Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

تارّض

Root: ارض

Form: 5

Full Definition

تارّضV It became in such a state that it might be cut.

def.2 He clave, or kept, to the ground, not quitting it: and آرض , Verbal.Noun إِيرَاضٌ, he remained upon the ground: and تأرّض بِالمَكَانِ he remained fixed in the place, not quitting it: or he waited, or expected, and stood upon the ground: and, as also بالمكان, he remained, and tarried, or tarried in expectation, in the place: or he remained fixed therein: and تأرّض alone, he tarried, loitered, stayed, waited, or paused in expectation: and he was, or became, heavy, slow, or sluggish, inclining, or propending, to the ground; [as also , accord. to IB's explanation of its act. part. n.] You say, فُلَانٌ إِنْ رَأَى مَطْعَمًا تَأَرَّضَ وَإِنْ أَصَابَ مَطْعَمًا أَعْرَضَ [Such a one, if he see food, cleaves, or keeps, to the ground, not quitting it; and if he obtain food, turns away: or تأرّض may here be rendered agreeably with the explanation next following].
2 جَآءِ فُلَانٌ يَتَأَرَّضُ لِى Such a one came asking, or petitioning, for a thing that he wanted, to me; syn. يَتَصَدَّى, and يَتَعَرَّضُ; and تَضَرَّعَ is also a syn. of تَأَرَّضَ, used in this manner.

def.3 See also 2, in two places.


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