Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

وَرَشَ

Root: ورش

Form: 1

Full Definition

وَرَشَI , Present.T يَرِشُ, Verbal.Noun وُرُوشٌ and وَرْشٌ, He took, or reached, or took or reached with the hand, or with the extended hand, food, or somewhat thereof, or a little thereof.
2 Also, Verbal.Noun وَرْشٌ and وُرُوشٌ, He ate vehemently and greedily: but accord. to IAar, رَوْشٌ, with the rá first, signifies the “ eating much; ” and وَرْشٌ, with the wáw first, the eating little.
3 Also, Verbal.Noun وَرْشٌ, He coveted; longed; yearned; eagerly desired; strove to acquire; obtain, or attain. You say, وَرَشَ إِليهِ He coveted it; &c.
4 وَرَشَ عَلَيْهِمْ, Verbal.Noun وَرْشٌ, He came in to them uninvited when they were eating, to get some of their food: and when one has gone in to others while they were drinking, you say, وَغَلَ عَليْهِمْ: but see وَارِشٌ.

def.2 وَرَشَ فُلَانًا بِفُلاَنٍ He incited such a one against such a one: in the K, erroneously, وَرَشَ فُلَانٌ بِفُلَانٍ. See also 2.


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