عَرْدٌ

A thing, (S, O,) or anything, (TA,) hard: (S, O:) or strong, hard, and erect: (Lth, O, K:) or thick; (As, AHn, O;) as also ↓ عَارِدٌ and عُرُدٌ [correctly ↓ عُرُدٌّ] and عُرَيْدٌ [evidently a mistranscription for ↓ عُرُنْدٌ] and ↓ عَرِدٌ: (AHn, O:) and ↓ عَرَنْدَدٌ, (S, O, K,) quasi-coordinate to سَفَرْجَلٌ, (S, O,) and ↓ عُرُنْدٌ, (K, TA,) with two dammehs, (TA, in the CK عُرَنْد,) the ن being a substitute for د, (TA,) and ↓ عَرِدٌ (O, K) and ↓ عُرُدٌّ, (K,) signify hard, (S, O, K,) or hard and strong, applied to anything: (TA:) and ↓ عُرُدٌّ, applied to a spear, and a bow-string, signifies strong: (Fr, TA:) and ↓ عُرُنْدٌ, in measure like تُرُنْجٌ, applied to a bow-string, (Sb, S, O,) thick; (Sb, S;) or strong and thick; as also ↓ عُرُدٌّ; and thus both signify applied to a rope, or well-rope, and any other thing. (O.) One says, إِنَّهُ لَعَرْدُ مَغُرِزِ العُنُقِ [Verily he is hard, or strong, or thick, in respect of the base of the neck]. (Lth, O, TA.)

[Hence,] The penis: or a hard and strong penis: (TA:) or a penis distended and erect (O, K, TA) and hard: plural أَعْرَادٌ. (TA.)

And The ass: (O, K:) so called because of the thickness of his neck. (TA.)

And [it is said to signify] The base of the neck. (K. [But this I think doubtful: see a saying mentioned above (in this paragraph), from a mistranscription of which it may have originated.])