عِرْنَةٌ
1.
One who prostrates, or throws down, his antagonists much, or often; with whom one cannot cope: (S, K, TA: [in the CK, الصَرِيعُ is erroneously put for الصِّرِّيعُ:]) according to IB, as signifying صِرِّيعٌ, it is used in commendation: Fr says that when a man is one who prostrates, or throws down, his antagonists much, or often, abominable, wicked, or crafty, [with whom one cannot cope,] it is said that he is عِرْنَةٌ لَا يُطَاقُ. (TA.)
2.
Also A man coarse, rough, or rude, and niggardly. (TA.)
3.
And One who serves houses, or tents. (TA.)
4.
Also The roots of the
عَرَنْتُن, (AA, S, TA, in the K, erroneously, of the عِرْنِين, TA,) which is a plant used for tanning. (S in article عرتن.)
5.
And The wood of the
ظِمَخ, (S, K,) a species of tree, (S, TA,) having the form of the
دُلْب [or plane-tree], (TA,) with which skins for water or milk are tanned, (S, K,) and from which is cut the wood of the beaters and washers and whiteners of clothes, which is buried: according to ISk, [but the same is also said of the عَرْتُن,] it is a species of tree resembling the
عَوْسَج [or box-thorn], except that it is bigger than it, full and luxuriant in the branch, and not having tall stems: (TA:) or it is called
عِرْنٌ, [which is a coll. gen. n.,] and عِرْنَةٌ is the n. un. (AA, T in article ظمخ.) And [it is also explained as signifying] The piece of wood of the beaters and washers and whiteners of clothes upon which the beating is performed with that which is called the
مِيجَنَة. (IKh, TA.)