عصم

عَاصِمٌ ذ [act. part. n. of عَصَمَ, signifying] Defending [&c.], or a defender [&c.]. (TA.) لَا عَاصِمَ اليَوْمَ مِنْ أَمْرِا@للّٰهِ, in the Kur [xi. 45], may mean There is no defender [ this day from the decree of God ]: (TA:) or the meaning may be, no [ person ] defended: or no possessor of defence: (S, TA:) so that عاصم may be an instance of فَاعِل in the sense of مَفْعُوا: (S:) or it may thus be a possessive epithet. (TA. [See also دَافِقٌ.]) ― -b2- [Hence,] العَاصِمَةُ is a name of El-Medeeneh. (K.) ― -b3- أَبُو عَاصِمٍ is an appellation of The meal of parched barley or the like (السَّوِيق). (S, K.) And also The food called سِكْبَاج [q. v.]. (K.)