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الأَرْضُ

Root: ارض

Form: 1

Full Definition

الأَرْضُI , (S, K, [in two copies of the S أُرِضَت, but this is evidently a mistake,]) with damm, like كَرُمَت, Verbal.Noun أَرَاضَةٌ, The land became thriving, or productive; as also ; it became pleasing to the eye, and disposed by nature to yield good produce; it became fruitful, and in good condition; 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: and أَرَضَتِ الأَرْضُ, Present.T ـُ the land became abundant in herbage, or pasture.
2 أَرُضَ, Verbal.Noun أَرَاضَةٌ, is also said of a man, meaning He was, or became, lowly, or submissive, and naturally disposed to good, or to do good.

def.2 أَرَضَ الأَرْضَ He found the land to be abundant in herbage, or pasture.

def.3 أُرِضَتِ الخَشَبَةُ, in the pass. form, like عُنِى, Present.T تُؤْرَضُ, Verbal.Noun أَرْضٌ, with sukoon [to the ر]; and some add أَرِضَت, Present.T تَأْرَضُ, Verbal.Noun as above; The piece of wood was, or became, eaten by the أَرَضَة, q. v.

def.4 أَرِضَتِ القَرْحَةٌ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun أَرَضٌ, The ulcer, or sore, became blistered, and wide, and corrupt by reason of thick purulent matter, and dissundered; so says As; as also .

def.5 أُرِضَ, like عُنِىَ, Verbal.Noun أَرْضٌ; or أَرِضَ, like سَمِعَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun أَرْضٌ; He was, or became, affected with زُكَام [or rheum].
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