عسل

عَسَلٌ ذ [ Honey; ] the fluid that is discharged from the mouths of bees, (K, TA,) when they have eaten, of the flowers and the leaves, what fills their bellies, these substances being then converted by God, within their bellies, into عَسَل, which they eject from their mouths: (TA: [in which, and in the K, several other explanations are added, too fanciful to deserve notice:]) the word is mase. and fem.; (S, O, Msb, K;) in most instances fem.: (S, O, Msb:) عَسَلَةٌ signifies a portion, or somewhat, thereof; (S, Mgh, O, TA;) being the n. un.: (TA:) the dim. is ↓ عُسَيْلَةٌ, with ة, because عَسَلٌ is mostly fem., or as meaning عَسَلَةٌ; (S, O, Msb;) or it is the dim. of عَسَلَةٌ: (Mgh:) the pl. of عَسَلٌ is أَعْسَالٌ [a pl. of pauc.] and عُسُلٌ and عُسْلٌ and عُسُولٌ and عُسْلَانٌ; (AHn, K;) and these pls. are used when one means sorts of عَسَل. (AHn, TA.) ― -b2- [It is also used tropically for نَوْرٌ, i. e. (assumed tropical:) Flowers, or blossoms; because honey is made therefrom. (See جَرَسَ.) ― -b3- And it is applied also to (assumed tropical:) The sweet, thick, inspissated, or melligenous, juice of fruit:] and it signifies [particularly] (assumed tropical:) the juice that flows from fresh ripe dates; (O, K, * TA;) because of its sweetness. (O.) [See also دِبْسٌ.] ― -b4- Also (assumed tropical:) The gum of the [ species of mimosa called ] عُرْفُط [q. v.]; (O, K;) because of its sweetness. (O.) And عَسَلُ اللُّبْنَى is (assumed tropical:) The gum that flows from the species of tree called اللُّبْنَى, having no sweetness; (O;) a thing [or substance ], (M, TA,) or a certain odoriferous substance, (K,) that exudes from the species of tree above mentioned, (M, K, * TA,) i. e. المَيْعَةُ [generally applied to storax, or styrax ], (TA in art. لبن,) used for fumigation, and called by the vulgar حَصَى لُبَانٍ. (K. [See art. حصو and حصى.]) And عَسَلُ الرِّمْثِ is A white thing [or substance, a species of manna, ] that comes forth from the [ shrub called ] رِمْث, [q. v.], resembling جُمَان [i. e. pearls, or silver beads like pearls ]. (K, * TA.) ― -b5- Also (assumed tropical:) A good, or righteous, deed, the eulogy for which is deemed sweet. (AZ, O.) See عَاسِلٌ. -A2- And The حَبَاب [app. as meaning ripples ] of running water, (IAar, O, K,) [ arising ] from the blowing of the wind. (IAar, O.) ― -b2- [In one place in the CK, العَسَلُ is erroneously put for العَسْلُ: see عَنْسَلٌ, below.]