«
Previous
عرس
»
Next
`urs (v.n. fr. عرس 'to keep or cleave to,' etc.), s.m. Marriage, nuptials; a marriage feast; a religious ceremony celebrating the union of the soul of a deceased pīr or saint with the Supreme Spirit (the saint's disciples gather round his grave, and read the fātia, and offer food, incense, lights, etc., especially on the 12th of Rabī`u`l-awwal); offerings to a saint; oblations; obsequies:—`urs karnā(-kā), To celebrate the union (of), to give a marriagefeast; to celebrate the obsequies (of).
Origin: Arabic