Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

اعرس

Root: عرس

Form: 4

Full Definition

اعرسIV He made, or prepared, a marriagefeast.
2 [He became a bridegroom.] And اعرس بِأَهْلِهِ, or بِٱمْرَأَتِهِ, He had his wife conducted to him on the occasion of the marriage; syn. بَنَى بِهَا, or بَنَى عَلَيْهَا; as also عرّس بها; or this latter is only used by the vulgar; or is a mistake: and he abode with his wife during the days of and after that event: [and] he went in to his wife [a signification which may be meant to be included in the explanation بني بها or بنى عليها] on the occasion of that event; meaning, he compressed her; وَطْءٌ being thus called إِعْرَاسٌ because it is a consequence of إِعْرَاس [properly so termed]: the phrase also signifies [simply] he compressed his wife.

def.2 See also 2:

def.3 and see عَرِسَ بِهِ.


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