يسر
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaيَسَارٌ ذ : see يُسْرٌ, in two places. -A2- Also, (S, M, Mgh, Msb, K, &c.,) and ↓ يِسَارٌ, (M, Msb, K,) the former of which is the more chaste, (ISk, IAmb, IF, M, Msb, K *,) or the latter is so, (IDrd, M, K,) or the latter is a variation used for the sake of assimilation to [its syn.] شِمَالٌ, (Sgh, TA,) or it is vulgar, (IKt, Msb,) and not allowable, (S,) or J is in error in disallowing it, (K,) or it is disapproved because the incipient ى with kesr is deemed difficult to pronounce, (M, TA,) but there are three other words commencing like it, namely, يِوَامٌ, an inf. n. of يَاوَمَهُ, though this is disallowed by some, and يِعَارٌ, pl. of يَعْرٌ, and يِسَافٌ, a proper name of a man, also pronounced with fet-h [to the ى]; (TA;) and another form is ↓ يَسَّارٌ; (Sgh, K;) contr. of يَمِينٌ; (S, M, A, Mgh, Msb, K;) and so is ↓ يُسْرَى of يُمنَى, (M, A, Mgh, Msb, K,) and يَسْرَةٌ of يَمْنَةٌ, (M, A, Msb, K,) and ↓ مَيْسَرَةٌ of مَيْمَنَةٌ, (A, Msb, K,) and ↓ أَيْسَرُ of أَيْمَنُ: (S:) يَسَارٌ and ↓ يُسْرَى signify The left [ hand, or arm, or foot, or leg, or] limb: and the same two words, and ↓ يَسْرَةٌ and ↓ مَيْسَرَةٌ, the left, meaning the left side or direction or relative location or place: (Msb:) and ↓ أَيْسَرُ, the left side: or a person [or thing] that is on the left side: (Msb, art. يمن:) [and ↓ مَيْسَرَةٌ the left wing of an army:] the pl. of يَسَارٌ is يُسُرٌ (Lh, M, K) and يُسْرٌ, (K,) or يُسَرٌ; (AHn, M;) which last is [also] pl. of ↓ يُسْرَى; (TA;) [and the pl. of ↓ مَيْسَرَةٌ is مَيَاسِرُ.] You say, قَعَدَ فُلَانٌ ↓ يَسْرَةً Such a one sat on the left side. (S.) And ↓ قَعَدُوا يَمْنَةً وَيَسْرَةً, (A, Msb *,) and عَلَى يَمِينٍ وَيَسَارٍ, and ↓ اليُمْنَى وَالْيُسْرَى, and ↓ المَيْمَنَةِ وَالْمَيْسَرَةِ, (A,) or يَمِينًاوَيَسَارًا, and عَنِ الْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ الْيَسَارِ, and اليُمْنَى وَالْيُسْرَى, and المَيْمَنَةِ وَالْمَيْسَرَةِ, meaning, They sat on the right side and on the left. (Msb.) And ↓ وَلَّاهُ مَيَاسِرَهُ [ He turned his left parts towards him ]. (A.)
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