عرس

Arabic

Root
ع ر س (ʕ r s)
4 terms

Etymology 1.1

Borrowed from Aramaic עַרְסָא / ܥܲܪܣܵܐ (ʕarsā, bed, litter, luxurious couch etc.),[1] originally referring to the ceremonial presentation of a bride to her husband for marriage to be consumed.[2] Doublet of عَرْش (ʕarš, throne), regular cognate to the Aramaic since Proto-Semitic s₂ gives Arabic š and Aramaic s. The vocalism of the present word, if not merely being owed to the reduced ă of the ḥaṭaf pataḥ in the absolute state, needs to represent an unattested dialectal Aramaic form, like Old Armenian կուղբ (kułb, beaver) is from ܟܲܠܒܵܐ (kalbā, dog)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕurs/

Noun

عُرْس • (ʕursm (plural أَعْرَاس (ʔaʕrās))

  1. wedding, the occasion of concluding marriage; wedding-feast, marriage-feast
Declension
Declension of noun عُرْس (ʕurs)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal عُرْس
ʕurs
الْعُرْس
al-ʕurs
عُرْس
ʕurs
nominative عُرْسٌ
ʕursun
الْعُرْسُ
al-ʕursu
عُرْسُ
ʕursu
accusative عُرْسًا
ʕursan
الْعُرْسَ
al-ʕursa
عُرْسَ
ʕursa
genitive عُرْسٍ
ʕursin
الْعُرْسِ
al-ʕursi
عُرْسِ
ʕursi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal عُرْسَيْن
ʕursayn
الْعُرْسَيْن
al-ʕursayn
عُرْسَيْ
ʕursay
nominative عُرْسَانِ
ʕursāni
الْعُرْسَانِ
al-ʕursāni
عُرْسَا
ʕursā
accusative عُرْسَيْنِ
ʕursayni
الْعُرْسَيْنِ
al-ʕursayni
عُرْسَيْ
ʕursay
genitive عُرْسَيْنِ
ʕursayni
الْعُرْسَيْنِ
al-ʕursayni
عُرْسَيْ
ʕursay
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal أَعْرَاس
ʔaʕrās
الْأَعْرَاس
al-ʔaʕrās
أَعْرَاس
ʔaʕrās
nominative أَعْرَاسٌ
ʔaʕrāsun
الْأَعْرَاسُ
al-ʔaʕrāsu
أَعْرَاسُ
ʔaʕrāsu
accusative أَعْرَاسًا
ʔaʕrāsan
الْأَعْرَاسَ
al-ʔaʕrāsa
أَعْرَاسَ
ʔaʕrāsa
genitive أَعْرَاسٍ
ʔaʕrāsin
الْأَعْرَاسِ
al-ʔaʕrāsi
أَعْرَاسِ
ʔaʕrāsi
Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: عرس (ʕirs, wedding)
  • Moroccan Arabic: عرس (ʕurs)
  • Marathi: उरूस (urūs)
  • Swahili: harusi

Etymology 1.2

Secondarily formed to عَرُوس (ʕarūs) or its plural, itself the passive adjective to the above wedding term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕirs/

Noun

عِرْس • (ʕirsm or f by sense (plural أَعْرَاس (ʔaʕrās))

  1. spouse; husband or wife
    عِرْسَانِʕirsānihusband and wife
Declension
Declension of noun عِرْس (ʕirs)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal عِرْس
ʕirs
الْعِرْس
al-ʕirs
عِرْس
ʕirs
nominative عِرْسٌ
ʕirsun
الْعِرْسُ
al-ʕirsu
عِرْسُ
ʕirsu
accusative عِرْسًا
ʕirsan
الْعِرْسَ
al-ʕirsa
عِرْسَ
ʕirsa
genitive عِرْسٍ
ʕirsin
الْعِرْسِ
al-ʕirsi
عِرْسِ
ʕirsi
dual indefinite definite construct
informal عِرْسَيْن
ʕirsayn
الْعِرْسَيْن
al-ʕirsayn
عِرْسَيْ
ʕirsay
nominative عِرْسَانِ
ʕirsāni
الْعِرْسَانِ
al-ʕirsāni
عِرْسَا
ʕirsā
accusative عِرْسَيْنِ
ʕirsayni
الْعِرْسَيْنِ
al-ʕirsayni
عِرْسَيْ
ʕirsay
genitive عِرْسَيْنِ
ʕirsayni
الْعِرْسَيْنِ
al-ʕirsayni
عِرْسَيْ
ʕirsay
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal أَعْرَاس
ʔaʕrās
الْأَعْرَاس
al-ʔaʕrās
أَعْرَاس
ʔaʕrās
nominative أَعْرَاسٌ
ʔaʕrāsun
الْأَعْرَاسُ
al-ʔaʕrāsu
أَعْرَاسُ
ʔaʕrāsu
accusative أَعْرَاسًا
ʔaʕrāsan
الْأَعْرَاسَ
al-ʔaʕrāsa
أَعْرَاسَ
ʔaʕrāsa
genitive أَعْرَاسٍ
ʔaʕrāsin
الْأَعْرَاسِ
al-ʔaʕrāsi
أَعْرَاسِ
ʔaʕrāsi

Etymology 1.3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕu.rus/

Noun

عُرُس • (ʕuruspl

  1. plural of عَرُوس (ʕarūs)

References

  1. ^ Corriente, Federico, Pereira, Christophe, Vicente, Angeles, editors (2017), Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou. Perspectives phraséologiques et étymologiques (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 855
  2. ^ Drissner, Gerald (8 June 2025) “Bride or Groom? Unlocking the Meaning of ʻArūs (عَرُوسٌ) in Arabic”, in Arabic for Nerds[1], overgeneralizing grammarian statements against frequency of usage across all epochs

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ع ر س
3 terms

Etymology 1.1

From Arabic عُرْس (ʕurs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕurs/

Noun

عرس • (ʕursm (plural عراسات (ʕrāsāt))

  1. marriage
  2. wedding
  3. marriage feast

Etymology 1.2

From Arabic عَرَّسَ (ʕarrasa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕar.ras/

Verb

عرس • (ʕarras) II (non-past يعرس (yʕarras))

  1. to marry
  2. to hold a marriage feast
Conjugation
Conjugation of عرس
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m عرّست (ʕarrast) عرّستي (ʕarrasti) عرّس (ʕarras) عرّسنا (ʕarrasna) عرّستوا (ʕarrastu) عرّسوا (ʕarrsu)
f عرّست (ʕarrsāt)
non-past m نعرّس (nʕarras) تعرّس (tʕarras) يعرّس (yʕarras) نعرّسوا (nʕarrsu) تعرّسوا (tʕarrsu) يعرّسوا (yʕarrsu)
f تعرّسي (tʕarrsi) تعرّس (tʕarras)
imperative m عرّس (ʕarras) عرّسوا (ʕarrsu)
f عرّسي (ʕarrsi)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عِرْس (ʕirs, spouse, consort).

Noun

عرس • (ʼırs) (plural اعراس (eʼras))

  1. spouse, consort, a person in a marriage or marital relationship
    Synonyms: اش (), زوج (zevc)
Descendants
  • Turkish: ırs

Further reading

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic عُرْس (ʕurs, wedding, marriage).

Noun

عرس • (ʼurs)

  1. wedding, nuptials, the ceremony that marks the beginning of a marriage
    Synonyms: دوگون (düğün), سور (sur)
Descendants

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ر س
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عُرْس (ʕurs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕurs/, [ˈʕo.r(o)s]
  • Audio (Jerusalem):(file)

Noun

عرس • (ʕursm (plural أعراس (ʔaʕrās) or عراس (ʕrās))

  1. wedding

See also