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عسب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 عَسَبَ النَّاقَةَ ذ , aor. عَسِبَ , inf. n. عَسْبٌ, He (the stallion) covered, or compressed, the she-camel. (Mgh, Msb, TA.) [See also عَسْبٌ below.] ― -b2- And one says, الكَلْبُ يَعْسِبُ The dog chases the bitches with the desire of coupling. (TA.) ― -b3- And عَسَبَهُ فَحْلَهُ, aor. and inf. n. as above, He let him his stallion to cover for hire. (S.) [See also 4.] ― -b4- And عَسَبَ, aor. and inf. n. as above, He gave hire for a stallion's covering. (A, * K.) You say, عَسَبْتُ الرَّجُلَ, inf. n. as above, I gave the man hire for a stallion's covering. (Msb.)

Derived headwords

عَسَبَ النَّاقَةَverb
  1. 1.
الكَلْبُ يَعْسِبُ
عَسَبَهُ فَحْلَهُ
عَسَبْتُ الرَّجُلَ