استعرض

See also: أستعرض

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ر ض (ʕ-r-ḍ); compare عَرُضَ (ʕaruḍa, “to show, to display”).

Verb

اِسْتَعْرَضَ • (istaʕraḍa) X (non-past يَسْتَعْرِضُ (yastaʕriḍu), verbal noun اِسْتِعْرَاض (istiʕrāḍ))

1. to ask to be shown
2. to pass in review
3. to conjure up, to call to mind, to picture, to call up
4. to weigh, to consider, to examine
5. to inspect, to review
6. to expound, to set forth
7. to proceed ruthlessly
8. to massacre without ado

Related terms

• اِسْتِعْرَاض (istiʕrāḍ)
• اِسْتِعْرَاضِيّ (istiʕrāḍiyy)