Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Semitic *ḳaraṣ-, from the root ق ر ص (q-r-ṣ).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

قَرَصَ (qaraṣa) I, non-past يَقْرُصُ‎ (yaqruṣu)

  1. to pinch
    1. to clean with fingers (by pinching)
      قَرَصَ الثَّوْبَ بِالْمَاءِ
      qaraṣa aṯ-ṯawba bi-l-māʔi
      He cleaned the cloth with the water (by pinching it).
  2. to bite, to sting
Conjugation edit
Synonyms edit

References edit

Etymology 2 edit

Derived from the verbal noun of قَرَصَ (qaraṣa), from the root ق ر ص (q-r-ṣ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

قَرْص (qarṣm

  1. pinch, pinching
  2. biting, stinging
Declension edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

From the root ق ر ص (q-r-ṣ). There is no evidence that it might be borrowed.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

قُرْص (qurṣm (plural أَقْرَاص (ʔaqrāṣ))

  1. disk (in most meanings, including technology-related) (clarification of this definition is needed)
  2. (pharmacology) tablet, pill
Declension edit

Egyptian Arabic edit

Root
ق ر ص
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic قَرَصَ (qaraṣa).

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

قرص (ʔaraṣ) I (non-past يقرص (yuʔruṣ))

  1. to sting, to bite

Conjugation edit

Hijazi Arabic edit

Root
ق ر ص
2 terms

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic قَرَصَ (qaraṣa).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

قَرَص (garaṣ) I (non-past يِقْرُص (yigruṣ))

  1. to pinch
  2. to bite, to sting
Conjugation edit
    Conjugation of قرص (garaṣ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قرصت (garaṣt) قرصت (garaṣt) قرص (garaṣ) قرصنا (garaṣna) قرصتوا (garaṣtu) قرصوا (garaṣu)
f قرصتي (garaṣti) قرصت (garaṣat)
non-past m أقرص (ʔagruṣ) تقرص (tigruṣ) يقرص (yigruṣ) نقرص (nigruṣ) تقرصوا (tigruṣu) يقرصوا (yigruṣu)
f تقرصي (tigruṣi) تقرص (tigruṣ)
imperative m اقرص (agruṣ) اقرصوا (agruṣu)
f اقرصي (agruṣi)

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic قَرَّصَ (qarraṣa).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

قَرَّص (garraṣ) II (non-past يِقَرِّص (yigarriṣ))

  1. to pinch repeatedly
  2. to bite, to sting repeatedly
Conjugation edit
    Conjugation of قرص (garraṣ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قرصت (garraṣt) قرصت (garraṣt) قرص (garraṣ) قرصنا (garraṣna) قرصتوا (garraṣtu) قرصوا (garraṣu)
f قرصتي (garraṣti) قرصت (garraṣat)
non-past m أقرص (ʔagarriṣ) تقرص (tigarriṣ) يقرص (yigarriṣ) نقرص (nigarriṣ) تقرصوا (tigarriṣu) يقرصوا (yigarriṣu)
f تقرصي (tigarriṣi) تقرص (tigarriṣ)
imperative m قرص (garriṣ) قرصوا (garriṣu)
f قرصي (garriṣi)

Etymology 3 edit

From Arabic قَرْصْ (qarṣ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

قرص (garṣm

  1. pinch, pinching
  2. biting, stinging

Etymology 4 edit

From Arabic قُرْصْ (qurṣ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡursˤ/, [ɡʊrsˤ]

Noun edit

قرص (gurṣm

  1. disk shaped object
  2. a type of pastry

Khalaj edit

Adjective edit

قُرص (qurs)

  1. Arabic spelling of qurs (firm)

Persian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Iranian (compare Tajik қурч (qurč), Northern Kurdish qurs (heavy), Mazanderani کرچ (kërč)).

Adjective edit

قرص (qors)

  1. (Iran) firm, solid
Descendants edit
  • Khalaj: qurs

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic قُرْص (qurṣ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

قرص (qors) (plural قرص‌ها (qors-hâ))

  1. loaf (of bread)
  2. (pharmacology) tablet, pill
Synonyms edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ق ر ص
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic قَرَصَ (qaraṣa).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.rasˤ/, [ˈʔɑ.rˤɑsˤ]
  • (file)

Verb edit

قرص (ʔaraṣ) I (present بقرص (boʔroṣ))

  1. to sting, to pinch

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of قرص (ʔaraṣ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قرصت (ʔaraṣt) قرصت (ʔaraṣt) قرص (ʔaraṣ) قرصنا (ʔaraṣna) قرصتو (ʔaraṣtu) قرصو (ʔaraṣu)
f قرصتي (ʔaraṣti) قرصت (ʔarṣat)
present m بقرص (baʔroṣ) بتقرص (btoʔroṣ) بقرص (boʔroṣ) منقرص (mnoʔroṣ) بتقرصو (btoʔroṣu) بقرصو (boʔroṣu)
f بتقرصي (btoʔroṣi) بتقرص (btoʔroṣ)
subjunctive m أقرص (ʔaʔroṣ) تقرص (toʔroṣ) يقرص (yoʔroṣ) نقرص (noʔroṣ) تقرصو (toʔroṣu) يقرصو (yoʔroṣu)
f تقرصي (toʔroṣi) تقرص (toʔroṣ)
imperative m اقرص (oʔroṣ) اقرصو (oʔroṣu)
f اقرصي (oʔroṣi)