Arabic vocabulary
غَرَسplant in Arabic
غَرَس is how you say “plant” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
Root غ ر س (gh-r-s)verb (form I)Pronounced gharasa
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
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
- غَرْسٌa planted tree; a sapling
- غِرَاسٌthe act of planting; planting season
- أَغْرَسَto plant, set a tree in the ground
- مَغْرُوسٌplanted, set in the ground
- مَغْرِسٌa place where something is 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).
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
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,
غَرَستَها — you plant it. Past-tense verb 'planted', 'you' form (the '-ta' = you); the ending '-ha' adds 'it' — 'you planted it'.
From: Seeds and Streams of Deeds →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'.
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