام [or rheum]—أُرِضَ

Like عُنِىَ.

he was, or became, affected with rheum—أَرِضَ

Like سَمِعَ.

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, (S, K, [in two copies of the S أُرِضَت , but this is evidently a mistake,]) with damm, (S,) like كَرُمَت , (K,) inf. n. أَرَاضَةٌ , (S, M, K,) The land became thriving, or productive; (S, K;) as also استأرضت ; (TA;) it became pleasing to the eye, and disposed by nature to yield good produce; (K, TA;) it became fruitful, and in good condition; (M;) it collected moisture, and became luxuriant with herbage; it became soft to tread upon, pleasant to sit upon, productive, and good in its herbage or vegetation: (AHn:) and أَرَضَتِ الأَرْضُ , (K,) aor. اَرُضَ , (TA,) the land became abundant in herbage, or pasture. (K.) أَرُضَ , inf. n. أَرَاضَةٌ , is also said of a man, meaning He was, or became, lowly, or submissive, and naturally disposed to good, or to do good. (L, TA,) أَرَضَ الأَرْضَ He found the land to be abundant in herbage, or pasture. (K.) أُرِضَتِ الخَشَبَةُ , (S, A, Msb, TA,) in the pass. form, (Msb,) like عُنِى , (TA,) aor. تُؤْرَضُ , (S, TA,) inf. n. أَرْضٌ , (S, A, TA,) with sukoon [to the ر ]; (S, TA;) and some add أَرِضَت , aor. تَأْرَضُ , inf. n. as above; (TA; [and so in a copy of the S in the place of what here precedes;]) The piece of wood was, or became, eaten by the أَرَضَة , q. v. (S, A, Msb, TA.) أَرِضَتِ القَرْحَةٌ , (S, M. K,) aor. اَرَضَ , (S, K,) inf. n. أَرَضٌ , (S, M,) The ulcer, or sore, became blistered, (S, M, K,) and wide, (M,) and corrupt (S, M, K) by reason of thick purulent matter, (S,) and dissundered; (M;) so says As; (TA;) as also استأرضت . (Sgh, K.) أُرِضَ , like عُنِىَ , (K,) inf. n. أَرْضٌ ; (TA;) or أَرِضَ , like سَمِعَ , aor. اَرَضَ , inf. n. أَرْضٌ ; (L;) He was, or became, affected with زُكَام [or rheum]. (L, K.)

Form 2ارّض3 senses · 2 main

maṣdarتَأْرِيضٌ

Core sense — he depastured the land's herbage; he sought a place to alight; he made to tarrygenerated

2.1he sought out and chose the place to stop, or stay, at—تأرّض المَنْزِلَ

he depastured the herbage of the earth, or land; and he sought after it.

Some say that تَأْرِيضٌ carries this second meaning in relation to a place to stop, or stay, at.

I left the tribe looking for a tract of country to settle in—تَرَكْتُ الحَىَّ يَتَأَرَّضُونَ لِلْمَنْزِلِ

2.2

He, or it, made heavy; [apparently meaning slow, or sluggish; see Form 5;] synonym ثَقَّلَ. (Ibn-ʿAbbād)

2.2.1

He made him tarry; made him tarry and wait, or expect; or made him be patient and tarry and wait. (Ibn-ʿAbbād)

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, (TK,) inf. n. تَأْرِيضٌ , (K,) He depastured the herbage of the earth, or land: and he sought after it: (K:) or, accord. to some, تَأْرِيضٌ denotes this latter signification with respect to a place of alighting, or abiding: (TA:) and you say [also], تأرّض المَنْزِلَ he sought after, and chose, the place for alighting, or abiding: (M, TA:) and تَرَكْتُ الحَىَّ يَتَأَرَّضُونَ لِلْمَنْزِلِ I left the tribe seeking after a tract of country in which to alight, or abide. (TA.) He, or it, rendered heavy; [app. meaning slow, or sluggish; see 5;] syn. ثَقَّلَ . (Ibn-'Abbád, K.) He made to tarry; to tarry and wait, or expect; or to be patient, and tarry, and wait, or expect. (Ibn- 'Abbád, K.)

Form 4آرض3 senses

maṣdarإِيْرَاضٌ

Core sense — he caused him to be affected with rheum; the land was abundant in herbagegenerated

4.1

. See Form 5.

4.2How abundant is the herbage of this place!—مَا آرَضُ هذَا المَكَانَ

The word for herbage here is عُشْب.

How level, or soft, and productive, and good this land is!—مَا آرَضَ هذِهِ الأَرْضَ

So some say.

4.3He (God) caused him to be affected with زُكَام [or rheum]—آرَضَهُ

In the CK, incorrectly, اَرَضَهُ. Maṣdar as above.

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, inf. n. إِيْرَاضٌ : see 5. مَا آرَضُ هذَا المَكَانَ How abundant is the herbage ( عُشْب ) of this place! or, as some say, مَا آرَضَ هذِهِ الأَرْضَ How level, or soft, and productive, and good, is this land! (Lh, AHn.) آرَضَهُ , (S, K, [in the CK, incorrectly, اَرَضَهُ ,]) inf. n. as above, (S,) He (God) caused him to be affected with زُكَام [or rheum]. (S, K.)

Form 5تارّض4 senses · 3 main

maṣdarإِيرَاضٌ

Core sense — he clave, or kept, to the ground, not quitting it; he tarried, or waitedgenerated

5.1

Said of herbage: it came into such a state that it might be cut.

5.2he stayed on the ground—آرض

He clung, or kept, to the ground and did not leave it.

he stayed fixed in the place, not leaving it—تأرّض بِالمَكَانِ

he remained and tarried, or tarried in expectation, in the place—استأرض بالمكان

he tarried, loitered, stayed, waited, or paused in expectation—تأرّض

Or: he waited, or expected, and stood on the ground.

Or: he remained fixed there.

And he was, or became, heavy, slow, or sluggish, leaning toward the ground; [as also استأرض according to IB's explanation of its ism fāʿil.]

[Such a one, if he sees food, clings to the ground and does not leave it; and if he gets food, he turns away]—فُلَانٌ إِنْ رَأَى مَطْعَمًا تَأَرَّضَ وَإِنْ أَصَابَ مَطْعَمًا أَعْرَضَ

Or تأرّض may here be understood in the way explained next.

5.2.1Such a one came to me asking for something he wanted—جَآءِ فُلَانٌ يَتَأَرَّضُ لِى

Synonyms يَتَصَدَّى and يَتَعَرَّضُ. تَضَرَّعَ is also a synonym of تَأَرَّضَ used in this way.

5.3

Derived nouns 13

Nounالأَرْضُ10 senses · 3 main

Core sense — the earth, the ground; a land, or country; a tremor, or vertigogenerated

1figurative · مجاز[How many are the lands of the sons of such a one!]—مَا أَكْثَرَ أُرُوضَ بَنِى فُلَانٍ

[The earth;] that on which mankind live: [and earth, as opposed to heaven: and the ground, meaning the surface of the earth, on which we tread and sit and lie; and the floor: without ال, a land, or country: and a piece of land or ground: and land, or soil, or ground, considered in relation to its quality.]

It is feminine, and a collective noun, whose ism waḥda should be أَرْضَةٌ, though they did not say this; or a plural with no singular, since أَرْضَةٌ has not been heard.

Its plural is أَرَضَاتٌ; in [some of] the copies of the K, أَرْضَاتٌ. They sometimes form the plural of a word that has not the feminine ة with ا and ت, as in عُرُسَاتٌ and أَرَضُونَ [which is more common,] with fatḥ to the ر and with و and ن, although a feminine does not form its plural [regularly] with و and ن unless it is of the defective kind, like ثُبَةٌ and ظُبَةٌ; but they have made the و and ن [in this instance] a substitute for the ا and ت which they elided [from أَرَضَاتٌ ], and have left the fatḥah of the ر as it was. They also said أَرْضُونَ sometimes, making the ر sākin.

أُرُوضٌ is sometimes used as a plural, as in this saying.

Another [and very common] plural is [ أَرَاضٍ with the article written] الأَرَاضِى, contrary to rule, as though they had formed a plural from آرُضٌ; so it is written in all the copies of the S; but in one copy of the S I find كَأَنَّهُمْ جَمَعُوا ااراضًا, and in another ارضًا, and one copy adds, “thus it is found in his [J's] handwriting.”

IB says that correctly he should have said أَرْضَى, like أَرْطَى; for as to آرُضٌ, its regular plural would be أَوَارِضُ.

[SM says] I have found it noted in the margin of the S that the plural of آرُضٌ would be أَآرِضُ, as أَكَالِبُ is the plural of أَكْلُبٌ; and why did he not say that الاراضى is the plural of an unused singular, like لَيَالٍ and أَهَالٍ, so that it is as though it were the plural of أَرْضَاةٌ, as لَيَالٍ is the plural of لَيْلَاةٌ? Yet if anyone proposed that it may be formed by transposition from أَآرِضُ, he would not be saying anything improbable; its measure in that case being أَعَالِفُ, the word being أَرَاضِئُ and the ء being changed into ى.

According to Abu-l-Khaṭṭāb, آرَاضٌ is also a plural of أَرْضٌ, as آهَالٌ is a plural of أَهْلٌ. But IB says that, in the opinion of the critics, the truth about what is related on Abu-l-Khaṭṭāb's authority is that from أَرْضٌ and أَهْلٌ are formed أَرَاضٍ and أَهَالٍ, as though they were plurals of أَرْضَاةٌ and أَهْلَاةٌ, just as they said لَيْلَةٌ and لَيَال, as though this were the plural of لَيْلَاةٌ.

[More comprehensive than the earth]—أَجْمَعُ مِنَ الأَرْضِ

[More trustworthy than the earth, in which treasures are securely buried]—آمَنُ مِنَ الأَرْضِ

[Harder than the earth, or ground]—أَشَدُّ مِنَ الأَرْضِ

[More vile, or more submissive, than the earth, or ground]—أَذَلُّ مِنَ الأَرْضِ

[Whoever obeys me, I will be to him as ground that one treads on]—مَنْ أَطَاعَنِى كُنْتُ لَهُ أَرْضَا

[Such a one, if he is beaten, is like ground]—فُلَانٌ إِنٌ ضُرِبَ فَأَرْضٌ

[May you have no land, or country! or: you have no land, or country]—لَا أَرْضَ لَكَ

These are proverbial sayings.

This denotes submissiveness.

That is, he does not care about being beaten.

One says this as one says لَا أُمَّ لَكَ.

1.1He is a stranger, of whom neither father nor mother is known—هُوَ ابْنُ أَرْضٍ

Hence this use.

1.2a certain plant that comes up on the summits of hills—اِبْنُ الأَرْضِ

[With the article ال prefixed to the latter word.]

The hills are those called آكَام. It has a stem but does not grow tall, resembles hair, is eaten, and dries up quickly; a species of بَقْل.

It is also called بِنْتُ الأَرْضِ; and بَنَاتُ الأَرْضِ means plants.

It also means the places that are hidden from the shepherd.

Also the pool left by a torrent; and بَنَاتُ الأَرْضِ means pools in which remains of water are left; and rivulets.

1.3figurative · مجاز — inferreda carpet, or anything that is spread out—أَرْضٌ

In this sense it is sometimes made masculine in poetry.

1.4figurative · مجازa camel strong in the legs—بَعِيرٌ شَدِيدُ الأَرْضِ

a horse that is large and tall—فَرَسٌ بَعِيدٌ مَا بَيْمَ أَرْضِهِ وَسَمَائِهِ

on this sense Anything that is low.

on this sense Also the lower, or lowest, part of the legs of a horse or the like; or the legs of a camel or of a horse or the like; and the part of them next to the ground.

1.5figurative · مجاز

Of a man: the knees and what is beneath, or below (literally, after), them.

1.6figurative · مجاز — inferred

Of a sandal, [the lower surface of the sole;] the part that touches the ground.

2[Has the earth been made to quake, or is there in me] a tremor? or dizziness?—أَزُلْزِلَتِ الأَرْضُ أَمْ بِى أَرْضٌ

A feverish shivering; a tremor; or dizziness; or dizziness arising from a relaxed state and causing a discharge from the nose and eyes.

I'Ab is related to have said this at the time of an earthquake.

[أَهْلُ الأَرْضِ means a certain class of the jinn, or genii, by whom human beings are believed to be possessed and affected by an involuntary tremor; from which it seems that this name may perhaps be from أَرْضٌ in the sense of “a tremor.” See مَأْرُوضٌ, and see خَبَلٌ as explained in the S.]

2.1

Also rheum; synonym زُكَامٌ. In this sense masculine; or, according to Kr, feminine, on the authority of Ibn-Aḥmar.

See also مَأْرُوضٌ.

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[The earth;] that whereon are mankind: (TA:) [and earth, as opposed to heaven: and the ground, as meaning the surface of the earth, on which we tread and sit and lie; and the floor: without ال signifying a land, or country: and a piece of land or ground: and land, or soil, or ground, considered in relation to its quality:] it is fem.: (S, A, Msb, K:) and is a coll. gen. n.; (S, A, K;) of which the n. un. should be أَرْضَةٌ , but this they did not say: (S:) or a pl. having no sing.; (A, K;) for أَرْضَةٌ has not been heard: (K:) its pl. is أَرَضَاتٌ , (S, K,) in [some of] the copies of the K أَرْضَاتٌ , (TA,) for they sometimes form the pl. of a word which has not the fem. ة with ا and ت , as in the instance of عُرُسَاتٌ ; (S;) and أَرَضُونَ , [which is more common,] (AZ, AHn, S, Mgh, Msb, K,) with fet-h to the ر , (AZ, AHn, Mgh, Msb,) and with و and ن , though a fem. has not its pl. formed [regularly] with و and ن unless it is of the defective kind, like ثُبَةٌ and ظُبَةٌ , but they have made the و and ن [in this instance] a substitute for the ا and ت which they have elided [from أَرَضَاتٌ ], and have left the fet-hah of the ر as it was; (S;) but they also said أَرْضُونَ , (AZ, AHn, S,) sometimes, making the ر quiescent; (S;) and أُرُوضٌ (AZ, AHn, Msb, K) is sometimes used as a pl., as in the saying مَا أَكْثَرَ أُرُوضَ بَنِى فُلَانٍ [How many are the lands of the sons of such a one!]; (TA;) and another [and very common] pl. is [ أَرَاضٍ , with the article written] الأَرَاضِى , contr. to rule, (S, Msb, K,) as though they had formed a pl. from آرُضٌ ; (S;) thus written in all the copies of the S; [accord. to SM; but in one copy of the S, I find كَأَنَّهُمْ جَمَعُوا ااراضًا ; and in another, ارضًا ;] and in one copy [is added], “ thus it is found in his [J's] handwriting; ” but IB says that correctly he should have said أَرْضَى , like أَرْطَى ; for as to آرُضٌ , its regular pl. would be أَوَارِضُ ; and [SM says] I have found it observed in a marginal note to the S that the pl. of آرُضٌ would be أَآرِضُ , like as أَكَالِبُ is pl. of أَكْلُبٌ ; and wherefore did he not say that الاراضى is a pl. of an unused sing., like لَيَالٍ and أَهَالٍ , so that it is as though it were pl. of أَرْضَاةٌ , like as لَيَالٍ is pl. of لَيْلَاةٌ ? yet if any one should propose the plea that it may be formed by transposition from أَآرِضُ , he would not say what is improbable; its measure being in this case أَعَالِفُ ; the word being أَرَاضِئُ , and the ء being changed into ى : (TA:) accord. to Abu-l-Khattáb, (S,) آرَاضٌ is also a pl. of أَرْضٌ , (S, K,) like as آهَالٌ is a pl. of أَهْلٌ ; (S;) but IB says that, in the opinion of the critics, the truth with respect to what is related on the authority of Abu-l-Khattáb is, that from أَرْضٌ and أَهْلٌ are formed أَرَاضٍ and أَهَالٍ , as though they were pls. of أَرْضَاةٌ and أَهْلَاةٌ ; like as they said لَيْلَةٌ and لَيَال , as though this were pl. of لَيْلَاةٌ . (TA.) It is said in proverbs, أَجْمَعُ مِنَ الأَرْضِ [More comprehensive than the earth]: (TA:) and آمَنُ مِنَ الأَرْضِ [More trustworthy than the earth, in which treasures are securely buried]: and أَشَدُّ مِنَ الأَرْضِ [Harder than the earth, or ground]: (A, TA:) and أَذَلُّ مِنَ الأَرْضِ [More vile, or more submissive, than the earth, or ground]. (TA.) And you say, مَنْ أَطَاعَنِى كُنْتُ لَهُ أَرْضَا [Whoso obeyeth me, I will be to him as ground whereon one treads]; denoting submissiveness. (A, TA.) And فُلَانٌ إِنٌ ضُرِبَ فَأَرْضٌ [Such one, if he be beaten, is like ground]; i. e. he cares not for beating. (A, TA.) One says also, لَا أَرْضَ لَكَ [Mayest thou have no land, or country! or thou hast no land, or country]; like as one says, لَا أُمَّ لَكَ . (S, K,) [And hence,] هُوَ ابْنُ أَرْضٍ He is a stranger, (A, K, TA,) of whom neither father nor mother is known. (TA.) اِبْنُ الأَرْضِ [with the art. ال prefixed to the latter word] is A certain plant, (AHn, K,) which comes forth upon the summits of the [hills called] آكَام , having a stem ( أَصْل ), but not growing tall, (AHn,) which resembles hair, and is eaten, (AHn, K,) and quickly dries up; (AHn;) a species of بَقْل , as also بِنْتُ الأَرْضِ : (S in art. بنى :) and بَنَاتُ الأَرْضِ plants: (M in art. بسر :) and the places which are concealed from the pastor. (S in that art.) Also The pool that is left by a torrent: (T in art. بنى :) and بَنَاتُ الأَرْضِ pools in which are remains of water: (IAar in TA art. بسر :) and rivulets. (T in art. بنى .) أَرْضٌ is also used to signify A carpet; or anything that is spread: and in this sense, in poetry, it is sometimes made masc. (Msb.) And Anything that is low. (S, K.) And The lower, or lowest, part of the legs of a horse or the like: (S, K:) or the legs of a camel or of a horse or the like: and the part that is next to the ground thereof. (TA.) You say بَعِيرٌ شَدِيدُ الأَرْضِ A camel strong in the legs. (TA.) And فَرَسٌ بَعِيدٌ مَا بَيْمَ أَرْضِهِ وَسَمَائِهِ A horse that is large and tall. (A, TA.) Also, of a man, The knees and what is beneath, or below, (lit. after,) them. (TA.) And of a sandal, [The lower surface of the sole;] the part that touches the ground. (TA.) A febrile shivering; a tremor: (S, K:) or vertigo: or it signifies also vertigo arising from a relaxed state, and occasioning a defluxion from the nose and eyes. (TA.) I'Ab is related to have said, on the occasion of an earthquake, أَزُلْزِلَتِ الأَرْضُ أَمْ بِى أَرْضٌ , (S,) i. e. [Hath the earth been made to quake, or is there in me] a tremor? or a vertigo? (TA.) [ أَهْلُ الأَرْضِ signifies A certain class of the jinn, or genii; by whom human beings are believed to be possessed, and affected by an involuntary tremor; whence it seems that this appellation may perhaps be from أَرْضٌ as signifying “ a tremor. ” See مَأْرُوضٌ : and see خَبَلٌ , as explained in the S.] Also Rheum; syn. زُكَامٌ : (S, K:) in this sense masc.; or, accord. to Kr, fem., on the authority of Ibn-Ahmar. (TA.) See also مَأْرُوضٌ .

Nounأَرَضٌ1 sense

Core sense — wood-fretters, the insects that eat woodgenerated

See أَرَضَةٌ.

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: see أَرَضَةٌ .

Nounأُرْضَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — abundant herbage, or pasture, enough for a yeargenerated

See the word that follows.

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: see what next follows.

Nounإِرْضَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — herbage enough for the camels for a year; abundant pasturegenerated

Of herbage: what suffices the camels, or other grazing animals, for a year; or abundant herbage, or pasture.

Also أُرْضَةٌ and إِرَضَةٌ.

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of herbage, What suffices the camels, or other pasturing animals, for a year: (IAar, AHn, M:) or abundant herbage or pasture; as also أُرْضَةٌ and إِرَضَةٌ . (K.)

Nounأَرَضَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the wood-fretter, an insect that eats wood; the termitegenerated

1[More consuming than the wood-fretter, or the termite]—آكَلُ مِنَ الأَرَضَةِ

[The wood-fretter;] a well-known insect that eats wood; it is a white worm, resembling the ant, appearing in the days of the season called رَبِيع.

There are two kinds. One kind is small, like the large of the ذَرّ [or grubs of ants], and this is the bane of wood in particular; or this kind is the bane of wood and of other things, and is a white worm with a black head, without wings, which goes into the earth and builds itself a dwelling of clay, or soil; and this is said to be what ate the staff of Solomon [as is related in the Qur'ān 34:13, where it is called دَابَّةُ الأَرْضِ, as is said in the A].

The other kind [is the termite, or white ant; termes fatale of Linn.; called by Forskål (in his Descr. Animalium, page 96) termes arda, destructor; and this] is like a large common ant, with wings; it is the bane of everything that is of wood, and of plants, except that it does not attack what is moist, or full of sap; and it has legs.

The plural is أَرَضٌ and أَرَضَاتٌ; or, as some [more properly] say, أَرَضٌ is an ism jamʿ.

[More marring, or injuring, or destructive, than the wood-fretter, or the termite]—أَفْسَدُ مِنَ الأَرَضَةِ

on this sense The following are proverbs.

Qur’ān 34:13 approximate — somewhere between 34:10 and 34:19 Lane cites “Kur xxxiv. 13”

Qur’ān 34:14 located by this root inside the range Lane’s citation allows

فَلَمَّا قَضَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ ٱلْمَوْتَ مَا دَلَّهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَوْتِهِۦٓ إِلَّا دَآبَّةُ ٱلْأَرْضِ تَأْكُلُ مِنسَأَتَهُۥ ۖ فَلَمَّا خَرَّ تَبَيَّنَتِ ٱلْجِنُّ أَن لَّوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ ٱلْغَيْبَ مَا لَبِثُوا۟ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ

Then, when We decreed (Solomon's) death, nothing showed them his death except a little worm of the earth, which kept (slowly) gnawing away at his staff: so when he fell down, the Jinns saw plainly that if they had known the unseen, they would not have tarried in the humiliating Penalty (of their Task).Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

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[The wood-fretter;] a certain insect that eats wood, (S A, Msb, K,) well known; (A, K;) it is a white worm, resembling the ant, appearing in the days of the [season called] رَبِيع : (TA:) there are two kinds: one kind is small, like the large of the ذَرّ [or grubs of ants]; and this is the bane of wood in particular: (AHn, TA:) or this kind is the bane of wood and of other things, and is a white worm with a black head, not having wings, and it penetrates into the earth, and builds for itself a habitation of clay, or soil; and this is said to be that which ate the staff of Solomon [as is related in the Kur xxxiv. 13, where it is called دَابَّةُ الأَرْضِ , as is said in the A]: (TA:) the other kind [is the termite, or white ant; termes fatale of Linn.; called by Forskål (in his Descr. Animalium &c., p. 96,) termes arda, destructor; and this] is like a large common ant, having wings; it is the bane of everything that is of wood, and of plants; except that it does not attack what is moist, or succulent; and it has legs: (AHn, TA:) the pl. is أَرَضٌ (AHn, Msb, TA) and أَرَضَاتٌ ; (Msb;) or, as some [more properly] say, أَرَضٌ is a quasi-pl. [or coll. gen.] n. (AHn, TA.) It is said in a prov., آكَلُ مِنَ الأَرَضَةِ [More consuming than the wood-fretter, or the termite]. (TA.) And in another, أَفْسَدُ مِنَ الأَرَضَةِ [More marring, or injuring, or destructive, than the wood-fretter, or the termite.] (A, TA.)

Nounأَرِضَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — abundant herbage, or pasturegenerated

See أَرِيضٌ.

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: see أَرِيضٌ .

Nounإِرَضَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — abundant herbage, or pasturegenerated

See إِرْضَةٌ.

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: see إِرْضَةٌ .

Nounأَرُوضٌ1 sense

Core sense — thriving, productive land, pleasing to the eyegenerated

See أَريضٌ.

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Nounأَرِيضٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — land thriving, productive; a man lowly, submissive; very widegenerated

Ism fāʿil of أَرُضَ.

1.1land that is thriving, or productive—أَرْضٌ أَرِيضَةٌ

land that is thriving, or productive—أَرِضَةٌ

Pleasing to the eye and naturally disposed to yield good produce; or fruitful, increasing in plants or herbage; or level, or soft; or collecting moisture and growing luxuriant with herbage, soft to tread on, pleasant to sit on, productive, and good in its herbage.

It also means a wide land; synonym عَرِيضَةٌ.

إِرَاضٌٍ [as plural of أَرِيضٌ ] is synonymous with عِرَاضٌ and وِسَاع, as though the ء were a substitute for the ع.

1.2[A very wide thing]—أَرِيضٌ شَىْءٌ عَرِيضٌ

أَرِيضٌ is also an imitative sequent to عَرِيضٌ.

Or it means fat, as an adjective; some use it in this sense without عرِيض, applied to a kid.

[A very wide, or wide and fat, woman]—اِمْرَأَةٌ عَرِيضَةٌ أَرِيضَةٌ

Or, as the TA seems to indicate in the article عرَض, prolific and perfect.

مُؤْرِضَةٌ is used in the same way.

a man lowly, or submissive, naturally disposed to do good—رَجُلٌ أَرِيضٌ

a man lowly, or submissive, naturally disposed to do good—أَرُوضٌ لِلْخَيْرِ

And for نَفْسٌ وَاسِعٌ أَرِيضٌ, see رَابِطٌ.

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part. n. of أَرُضَ . You say أَرْضٌ أَرِيضَةٌ (S, A, K) and أَرِضَةٌ (TA) Land that is thriving, or productive; (S, A, K;) pleasing to the eye; (AA, S, A, K;) and disposed by nature to yield good produce: (A, K, TA:) or fruitful; increasing in plants or herbage: (IAar:) or level, or soft: (ISh:) or that collects moisture, and becomes luxuriant with herbage; that is soft to tread upon, pleasant to sit upon, productive, and good in its herbage or vegetation: (AHn:) it also signifies a wide land; syn. عَرِيضَةٌ : (TA:) and إِرَاضٌٍ [as pl. of أَرِيضٌ ] is syn. with عِرَاضٌ and وِسَاع ; (AA, K, TA;) as though the ء were a substitute for the ع . (TA.) أَرِيضٌ is also an imitative sequent to عَرِيضٌ ; (S, K;) as in the phrase أَرِيضٌ شَىْءٌ عَرِيضٌ [A very wide thing]: (S:) or it signifies fat, as an epithet: (K:) some use it in this sense without عرِيض , applied to a kid. (S.) And you say, اِمْرَأَةٌ عَرِيضَةٌ أَرِيضَةٌ [A very wide, or wide and fat, woman; or, as seems to be indicated in the TA in art. عرَض , prolific and perfect]; and in like manner, مُؤْرِضَةٌ . (TA.) You say also رَجُلٌ أَرِيضٌ , (S,) and أَرُوضٌ لِلْخَيْرِ , (A,) A man lowly, or submissive; (S;) naturally disposed to good, or to do good. (S, A.) And نَفْسٌ وَاسِعٌ أَرِيضٌ : see رَابِطٌ .

Nounهُوَآرَضُهُمْ بِهِ1 sense

Core sense — he is the most fit of them for it, the most worthy of itgenerated

1He is the most fit of them, or the most worthy of them, to do that—هُوَآرَضُهُمْ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ ذلِكَ

He is the most fit, or suited, of them for it; or the most worthy of them of it.

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He is the most adapted, meet, suited, fitted, or fit, of them, for it; or most worthy of them of it. (K.) And هُوَآرَضُهُمْ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ ذلِكَ He is the most adapted, &c., or most worthy, of them to do that. (As, S.)

Nounمُؤْرِضَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — wood eaten by the wood-frettergenerated

See أَرِيضٌ.

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Nounمَأْرُوضٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — wood eaten by the wood-fretter; a person possessed by the jinn; affected with rheumgenerated

Wood eaten by the أَرَضَة [or woodfretter, or termite, but generally meaning the former].

Also أَرْضٌ.

A person affected with خَبَل [q. v.] from the jinn, or genii, and [what are called] أَهْلُ الأَرْضِ, that is, one who moves his head and body about involuntarily.

So according to the S and TA, but the K has “and”.

2.1

A person affected with زُكَام [or rheum].

According to Sgh, [who seems, like J, not to have known أُرِضَ,] it is from آرَضَهُ, whereas by rule, [if from آرِضَهُ,] it should be مُؤْرَضٌ.

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Wood eaten by the أَرَضَة [or woodfretter, or termite, but generally meaning the former]; (S, A, Msb, K;) as also أَرْضٌ . (TA.) A person affected with خَبَل [q. v.] from the jinn, or genii, and [what are called] أَهْلُ الأَرْضِ , (S, K,) i. e. (so accord. to the S and TA, but in the K “ and ”) he who moves about his head and body involuntarily. (S, K.) A person affected with زُكَام [or rheum]: (S, K:) accord. to Sgh, [who seems, like J, not to have known أُرِضَ ,] from آرَضَهُ ; (Sgh, TA;) whereas by rule, [if from آرِضَهُ ,] it should be مُؤْرَضٌ . (TA.)

Nounفَسِيلٌ مُسْتَأْرِضٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a young palm-tree having a root in the ground; heavy, sluggishgenerated

1a small young palm-tree having a root in the ground—وَدِيَّةٌ مُسْتَأْرِضَةٌ

A young palm-tree having a root in the ground.

One that grows out from the trunk of the mother tree is called رَاكِبٌ.

1.1heavy, slow, or sluggish, leaning toward the ground—مُسْتَأْرِضٌ

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, and وَدِيَّةٌ مُسْتَأْرِضَةٌ , A young palm-tree, and a small young palm-tree, having a root in the ground: such as grows forth from the trunk of the mother-tree is called رَاكِبٌ . (S, K.) مُسْتَأْرِضٌ also signifies Heavy, slow, or sluggish, inclining, or propending, to the ground. (IB.)