غَرَس plant in Arabic
غَرَس is how you say “plant” in Arabic.
Root غ ر س gh-r-s. verb (form I). gharasa.
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Meaning of plant in Arabic
- to plant, or fix a tree in the ground
- to establish or settle a favor with someone tropical use: gharasa fulānun ʿindī niʿmatan, "he settled a favor in my keeping"
- to do good, act kindly tropical use in gharasa al-maʿrūf
Example sentence
مِثَال تولد الطَّاعَة ونموها وتزايدها كَمثل نواة غرستها فَصَارَت شَجَرَة ثمَّ أثمرت فَأكلت ثَمَرهَا وغرست نَوَاهَا،
The example of the birth, growth, and increase of obedience is like a seed you plant, which becomes a tree, then it bears fruit, and you eat its fruit and plant its seeds,
غَرَستَها you plant it
Past-tense verb 'planted', 'you' form (the '-ta' = you); the ending '-ha' adds 'it' — 'you planted it'.
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How it is used
Beyond the literal sense of planting a tree, the root is used figuratively for something firmly established: someone can be called "the planting of another's hand" (gharsu yadika) to mean he was raised or fostered by that person, and "planting a favor" means settling it firmly in someone's keeping.
Words from the same root
- غَرْسٌ a planted tree; a sapling
- غِرَاسٌ the act of planting; planting season
- أَغْرَسَ to plant, set a tree in the ground
- مَغْرُوسٌ planted, set in the ground
- مَغْرِسٌ a place where something is planted
More example sentences
مِثَال تولد الطَّاعَة ونموها وتزايدها كَمثل نواة غرستها فَصَارَت شَجَرَة ثمَّ أثمرت فَأكلت ثَمَرهَا وغرست نَوَاهَا،
The example of the birth, growth, and increase of obedience is like a seed you plant, which becomes a tree, then it bears fruit, and you eat its fruit and plant its seeds,
وَغَرَستَ and plant
wa- = 'and'; past-tense verb 'planted', 'you' form (the '-ta' = you) — 'and you planted'.
فَكلما أثمر مِنْهَا شَيْء جنيت ثمره وغرست نَوَاه
So whenever something from it bears fruit, you harvest its fruit and plant its seeds.
وَغَرَسْتَ and plant
wa- = 'and'; past-tense verb 'planted', 'you' form (the '-ta' = you) — 'and you planted'.
Common questions
- How do you say "plant" in Arabic?
- غَرَسَ (gharasa) — to plant, or fix a tree in the ground.
- What is the root of غَرَسَ and what does it cover?
- The triliteral root غ ر س (gh-r-s), meaning "to plant, fix in the ground"; it also gives غَرْسٌ (a planted tree) and مَغْرِسٌ (a place of planting).
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).