Core sense — a booth, or shed, for shade; a house; a roof; a thronegenerated
1a booth, or shed, or thing constructed for shade—مِظَلَّةٌ
Mostly made of canes, or reeds; and sometimes of palm-sticks with ثُمَام [a species of panic grass] thrown over them, as Az describes on the authority of the Arabs; and such is meant by the عَرْش of Moses.
A thing resembling a house, or tent, made of palm-sticks with ثُمَام put over it; the same as عَرِيشٌ.
Also a booth, or shed, syn. خَيْمَةٌ, made of wood and ثمان; the same as عَرِيشٌ; and such is meant by the عَرِيش of Moses. Sometimes the عَرِيش was made of palm-sticks with ثُمَام thrown over them.
Both mean a thing, or a house, or the like, used for shade.
Plural of the first, عُرُوشٌ, عُرُشٌ, أَعْرَاشٌ [which is a plural of paucity], and عِرَشَةٌ. Or عُرُشٌ is the plural of عَرِيشٌ, not of عَرْشٌ; or it is also a plural of عَرِيشٌ; and عُرُوشٌ is also a plural of عُرْشٌ, which is a plural of عَرِيشٌ.
Hence the houses of Mekkeh, in which the needy of its people lived, or its ancient houses, were called العُرُوشُ, العُرُشُ and العُرْشُ, because they were of poles, or sticks, set up and shaded over. Or Mekkeh itself was called العُرْشُ; or it was called العَرْشُ, with fatḥ, and العَرِيشُ, and its houses were called العُرْشُ and العُرُوشُ.
Hence also the saying of Saad, when he heard that Muʿāwiyeh forbade performing the greater and the minor pilgrimage together: تَمَتَّعْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ ٱللّٰهِ صَلَّى ٱللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَفُلَانٌ كَافِرٌ بِالْعُرُشِ, or بِالْعُرُوشِ, that is, [We performed the greater and the minor pilgrimage together with the Apostle of God, (God bless and save him,)] when such a one, meaning Muʿāwiyeh, was abiding in his state of unbelief in Mekkeh, that is, in its houses; or, as some say, was hiding himself in the houses of Mekkeh.
1.1
A house [in an absolute sense]; a dwelling, or place of abode. Plural عُرُشٌ [and عُرُوشٌ].
1.2
A building of the kind called قَصْر.
1.3
The wood upon which the drawer of water stands; or a structure of wood built at the head of the well, giving shade. [Plural عُرُوشٌ.] When the props are pulled away, the عُرُوش fall down.
[عَرْشٌ in relation to a well has another meaning also, given below.]
1.4
The wooden thing [or trellis] which serves to prop a grape-vine. [But this is more commonly called عَرِيشٌ.]
1.5having fallen down upon its roofs—خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَى عُرُوشِهَا
The roof of a house or the like. Plural عُرُوشٌ.
So in a tradition where a lamp is mentioned as hung to the عرش; and in another, in which a man relates that when he was upon his عرش he used to hear the Prophet's reciting [of the Kur-án].
So it has also been explained in the phrase of the Kur-án [2:261 and 22:44]: meaning that its walls were standing when their roofs had been demolished and had fallen to the foundations, and then the walls fell down upon the roofs demolished before them.
But some take على here as meaning عَنْ [from].
1.6the عَرْش of God, which cannot be defined—العَرْشُ
I'Ab is related to have said that the كُرْسِىّ is the place of the feet, and that the عَرْش is immeasurable.
Er-Rāghib, in the Mufradāt: the عَرْش of God is one of the things which people do not know in reality, but only by name; and it is not what the imaginations of the common people hold it to be, [namely, the throne of God;] for if it were, it would be a support to Him and not supported, whereas God says [in the Kur-án, 35:39], “God holds the heavens and the earth, lest they should move from their place; and if they should move from their place, no one would hold them after Him.”
Or, as some say, it is the highest sphere, [or the empyrean,] and the كرسىّ is the sphere of the stars. As an indication of this they cite the saying of Mohammad that the seven heavens and earths, beside the كرسىّ, are nothing but as a ring thrown down in a desert land; and such is the كرسىّ with respect to the عَرْش. This assertion is mentioned in the B, but without approval: [it appears, however, to be the most commonly accepted:] or it is a red sapphire, which glistens with the light of the Supreme.
[Hence the saying] مِنَ العَرْشِ إِلَى الفَرْشِ, meaning [from the highest sphere, or the empyrean, to] the earth.
1.7he reigned as king—اِسْتَوَى عَلَى عَرْشِهِ
Also the سَرِير [or throne] of a king; the seat of a sultan. Er-Rāghib: [perhaps as being likened to the عرش of God; or, more probably, because it is generally surmounted by a canopy; or] because of its height.
1.8four small stars—عَرْشُ السِّمَاكِ
And certain stars in advance of السِّمَاك الأَعْزَل [which is Spica Virginis]; [apparently those meant by what follows.]
[Apparently, of Virgo, regarded as the seat of Bootes, whose principal star is called السِّمَاكُ الرَّامِحُ; described as] beneath العَوَّآء [which is a name of Bootes and also of the four small stars], and also called عَجُزُ الأَسَدِ [the rump of Leo, the figure of which the Arabs extended far beyond the limits we assign to it].
1.9four stars, two on the fore legs and two on the hind legs of Lepus—عَرْشُ الجَوْزَآءِ
[The seat of Orion; applied by our astronomers to Lepus.]
1.10certain stars near الثُّرَيَّا [or the Pleiades]—عَمْشُ الثَّرَيَّا
1.11the جَمَازَة, that is, the bier of a corpse—عَرْشٌ
the bier rejoiced [literally, shook] at the death of Saad Ibn-Moʿādh—اِهْتَزَّ العَرْشُ لِمَوْتِ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ
Some say this is the meaning of the expression in a tradition; that is, it rejoiced at carrying him upon it to his burial place. But there are other explanations: see هز.
1.12
The wood with which a well is cased after its lowest part has been cased with stones to the height of a man. Plural عُرُوشٌ. [Another meaning of the same word in relation to a well has been given already.]
1.13figurative · مجاز — inferred
The nest of a bird, of the kind built in a tree, [apparently as being likened to a booth.]
1.14empty, and fallen to ruin upon its أَرْكَان [or angles, etc.]—خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَى عُرُوشِهَا
The angle, or corner, or strongest side, syn. رُكْن, of a house or [other] thing. Plural عُرُوشٌ.
According to some, this is the meaning of the phrase in the Kur-án [2:261, mentioned above].
1.15figurative · مجاز
The head, or chief, who manages or regulates the affairs of a people, or company of men; likened to the عَرْش of a house.
1.16figurative · مجازhis means of support was taken away—ثُلَّ عَرْشُهُ
Or: he perished; or he was slain. IDrd, in the M, under ثل.
Or: his might, or power, departed; or his affairs, or state, became weak and his might, or power, departed. [See also ثل.]
the same—ثُلَّ عُرْشُهُ
[Hence also,] the means of support of a thing, or an affair.
عَرْشٌ also signifies:
1.17figurative · مجاز
Er-Rāghib: might, or power.
IAar: regal power; sovereignty; dominion.
Er-Rāghib: from the same word as meaning the throne, or seat, of a king.
1.18
And the raised part of the upper surface of the foot, in which the toes are; also عُرْشٌ. Plural [of paucity] أَعْرَاشٌ, and [of multitude] عِرَشَةٌ.
And the part of the upper surface of the foot between the عَيْر [or prominent bone] and the toes; also عُرْشٌ, according to Ibn-ʿAbbād, with the same plurals as above.
Or عُرْشٌ means the upper surface of the foot, its lower surface being called the أَخْمَص.
Qur’ānic occurrences عَرْش 5 shown of 29
20:5
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱسْتَوَىٰ(Allah) Most Gracious is firmly established on the throne (of authority).
23:86
قُلْ مَن رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ ٱلسَّبْعِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِSay: "Who is the Lord of the seven heavens, and the Lord of the Throne (of Glory) Supreme?"
27:26
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ۩"Allah!- there is no god but He!- Lord of the Throne Supreme!"
81:20
ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍEndued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
85:15
ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُLord of the Throne of Glory,
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
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A booth, or shed, or thing constructed for shade, ( مِظَلَّةٌ ,) mostly made of canes, or reeds; (K;) and sometimes, (TA,) made of palm-sticks, over which is thrown ثُمَام [a species of panic grass]; (Mgh, TA:) as described by Az, on the authority of the Arabs; (TA;) and such is meant by the عَرْش of Moses: (Mgh:) a thing resembling a house, or tent, made of palm-sticks, over which is put ثُمَام ; as also عَرِيشٌ : (Msb:) a booth, or shed, syn. خَيْمَةٌ , (K, TA,) made of wood and ثمان ; (TA;) as also عَرِيشٌ ; (S, A, * O, K;) and such is meant by the عَرِيش of Moses; (A;) and sometimes the عَرِيش was made of palm-sticks, with ثُمَام thrown over them: (TA:) both signify a thing, (S, O,) or a house, or the like, (K,) used for shade: (S, O, K:) pl. of the former, عُرُوشٌ (ISd, Mgh, Msb, K) and عُرُشٌ and أَعْرَاشٌ [which is a pl. of pauc.] and عِرَشَةٌ : (K:) or عُرُشٌ is pl. of عَرِيشٌ , (S, ISd, O, Msb,) not of عَرْشٌ : (ISd:) or it is also pl. of عَرِيشٌ : (K:) and عُرُوشٌ is also a pl. of عُرْشٌ , which is a pl. of عَرِيشٌ . (L.) Hence The houses of Mekkeh, (S, A, Mgh, O, Msb,) in which the needy of its inhabitants dwelt, (Mgh,) or its ancient houses, (K,) were called العُرُوشُ , (S, A, Mgh, O, Msb, K,) and العُرُشُ , (S, Msb,) and العُرْشُ ; (O, K;) because they were of poles, or sticks, set up, and shaded over: (S, O, Msb:) or Mekkeh itself was called العُرْشُ : (Az, O, L, K:) or it was called العَرْشُ , with fet-h, and العَرِيشُ : (Az, L, K:) and its houses were called العُرْشُ , and العُرُوشُ . (K.) And hence, (S, O, Msb,) the saying in a trad., (S, O,) i. e., the saying of Saad, (K, TA,) when he heard that Mo'áwiyeh forbade the performing conjointly the greater and minor pilgrimages, (TA,) تَمَتَّعْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ ٱللّٰهِ صَلَّى ٱللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَفُلَانٌ كَافِرٌ بِالْعُرُشِ , (S, O, K, *) or بِالْعُرُوشِ , (S, TA,) i. e., [We performed conjointly the greater and minor pilgrimages with the Apostle of God, (God bless and save him,)] when such a one, meaning Mo'áwiyeh, was abiding (O, L, K) in his state of unbelief, (L,) in Mekkeh; (L, K;) i. e. in the houses thereof: (O, L:) or, as some say, was hiding himself in the houses of Mekkeh. (L.) A house [in an absolute sense]; a dwelling, or place of abode: (Kr, TA:) pl. عُرُشٌ (TA) [and عُرُوشٌ ]. A [building of the kind called] قَصْر . (K.) The wood upon which stands the drawer of water: (K:) or a structure of wood built at the head of the well, forming a shade: [pl. عُرُوشٌ :] when the props are pulled away, the عُرُوش fall down. (TA.) [ عَرْشٌ in relation to a well has also another meaning; which see below.] The wooden thing [or trellis] which serves for the propping of a grape-vine. (TA.) [But this is more commonly called عَرِيشٌ , q. v.] The roof of a house or the like: (S, Mgh, O, Msb, K:) pl. عُرُوشٌ . (A.) So in a trad., where a lamp is mentioned as suspended to the عرش : (O, TA:) and in another, in which a man relates that he used, when upon his عرش , to hear the Prophet's reciting [of the Kur-án]. (TA.) And so it has been expl. as occurring in the phrase of the Kur [ii. 261 and xxii. 44], خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَى عُرُوشِهَا Having fallen down upon its roofs: meaning that its walls were standing when their roofs had become demolished and had fallen to the foundations, and the walls fell down upon the roofs demolished before them: (O, TA:) but some consider على as here meaning عَنْ [from]. (TA.) [Hence, app.,] العَرْشُ is applied to The عَرْش of God, which is not definable: (A, K:) I'Ab is related to have said that the كُرْسِىّ is the place of the feet and the عَرْش is immeasurable: and it is said in the Mufradát of Er-Rághib that the عَرْش of God is one of the things which mankind know not in reality, but only by name; and it is not as the imaginations of the vulgar hold it to be; [namely, the throne of God;] for were it so, it would be a support to Him; not supported; whereas God saith [in the Kur., xxxv. 39], “ Verily God holdeth the heavens and the earth, lest they should move from their place; and if they should move from their place, no one would hold them after Him: ” or, as some say, it is the highest sphere; [or the empyrean;] and the كرسىّ is the sphere of the stars: and they adduce as an indication thereof the saying of Mohammad, that the seven heavens and earths, by the side of the كرسىّ , are nought but as a ring thrown down in a desert land; and such is the كرسىّ with respect to the عَرْش : and this assertion is mentioned in the B, but without approval: (TA:) [it appears, however, to be most commonly accepted:] or a red sapphire, which glistens with the light of the Supreme. (A, K.) [Hence the saying,] مِنَ العَرْشِ إِلَى الفَرْشِ meaning, [From the highest sphere, or the empyrean, to] the earth. (A.) Also The سَرِير [or throne] (S, A, O, Msb, K) of a king; (S, A, O, K;) the seat of a sultán; [perhaps as being likened to the عرش of God; or, more probably, from its being generally surmounted by a canopy; or] because of its height. (Er-Rághib.) [Hence,] the phrase اِسْتَوَى عَلَى عَرْشِهِ means He reigned as king. (A, TA.) And [hence, also,] Certain stars in advance of السِّمَاك الأَعْزَل [which is Spica Virginis]; (TA;) [app. those meant by what here follows;] عَرْشُ السِّمَاكِ signifies four small stars [app. and , of Virgo, regarded as the seat of Bootes, the principal star of which is called السِّمَاكُ الرَّامِحُ , being described as] beneath العَوَّآء [which is a name of Bootes and also of the four stars mentioned above], and also called عَجُزُ الأَسَدِ [the rump of Leo, the figure of which was extended by the Arabs far beyond the limits which we assign to it]. (S, O, K.) And عَرْشُ الجَوْزَآءِ [The seat of Orion; applied by our astronomers to of Lepus; but described as] four stars, of which two are on the fore legs and two on the hind legs, of Lepus. (Kzw.) And عَمْشُ الثَّرَيَّا Certain stars near الثُّرَيَّا [or the Pleiades]. (T, TA.) عَرْشٌ also signifies The جَمَازَة ; (O, K, TA;) i. e., the bier of a corpse. (O, TA.) And hence, as some say, the expression in a trad., اِهْتَزَّ العَرْشُ لِمَوْتِ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ , meaning The bier rejoiced [lit. shook] at the death of Saad Ibn-Mo'ádh; i. e., at carrying him upon it to his place of burial: (O, K, * TA:) but there are other explanations, for which see art. هز . (TA.) The wood with which a well is cased after it has been cased with stones (S, O, K) in its lowest part (S, O) to the height of the stature of a man: (S, O, K:) pl. عُرُوشٌ . (S, O.) [Another meaning of the same word in relation to a well has been mentioned before.] The nest of a bird, such as is built in a tree, (K,) [app. as being likened to a booth.] The angle, or corner, or strongest side, syn. رُكْن , (Ks, Zj, K,) of a house, (Ks, Zj,) or [other] thing: (K:) pl. عُرُوشٌ . (Ks, Zj.) Accord. to some, the phrase in the Kur [ii. 261, mentioned above], خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَى عُرُوشِهَا , means Empty, and fallen to ruin upon its أَرْكَان [or angles, &c.]. (Ks, Zj, O.) [Hence,] The head, or chief, who is the manager or regulator of the affairs, of a people, or company of men: (K:) likened to the عَرْش of a house. (TA.) [Hence also,] The means of support of a thing, or an affair. (A, O, K.) Hence the saying, ثُلَّ عَرْشُهُ , (O, K,) meaning His means of support became taken away: (TA:) or he perished: (A:) or he was slain; as also ثُلَّ عُرْشُهُ : (IDrd, in M, art. ثل :) or his might, or power, departed: (TA:) or his affairs, or state, became weak, and his might, or power, departed. (S, O. [See also art. ثل .] [For عَرْشٌ also signifies] Might, or power: (Er-Rághib, K:) regal power; sovereignty; dominion: (IAar, Er-Rághib, K:) from the same word as signifying the throne, or seat, of a king. (Er-Rághib.) And The protuberant part (S, O, K) in, (S, O,) or of, (K,) the upper surface of the foot, (S, O, K,) in which are the toes; (S, O, TA;) as also عُرْشٌ : pl. [of pauc.] أَعْرَاشٌ and [of mult.] عِرَشَةٌ : (O, TA:) and the part between the عَيْر [or prominent bone] and the toes, of the upper surface of the foot; as also عُرْشٌ : (Ibn- 'Abbád, O, K:) pls. the same as last mentioned above: (K:) or عُرْشٌ signifies the upper surface of the foot; and its lower surface is called the أَخْمَص . (IAar.)