عسى

مَعْسَاةٌ ذ is from عَسَى, like مَئِنَّةٌ from اـِنَّ: you say, هُوَ مَعْسَاةٌ لِلْخَيْرِ, meaning He is a person (مَحَلٌّ) [ fit, or proper, ] for one's saying of him, عَسَى أَنْ يَفْعَلَ خَيْرًا [ It may be that he will do good ]: (A and TA in art. ان:) and اـِنَّهُ لَمَعْسَاةٌ بِكَذَا, meaning مَخْلَقَةٌ [i. e. Verily he is adapted or disposed by nature, apt, meet, suited, &c., for such a thing ]: (K, TA:) and in like manner, without variation, it is used in speaking of a female, and of two persons, and of a pl. number. (TA.)