عصلب

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root describes something or someone as strong, robust, and resilient. It emphasizes physical hardiness, endurance, and a solid constitution, often applied to men or animals capable of enduring hardship.

Derived headwords

العَصْلَبadjective

1.
Strongly builtboth
Describes a person or animal of strong, robust, and solid physical constitution.
2.
Great, largeboth
Indicates significant size or stature, implying impressiveness due to strength.

العَصْلَبِيّadjective

1.
Strongly builtboth
Similar to العصلب, referring to a person of strong and robust physique.
2.
Great, largeboth
Denoting great size or stature, often associated with strength.

العَصْلُوبadjective

1.
Strongly builtboth
Another term for someone of strong and robust build.
2.
Great, largeboth
Indicating considerable size and strength.

عَصْلَبَverb

1.
To become enragedclassical
To be overcome by intense anger, to the point of physical manifestation of that rage.

عَصْلَبَتهُverb

1.
Its strength overcame itclassical
Used to describe a situation where the intensity of anger (شدة غضبه) affected someone.

عَصْلَبِيّadjective

1.
Strong, robustboth
Describing someone or something as having a strong, resilient constitution.

رجل عَصْلَبnoun

1.
A man of strong constitutionboth
A man characterized by his robust physique and resilience.
2.
A man of turbulent dispositionclassical
Refers to a man who is agitated or disturbed.

Parallel reading

كله الشديد الخلق، العظيم

All of them are of strong creation, great.

زاد الجوهري: من الرجال

Al-Jawhari added: from men.

قد حسها الليل بعصلبي

The night gathered it with a strong one.

مهاجر ليس بأعرابي

A migrant, not a Bedouin.

والذي ورد في خطبة الحجاج: قد لفها الليل بعصلبي

And what was mentioned in Al-Hajjaj's sermon: The night gathered it with a strong one.

والضمير في لفها للإبل أي جمعها الليل بسائق شديد

And the pronoun in 'gathered it' refers to the camels, meaning the night gathered them with a strong driver.

فضربه مثلا لنفسه ورعيته

So he struck it as an example for himself and his flock.

العصلبي الشديد الباقي على المشي والعمل

The 'aslabi' is the strong one who endures walking and working.

وعصلبته شدة غضبه

And the intensity of his anger overcame him.

ورجل عصلب: مضطرب

And a man 'aslab': agitated.