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Form 1صَرَعَهُ4 senses · 2 main
muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarصَرْعٌ

Core sense — he threw him down on the groundgenerated

1.1figurative · مجازhe threw him down on the ground; said of a man, of a man—صَرَعَتْهُ

maṣdars صَرْعٌ and صِرْعٌ, the former of the dialect of Temeem and the latter of Keys, and مَصْرَعٌ, which is also a noun of place, [and, by rule, of time also].

Also said of a beast, the pronoun referring to the rider: it threw him down.

death prostrates the animal—المَنِيَّةُ تَصْرَعُ الحَيَوَانَ
[The similitude of the believer is as the fresh, or juicy, plant of seedproduce,] which the wind bends at one time, throwing it from side to side, [and straightens at another]—مَثَلُ المُؤْمِنِ كَالخَامَةِ مِنَ الزَّرْعِ تَصْرَعُهَا الرِّيحُ مَرَّةً فَتَعْدِلُهَا أُخْرَى
the trees were cut and thrown down—صُرِعَ الشَّجَرُ
1.1.1

See also form 3.

1.1.2he was affected with the disease called صَرْع [explained below]—صُرِعَ

Also, said of a man: he was affected with possession by a devil, or madness.

1.2

See also form 2, in two places.

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, aor. صَرَعَ , inf. n. صَرْعٌ (S, O, * Msb, K) and صِرْعٌ , (S, O, * K,) the former inf. n. of the dial. of Temeem and the latter of Keys, (S, O,) and مَصْرَعٌ , which is also a n. of place, [and, accord. to rule, of time also,] (S, O, K,) said of a man, (S, Msb,) He threw him down, or prostrated him, on the ground; (O, L, K, TA;) namely, a man. (T, TA.) And صَرَعَتْهُ is also said of a beast, [the pronoun referring to the rider,] meaning It threw him down. (TA in art. قمص .) Hence the saying, المَنِيَّةُ تَصْرَعُ الحَيَوَانَ [Death prostrates the animal]. (TA.) And مَثَلُ المُؤْمِنِ كَالخَامَةِ مِنَ الزَّرْعِ تَصْرَعُهَا الرِّيحُ مَرَّةً فَتَعْدِلُهَا أُخْرَى i. e. [The similitude of the believer is as the fresh, or juicy, plant of seedproduce,] which the wind bends at one time, throwing it from side to side, [and straightens at another.] (TA, from a trad.) And صُرِعَ الشَّجَرُ The trees were cut and thrown down. (TA.) See also 3. [Hence also,] صُرِعَ He was affected with the disease termed صَرْع [expl. below]. (Msb.) And He (a man) was affected with diabolical possession, or madness; inf. n. صَرْعٌ . (TA.) See also 2, in two places.
Form 2صرّعهُ3 senses · 2 main
maṣdarتَصْرِيعٌ

Core sense — he threw him down violently on the groundgenerated

2.1[maṣdar] he threw him down violently on the ground; said of a man—تَصْرِيعٌ
2.2he made the doorway to have what are called مِصْرَاعَانِ [i.e. a pair of folding doors]—صرّع البَابَ

Maṣdar as above. Also صَرَعَهُ.

2.2.1figurative · مجازhe made the poetry to have what are called مِصْرَاعَانِ—صرّع الشِّعْرَ

Also صَرَعَهُ.

Or التَّصْرِيعُ فِى الشِّعْرِ, or تَصْرِيعُ البَيْتِ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ, is the making of the first مِصْرَاع [meaning hemistich] to rhyme [like the second]; that is, making the last foot of the first hemistich like the last of the second in rhyme. It is derived from the مِصْرَاع of a doorway.

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, [inf. n. تَصْرِيعٌ ,] He threw him down or prostrated him, on the ground, vehemently; namely, a man. (K.) صرّع البَابَ , (K,) inf. n. as above, (TA,) He made the door-way to have what are termed مِصْرَاعَانِ [i. e. a pair of folding doors]; as also صَرَعَهُ . (K, TA.) And [hence,] صرّع الشِّعْرَ He made the poetry to have what are termed مِصْرَاعَانِ ; as also صَرَعَهُ : (K, TA:) or التَّصْرِيعُ فِى الشِّعْرِ , (S,) or تَصْرِيعُ البَيْتِ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ , (TA,) is the making the first مِصْرَاع [meaning hemistich] to rhyme [like the second]; (S;) [i. e.] the making the last foot of the first hemistich like the last of the second [in rhyme]: (TA:) derived from the مِصْرَاع of the door-way. (S, TA.)
Form 3صَاْرَعَ1 sense

Core sense — I wrestled with him and threw him downgenerated

3.1I wrestled with him, each of us trying to throw the other down, [and I overcame him, or and I threw him down]—صَارَعْتُهُ فَصَرَعْتُهُ

Maṣdar of the former مُصَارَعَةٌ, and صِرَاعٌ.

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صَارَعْتُهُ فَصَرَعْتُهُ , (S, Msb, TA,) inf. n. of the former مُصَارَعَةٌ and صِرَاعٌ , (Msb, TA,) I wrestled with him, each of us endeavouring to throw down the other, [and I overcame him in doing so, or and I threw him down.] (TA.)
Form 5تصرّع لَهُ1 sense

Core sense — he lowered himself to him, he was humble to himgenerated

5.1figurative · مجازhe became lowly, humble, or abased, and abashed, to him—تضرّع

Az, in the TS. Or: he lowered, humbled, or abased, himself to him.

I did not cease to lower, or humble, myself to him—مَا زِلْتُ أَتَصَرَّعُ لَهُ
I did not cease to lower, or humble, myself to him—إِلَيْهِ
until he answered me, or gave me his assent—حَتَّى أَجَابَنِى
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He became lowly, humble, or abased, and abashed, to him; as also تضرّع : (Az, TS, TA:) or he lowered, humbled, or abased, himself to him: one says, مَا زِلْتُ أَتَصَرَّعُ لَهُ and إِلَيْهِ [I ceased not to lower, humble, or abase, myself to him] حَتَّى أَجَابَنِى [until he answered me, or gave me his assent]. (Z, TA.)
Form 6تصارعوا1 sense

Core sense — they wrestled with one another, trying to throw each other downgenerated

6.1they two wrestled, each trying to throw the other down—اصطرعا

They wrestled, one with another, each trying to throw the other down; and اصطرعوا means the same.

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They wrestled, one with another, endeavouring to throw down one another; and [ اصطرعوا signifies the same; or] اصطرعا they two wrestled, each endeavouring to throw down the other. (TA.)
Form 7انصرع1 sense

Core sense — he, or it, was thrown down on the groundgenerated

7.1

He, or it, became thrown down, or prostrated, on the ground. (Occurring in art. جأث.)

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[He, or it, became thrown down, or prostrated, on the ground]. (Occurring in the K in art. جأث .)
Form 8إِصْتَرَعَ1 sense

Core sense — they wrestled, each trying to throw the other downgenerated

8.1

See form 6, in two places.

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see 6, in two places.

Derived nouns 19

Nounصَرْعٌ7 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a throwing down; epilepsy; a sort, a state or conditiongenerated

1

A maṣdar of form 1.

1.1

Also, as a noun: epilepsy, or falling sickness; and sometimes, it seems, ecstatic catalepsy, a sort of trance into which a person falls. A well-known disease resembling madness or possession by a devil, which, according to the Ra-ees [Ibn-Seenà, whom we call "Avicenna"], prevents the vital organs from performing their actions, though not completely. Its cause is an obstruction occurring in one or more of the chambers of the brain and in the ducts of the أَعْصَاب [here meaning nerves] by which the limbs are moved, arising from an abundant thick or sticky خِلْط [or humour], so that the رُوح [here, as often elsewhere, the vital spirit, or nervous fluid] is kept from spreading through them in the natural way, and the limbs consequently become contracted in spasms.

2ذُو لَوْنَيْنِ [i.e. he, or it, has two sorts; or two distinctive qualities or properties]—هُوَ ذُو صَرْعَيْنِ

Also a sort, or species; and a state, condition, or manner of being, of a thing: synonymous with ضَرْبٌ and فَنٌّ. So too صِرْعٌ, and also ضَرْعٌ and ضِرْعٌ. [See also صَرْعَةٌ.] Plural of many صُرُوعٌ, and of few أَصْرُعٌ.

Ibn-'Abbád.

I left them changing from state to state—تَرَكْتُهُمْ صَرْعَيْنِ

Ibn-'Abbád.

طَرَفَانِ [i.e. there are two ways of doing the thing, either of which may be chosen]—لِلْأَمْرِ صَرْعَانِ
2.1

See also صِرْعٌ, in three places.

2.2two camels of which one comes to the water as the other returns from it, because of the camels' great number—صَرْعَانِ
2.3the night and the day—الصَّرْعَانِ

And, perhaps from this: so too الصِّرْعَانِ, with kesr, like الصِّرْفَانِ; or the forenoon and the afternoon, from the first part of day to midday and from midday to sunset, each of these being called صَرْعٌ; or the morning, between daybreak and sunrise, and the evening, between sunset and nightfall, as also العَصْرَانِ (given in explanation of الأَبْرَدَانِ). Some say that it is formed by transposition from العَصْرَانِ, or the two extremities of the day.

I came to him in the morning and evening; or between daybreak and sunrise and between sunset and nightfall—أَتَيْتُهُ صَرْعَىِ النَّهَارِ
I met him at the two extremities of the day—لَقِيتُهُ صَرْعَىِ النَّهَارِ

Dhu-r-Rummeh says:

shāhid
كَأَنَّنِى نَازِعٌ يَثْنِيهِ عَنْ وَطَنٍصَرْعَانِ رَائِحَةً عَقْلٌ وَتَقْيِيدُ

meaning: as though I were one, that is, a camel, yearning towards his place of abode, which an evening and a morning — in the evening a binding of the fore shank to the arm, and in the morning a shackling of the legs — turn, or keep, away from a settled abiding-place. Or, as Aboo-'Alee relates it, رَائِحَةٌ [as a partial substitute for صَرْعَانِ], meaning an evening, when there is a binding of the fore shank to the arm, and a morning, when there is a shackling of the legs; for they bind the camel's fore shank to his arm in the evening when he is lying down, and they shackle his legs in the morning so that he may pasture but not stray. Another reading is صَرْعَاهُ [his morning and evening].

2.4حِذَآءَهُ [apparently meaning it is opposite to, or corresponding to, such a thing]—هُوَ صَرْعُ كَذَا
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an inf. n. of 1. (S, Msb, K.) Also, [as a subst., Epilepsy, or falling sickness: and sometimes, app., ecstatic catalepsy; a sort of trance into which a person falls:] a certain disease, (S, O, Msb, K,) well known, (S, O,) resembling madness, or diabolical possession, (Msb,) accord. to the Ra-ees [Ibn-Seenà, whom we call “ Avicenna ”], (TA,) preventing, but not completely, the vital organs from performing their actions [or functions]; the cause of which is an obstruction that occurs in one or more of the venters ( بُطُون ) of the brain and in the ducts of the أَعْصَاب [here meaning nerves] by which the members are moved, [arising] from an abundant thick or viscous خِلْط [or humour], whereby the رُوح [by which is here meant, as in many other instances, the vital spirit, or nervous fluid,] is prevented from pervading them in the natural manner, and consequently the members become [spasmodically] contracted. (K, TA.) Also A sort, or species: and a state, condition, or manner of being: syn. ضَرْبٌ and فَنٌّ : (S, K:) of a thing: (K:) and so صِرْعٌ : and likewise ضَرْعٌ and ضِرْعٌ : (TA:) [See also صَرْعَةٌ :] pl. [of mult.] صُرُوعٌ (S, K) and [of pauc.] أَصْرُعٌ . (K.) One says, هُوَ ذُو صَرْعَيْنِ , meaning ذُو لَوْنَيْنِ [i. e. He, or it, has two sorts, or species: or two distinctive qualities or properties]. (Ibn-'Abbád, Z, O, K.) And تَرَكْتُهُمْ صَرْعَيْنِ I left them changing from state to state. (Ibn-'Abbád, O, K.) And لِلْأَمْرِ صَرْعَانِ , meaning طَرَفَانِ [i. e. There are two ways of performing the affair, either of which may be chosen]. (TA.) See also صِرْعٌ , in three places. صَرْعَانِ Two camels of which one comes to the water when the other returns from it, by reason of their [the camels'] multitude. (S, O, K.) And [hence, perhaps,] الصَّرْعَانِ signifies The night and the day; (K;) [and] so الصِّرْعَانِ , with kesr, like الصِّرْفَانِ : (TA in art. صرف :) or the forenoon and the afternoon; from the first part of day to midday and from midday to sunset; each of these being termed صَرْعٌ : (S, O, K:) or the morning, between daybreak and sunrise, and the evening, between sunset and nightfall; as also العَصْرَانِ ; (S and K in explanation of الأَبْرَدَانِ ;) and some assert that it is formed by transposition from العَصْرَانِ : (TA:) or the two extremities of the day. (A, TA.) And one says, أَتَيْتُهُ صَرْعَىِ النَّهَارِ I came to him in the morning and evening; or between daybreak and sunrise and between sunset and nightfall. (S, O, K.) And لَقِيتُهُ صَرْعَىِ النَّهَارِ I met him at the two extremities of the day. (A, TA.) Dhu-r-Rummeh says, 1 meaning As though I were one, i. e. a camel, yearning towards his place of abode, which an evening and a morning, in evening a binding of the fore shank to the arm and in the morning a shackling of the legs, turn [or keep] away from a settled abiding-place: or, as Aboo-'Alee relates it, رَائِحَةٌ , [as a partial substitute for صَرْعَانِ ,] meaning, an evening, when there is a binding of the fore shank to the arm, and a morning, when there is a shackling of the legs; for they bind the camel's fore shank to his arm in the evening when he is lying down, and they shackle his legs in the morning so that he may pasture [but not stray]: another reading is صَرْعَاهُ [his morning and evening]. (TA.) كَأَنَّنِى نَازِعٌ يَثْنِيهِ عَنْ وَطَنٍ | صَرْعَانِ رَائِحَةً عَقْلٌ وَتَقْيِيدُ One says also, هُوَ صَرْعُ كَذَا i. e. حِذَآءَهُ [app. meaning It is over against, or corresponding to, such a thing]. (O, K.)
Nounصِرْعٌ7 senses · 3 main

Core sense — a like, a similar person or thing; a strand of a ropegenerated

1

A maṣdar of form 1.

2

And the same as مُصَارِعٌ. See the latter in two places.

3

See also صَرْعٌ, former half.

3.1[I asked such a one for something I wanted, and then turned away, and I do not know which of the two opposite conditions he was in as to his case]—طَلَبْتُ مِنْ فُلَانٍ حَاجَةً فَٱنْصَرَفْتُ وَمَا أَدْرِى عَلَى أَىِّ صِرْعَىْ أَمْرِهِ هُوَ

That is, his affair, or case, did not become clear or known to me.

A poet says:

shāhid
فَرُحْتُ وَمَا وَدَّعْتُ لَيْلَى وَمَا دَرَتْعَلَى أَىِّ صِرْعَىْ أَمْرِهَا أَتَرَوَّحُ

[And I went, and did not bid farewell to Leylà, and she did not know in which of the two opposite conditions as to her case I was going]; that is, whether I went from her presence keeping my attachment or forsaking it; or, as Z says, in a condition of success or of disappointment.

Also, either of two opposite conditions in which one stands with respect to an affair or case.

3.2

See also صَرْعٌ, in the middle of the paragraph.

3.3they two are likes—هُمَا صِرْعَانِ

Also a like; a similar person or thing. So too صَرْعٌ.

they two are likes—صَرْعَانِ

And so شِرْعَانِ and the like.

this is the like of him, or of it—هٰذَا صِرْعُهُ
this is the like of him, or of it—صَرْعُهُ

And so ضِرْعُهُ and ضَرْعُهُ and the like.

3.4

And a strand of a rope; and so ضِرْعٌ, plural صُرُوعٌ and ضُرُوعٌ.

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an inf. n. of 1. (S, K.) And i. q. مُصَارِعٌ . (K.) See the latter in two places. See also صَرْعٌ , former half. [Also Either of two opposite conditions in which one is or stands &c. in respect of an affair or case.] One says, طَلَبْتُ مِنْ فُلَانٍ حَاجَةً فَٱنْصَرَفْتُ وَمَا أَدْرِى عَلَى أَىِّ صِرْعَىْ أَمْرِهِ هُوَ [I sought, or demanded, of such a one, an object of want, and then turned away, and I know not in which of the two opposite conditions he was in respect of his affair, or case]; i. e., his affair, or case, did not become apparent, or clear, or known, to me. (S, O, K. *) And a poet says, 1 [And I went, and bade not farewell to Leylà, and she knew not in which of the two opposite conditions in respect of her affair, or case, I was going]; i. e., whether I went from her presence retaining attachment, or forsaking; (S, TA;) or, as Z says, in a condition of success or of disappointment. (TA.) فَرُحْتُ وَمَا وَدَّعْتُ لَيْلَى وَمَا دَرَتْ | عَلَى أَىِّ صِرْعَىْ أَمْرِهَا أَتَرَوَّحُ See also صَرْعٌ , in the middle of the paragraph. Also A like; a similar person or thing; and so صَرْعٌ . (O, K.) One says, هُمَا صِرْعَانِ (S, O) and صَرْعَانِ (O) They two are likes: (S, O:) and so شِرْعَانِ , &c. (S.) And هٰذَا صِرْعُهُ and صَرْعُهُ This is the like of him, or it: and so ضِرْعُهُ and ضَرْعُهُ , &c. (IAar, TA.) And A strand of a rope: (O, K:) and so ضِرْعٌ : (O:) pl. صُرُوعٌ (O, K) and ضُرُوعٌ . (O.)
Nounصَرْعَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a single throwing down; a state or conditiongenerated

1

A single act of throwing down on the ground; or a single suffering of being thrown down. See also صِرْعَةٌ.

1.1[he does it in every state, or condition]—هُوَ يَفْعَلُهُ فِى كُلِّ صِرْعَةٍ

And a state, or condition; as in this saying.

[See also صَرْعٌ.] Or, in the Mufradāt, Er-Rāghib: the state, or condition, of one who is thrown down.

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A single act of throwing down, or prostrating, on the ground; or a single suffering of prostration. (K, TA.) See also صِرْعَةٌ . And A state, or condition: (O, K:) so in the saying, هُوَ يَفْعَلُهُ فِى كُلِّ صِرْعَةٍ [He does it in every state, or condition]: (O:) [see also صَرْعٌ :] or, accord. to the “ Mufradát ” [of Er-Rághib], the state, or condition, of him who is thrown down, or prostrated. (TA.)
Nounصُرْعَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who is often thrown down by mengenerated

1

One who is often thrown down, or prostrated, by men.

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One who is often thrown down, or prostrated, by men. (K.)
Nounصِرْعَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a manner of throwing down, or of being thrown downgenerated

1[the bad manner of holding fast on one's beast is better than the good manner of being thrown down]—سُوْءُ الاِسْتِمْسَاكِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ حُسْنِ الصِّرْعَةِ

A mode, or manner, of throwing down; or of being thrown down: a word like رِكْبَةٌ and جِلْسَةٌ.

That is, when a man holds fast, even if he does not ride well, that is better than being thrown down in a way that does not hurt him; because one who holds fast sometimes overtakes, but one who is thrown down will not reach the goal. A proverb. Or, as some relate it, حُسْنِ الصَّرْعَةِ, which means the good manner of a single suffering of being thrown down. [See also Freytag's Arab. Prov. i. 623.]

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A mode, or manner, of throwing down, or prostrating; or of being thrown down, or prostrated: (S, * K, TA:) a word similar to رِكْبَةٌ and جِلْسَةٌ . (S.) Hence, (K,) one says, سُوْءُ الاِسْتِمْسَاكِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ حُسْنِ الصِّرْعَةِ [The bad manner of holding fast upon one's beast is better than the good manner of being thrown down, or prostrated]: (S, K:) i. e., when one holds fast, though he ride not well, it is better than one's being thrown down, or prostrated, in a manner that does not hurt him; because he who holds fast sometimes overtakes, but he who is thrown down will not attain: (TA:) a prov.: or, as some relate it, حُسْنِ الصَّرْعَةِ , which means the good manner of the single suffering of prostration. (K, * TA. [See also Freytag's Arab. Prov. i. 623.])
Nounصُرَعَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who throws others down; one who governs himself when angrygenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferred

One who throws down, or prostrates, others; as also صِرِّيعٌ and صُرَّاعَةٌ. Or one who throws down his opponents much, or often; and so صِرِّيعٌ and صُرَّاعَةٌ, with damm and teshdeed, mentioned by Ks.

Or صِرِّيعٌ means one who throws down violently, though he is not well known for doing so; as also صَرَّاعٌ and صَرِيعٌ, the latter like أَمِيرٌ [in measure, but I think this doubtful, probably added from finding صِرِّيعٌ miscopied].

Or صِرِّيعٌ, according to the T, is one whose occupation, by which he is known, is throwing others down [as a wrestler].

It is said in a tradition that the Prophet asked, Whom do you reckon the صُرَعَة among you? They said, The one whom men will not throw down. And he said, He is not such, but is the one who governs himself when angry; or, as some relate it, the one who is forbearing when angry.

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One who throws down, or prostrates, others; (S, O, K;) as also صِرِّيعٌ and صُرَّاعَةٌ : (K:) or one who throws down, or prostrates, his antagonists much, or often; (TA;) and so صِرِّيعٌ , (S, O,) and صُرَّاعَةٌ , with damm and teshdeed, mentioned by Ks: (O:) or صِرِّيعٌ signifies one who throws down, or prostrates, vehemently, though he be not well known for doing so; as also صَرَّاعٌ and صَرِيعٌ , the latter like أَمِيرٌ [in measure, but this I think doubtful, probably added from finding صِرِّيعٌ mistranscribed]: or صِرِّيعٌ , accord. to the T, one whose occupation, whereby he is known, is the throwing down, or prostrating, others [as a wrestler]. (TA.) It is said in a trad. that the Prophet asked, Whom do ye reckon the صُرَعَة among you? they said, Him whom men will not throw down: and he said, He is not such, but is he who governs himself on the occasion of anger: or, as some relate it, the forbearing on the occasion of anger, (O, TA. *)
Nounصَرُوعٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who wrestles much with others, trying to throw them downgenerated

1

One who wrestles much with others, trying to throw them down. Plural صُرُعٌ.

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One who wrestles much with others, endeavouring to throw them down: (T, K, TA:) pl. صُرُعٌ . (K.)
Nounصَرِيعٌ10 senses · 2 main

Core sense — thrown down on the ground; slain; a drooping branch or twiggenerated

1

The same as مَصْرُوعٌ [meaning thrown down, or prostrated, on the ground]. Plural صَرْعَى.

1.1

[And the same as مَصْرُوعٌ, meaning affected with the disease called صَرْعٌ.]

1.2

And [the same as مَصْرُوعٌ, meaning] affected with possession by a devil, or madness.

1.3figurative · مجاز[he passed the night thrown down by the influence of the wine-cup]—بَاتَ صَرِيعَ الكَأْسِ
1.4figurative · مجازI saw their trees cut down [and laid prostrate]—رَأَيْتُ شَجَرَهُمْ صَرْعَى
I saw their trees cut down [and laid prostrate]—مُصَرَّعَاتٍ
a plant, or herbage, growing on the surface of the earth, not erect—نَبَاتٌ صَرِيعٌ
a branch falling down to the ground; or a branch broken down and fallen to the ground—غُصْنٌ صَرِيعٌ

One says likewise غُصْنٌ مَصْرُوعٌ; and مَصَارِعُ is said to occur in a verse of Lebeed as its plural, the regular plural being مَصَارِيعُ, though in that verse some read مُصَرَّع, which has a similar meaning. [See EM p. 157.]

1.5figurative · مجاز — inferred

صَرِيعٌ also means slain, from the same word as applied to a branch and explained above. Plural صَرْعَى.

1.6figurative · مجاز

And a twig, or rod, drooping to the ground and falling upon it, but with its base still on the tree, so that it stays fallen in the shade, the sun not reaching it, and therefore becomes softer and more supple than the branch it hangs from, and sweeter in smell; it is used for rubbing and cleaning the teeth [i.e. مَسَاوِيك are made of it]. Plural صُرُعٌ (the plural is thus in the L; but in some copies صُرْعٌ).

Or, according to the T, the singular means a twig, or rod, that falls from the tree called بَشَام, and the plural is صُرْعَانٌ. The former plural occurs in a tradition, in which it is said that the Prophet was pleased to rub and clean his teeth with صُرُع.

1.7figurative · مجاز

Also a bow from which nothing has been pared off; or of which the wood has dried on the tree; or this last is only called صَرِيفٌ.

1.8figurative · مجاز

And a whip, in the same way, from which nothing has been pared off.

2

See also صُرَعَةٌ.

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i. q. مَصْرُوعٌ [meaning Thrown down, or prostrated, on the ground]: pl. صَرْعَى . (O, K.) [And i. q. مَصْرُوعٌ meaning (as the latter is expl. in the Msb) Affected with the disease termed صَرْعٌ , q. v.] And [i. q. مَصْرُوعٌ meaning] Affected with diabolical possession, or madness. (TA.) One says also, بَاتَ صَرِيعَ الكَأْسِ [He passed the night prostrated by the influence of the wine-cup]. (TA.) And رَأَيْتُ شَجَرَهُمْ صَرْعَى and مُصَرَّعَاتٍ I saw their trees cut down [and laid prostrate]. (TA.) And نَبَاتٌ صَرِيعٌ A plant, or plants, or herbage, growing upon the surface of the earth, not erect. (TA.) And غُصْنٌ صَرِيعٌ A branch falling down to the ground: (TA:) or a branch broken down and fallen to the ground: (Msb:) and [in like manner] one says غُصْنٌ مَصْرُوعٌ ; and مَصَارِعُ is said to occur in a verse of Lebeed as pl. of the latter word, the reg. pl. of which is مَصَارِيعُ : but in that verse some read مُصَرَّع [which has a similar meaning. (TA. [See EM p. 157.]) صَرِيعٌ also signifies Slain: from the same word as applied to a branch and expl. above: pl. صَرْعَى . (Msb.) And A twig, or rod, drooping, or hanging down, to the ground, falling upon it, but with its base upon the tree, so that it remains falling in the shade, the sun not reaching it, and therefore becomes more soft, or supple, than the branch [from which it depends], and more sweet in odour; and it is used for rubbing and cleaning the teeth [i. e. مَسَاوِيك are made of it]: pl. صُرُعٌ : (K, TA: [the pl. is thus in the L; but in some copies of the K صُرْعٌ :]) or, accord. to the T, the sing. signifies a twig, or rod, that falls from the tree called بَشَام [q. v.]; and the pl. is صُرْعَانٌ : the former pl. occurs in a trad., in which it is said that the Prophet was pleased to rub and clean his teeth with صُرُع . (TA.) Also A bow from which nothing has been pared off: or of which the wood has dried upon the tree; (S, O, K, TA:) or this [latter] is only called صَرِيفٌ . (TA.) And A whip, in like manner, (S, O, K, TA,) from which nothing has been pared off. (TA.) See also صُرَعَةٌ .
Nounصَرَاعَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the quality of throwing down violentlygenerated

1

The quality of throwing down, or prostrating, violently.

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The quality of throwing down, or prostrating, vehemently. (TA.)
Nounصَرَّاعٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who throws others down much, a wrestlergenerated

1

See صُرَعَةٌ.

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: see صُرَعَةٌ .
Nounصِرِّيعٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who throws others down violently or oftengenerated

1

See صُرَعَةٌ, in four places.

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: see صُرَعَةٌ , in four places.
Nounصُرَّاعَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who throws others down much, a wrestlergenerated

1

See صُرَعَةٌ, in two places.

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: see صُرَعَةٌ , in two places.
Nounصَارِعٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who throws down, one who prostrates anothergenerated

1a people, or party, who throw down those they wrestle with—قَوْمٌ صَرَعَةٌ

Ism fāʿil of form 1; plurals صَارِعُونَ and صَرَعَةٌ.

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[ act. part. n. of 1: pl. صَارِعُونَ and صَرَعَةٌ . Hence,] قَوْمٌ صَرَعَةٌ A people, or party, who throw down, or prostrate, those with whom they wrestle. (TA.)
Nounمَصْرَعٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a place of throwing down; a place of slaughtergenerated

1

A place [and by rule a time also] of throwing down on the ground. [Plural مَصَارِعُ.]

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

[And a place of slaughter: for] مَصَارِعُ القَوْمِ means the places of slaughter of the people, or party.

2

Also a maṣdar of form 1.

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A place [and accord. to rule a time also] of throwing down, or prostrating, on the ground: (S, O, K:) [pl. مَصَارِعُ .] [And A place of slaughter: for] مَصَارِعُ القَوْمِ signifies the places of slaughter of the people, or party. (TA.) Also an inf. n. of 1 [q. v.]. (S, O, K.)
Nounمِصْرَعٌ1 sense

Core sense — either leaf of a folding doorgenerated

1

See مِصْرَاعٌ.

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: see مِصْرَاعٌ .
Nounمُصَرَّعٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — thrown down on the ground, of many objectsgenerated

1[I passed by slain men thrown down on the ground]—مَرَرْتُ بِقَتْلَى مُصَرَّعِينَ

Ism mafʿūl of form 2.

With teshdeed because it relates to many objects.

1.1

See also صَرِيعٌ, in two places.

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[pass. part. n. of 2, q. v.]. One says, مَرَرْتُ بِقَتْلَى مُصَرَّعِينَ [I passed by slain persons thrown down, or prostrated, on the ground]: with teshdeed because relating to many objects. (S.) See also صَرِيعٌ , in two places.
Nounمِصْرَاعٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — either leaf of a folding door; a hemistichgenerated

1

Either half, that is, leaf, of a folding door; either one of what are called the مِصْرَاعَانِ of a door or doorway. مِصْرَاعَا بَابٍ means two doors set up meeting together, with the place of entrance between them. In the same way, مِصْرَاعَا سِتْرٍ means the two separate halves of a curtain, hanging side by side so as to meet together, like the two leaves of a folding door. The مِصْرَاع of a door or curtain is also called its مِصْرَع. The plural of مِصْرَاعٌ is مَصَارِيعُ.

1.1

Hence the مِصْرَاع in poetry: a hemistich. This is the general meaning; in a more restricted sense, مِصْرَاعَانِ in poetry means a single verse, that is, a pair of hemistichs, having two rhymes.

Using it in the latter sense, that is, as meaning a verse whose former hemistich rhymes with the latter, which is apparently the primary meaning, Aboo-Is-hák says: the مِصْرَاعَانِ are the two doors of the ode, like the مصراعان of the house, chamber, or tent. And he says that the word is derived from الصَّرْعَانِ, meaning "the two extremities of the day."

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Either half [i. e. leaf] of a door [meaning of a folding door]: (MA, * Msb, KL: *) either one of what are termed the مِصْرَاعَانِ of a door or door-way: (S, Msb:) مِصْرَاعَا بَابٍ means two doors that are set up, meeting together, the place of entrance thereof being in the middle of them [i. e. between them]: (T, O, K, TA:) [and in like manner, مِصْرَاعَا سِتْرٍ (occurring in the S in art. سجف ) means the two separate halves, that hang side by side, so as to meet together, of a curtain; like the two leaves of a folding-door:] and the مِصْرَاع of a door [or curtain] is also called its مِصْرَع : (TA:) the pl. of مِصْرَاعٌ is مَصَارِيعُ . (MA.) Hence, the مِصْرَاع in poetry; (S;) A hemistich: (MA, KL:) [this is the general meaning: in a more restricted sense,] مِصْرَاعَانِ in poetry means a single verse [i. e. a pair of hemistichs] having two rhymes: (T, O, * K, * TA:) [using it in the latter sense, i. e. as meaning a verse of which the former hemistich rhymes with the latter, which is app. the primary signification,] Aboo-Is-hák says, the مِصْرَاعَانِ are the two doors of the ode, like the مصراعان of the house, or chamber, or tent: and he says that the derivation of the word is from الصَّرْعَانِ meaning “ the two extremities of the day. ” (TA.)
Nounمَصْرُوعٌ1 sense

Core sense — thrown down on the ground; affected with epilepsygenerated

1

See صَرِيعٌ, in four places; where it is stated that مَصَارِعُ is said to occur as a plural of it, the regular plural being مَصَارِيعُ.

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: see صَرِيعٌ , in four places; where it is stated that مَصَارِعُ is said to occur as a pl. thereof; the reg. pl. being مَصَارِيعُ .
Nounمُصَارِعٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who wrestles with another, trying to throw him downgenerated

1they are two men wrestling together, each trying to throw the other down—هُمَا صِرْعَانِ

One who wrestles with another, trying to throw him down; as also صِرْعٌ.

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One who wrestles with another, endeavouring to throw him down; as also صِرْعٌ : you say, هُمَا صِرْعَانِ i. e. They are two persons wrestling together, each endeavouring to throw down the other. (K, * TA.)