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اسر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

أُسْرٌ ذ , (S, M, IKtt, A,) a subst., (M, IKtt,) as also ↓ أُسُرٌ, (M, Lb,) meaning Suppression of the urine: (S, M, &c.:) suppression of the feces is termed حُصْرٌ: (S:) or a dribbling of the urine, with a cutting pain in the bladder, and pangs like those of a female in the time of parturition. (IAar.) You say, أَخَذَهُ الأَسْرُ [ Suppression of urine, &c., took him, or affected him ]. (A.) And أَنَالَهُ ا@للّٰهُ أُسْراً [ May God give him a suppression of urine, &c.]: a form of imprecation. (A.) ― -b2- Hence, (M,) عُودُ أُسْرٍ (IAar, S, M, A, K) and عُودٌ أُسْرٌ and عُودُ الأُسْرِ (Expositions of the Fs) and عُودُ يُسْرِ, (IAar, K,) or this is a corruption, (K,) or a vulgar mistake, (A,) and should not be said, (Fr, S, A,) unless meant to be used as ominous of good, (A,) A stick, or piece of wood, which is put upon the belly of a man affected by a suppression of his urine, (S, A, K, &c.,) and which cures him. (A.)

Derived headwords

أُسْرٌ
  1. 1.
أَخَذَهُ الأَسْرُ
أَنَالَهُ ا@للّٰهُ أُسْراً
عُودُ أُسْرٍ
عُودٌ أُسْرٌ
عُودُ الأُسْرِ
عُودُ يُسْرِ