عَرُوسٌ
Root: عرس
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عَرُوسٌ
A bridegroom: and a bride: i. e., a man, and a woman, during the period of their
إِعْرَاس or أَعْرَاس [thus differently written in different MSS.]; or when the one goes in to the other: you say رَجُلٌ
عَرُوسٌ [a bridegroom, vulgarly, in the present day, عَرِيس ,] and اِمْرَأَةٌ عَرُوسٌ [a bride, vulgarly, in the present day, عَرُوسَة ]: and عُرُوسٌ is a dial. var. of the same: pl. mase. عُرُسٌ and أَعْرَاسٌ; and pl. fem. عَرَائِسُ. [See عَرِسَ, in two places.] It is said in a prov., كَادَ العَرُوسُ
يَكُونُ أَمِيرًا [The bridegroom was near to being a prince]. (S: in the O, مَلِكًا.) The dim. is عُرَيِّسٌ, without the addition of ة to distinguish the fem., because of the fourth letter.
2 [Hence,] أَبْيَاتٌ عَرَائِسُ
3 [Hence also,] عَرَائِسُ الإِبِلِ
2 [Hence,] أَبْيَاتٌ عَرَائِسُ
3 [Hence also,] عَرَائِسُ الإِبِلِ
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