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عسد

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

The root عسد primarily relates to the concept of tightening, strengthening, or firming, particularly in the context of twisting ropes. It extends metaphorically to describe strength and intensity in humans and animals, and also refers to various small creatures found in the desert.

Derived headwords

عَسَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to twist firmlyboth

    To twist a rope or cord tightly and securely.

عَسْدًاnoun
  1. 1.
    firm twistingboth

    The act or process of twisting something, like a rope, firmly.

العَسْدnoun
  1. 1.
    intertwiningclassical

    A variant pronunciation or spelling for 'al-'azr', referring to sexual intercourse.

  2. 2.
    boa constrictorclassical

    A type of large snake, possibly a boa constrictor, mentioned as a possible meaning.

العَزْدnoun
  1. 1.
    sexual intercourseclassical

    Sexual intercourse.

العَصْدnoun
  1. 1.
    sexual intercourseclassical

    Sexual intercourse, mentioned as a variant.

عَسَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to have sexual intercourseclassical

    To have sexual intercourse with a female slave or concubine.

عَزَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to have sexual intercourseclassical

    To have sexual intercourse.

عَصَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to have sexual intercourseclassical

    To have sexual intercourse.

جَمَلٌ عَسُودٌadjective
  1. 1.
    strong, powerfulboth

    Describing a camel or a man as strong, robust, and powerful.

رَجُلٌ عَسُودٌadjective
  1. 1.
    strong, powerfulboth

    Describing a man as strong, robust, and powerful.

العَسُودَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small white desert creatureclassical

    A small, white, fatty-looking creature found in the sand, resembling a fish, known as 'bint al-niqā'.

  2. 2.
    small lizardclassical

    A small lizard, similar to a 'hak'ah' but smaller and with a finer, darker, grayish head.

  3. 3.
    burrowing creatureclassical

    A burrowing creature found in sandy areas.

العَسُودnoun
  1. 1.
    desert lizardclassical

    A type of lizard, specifically the 'al-'adhrfut'.

  2. 2.
    snakeclassical

    A snake.

  3. 3.
    leopardclassical

    A leopard, though this meaning is not widely recognized.

العَضْرَفُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    lizardclassical

    A type of lizard.

بِنْتُ النِّقَاnoun
  1. 1.
    small desert creatureclassical

    A small, white creature found in the sand, resembling fat, often compared to the fingers of young women.

العَرَبَدnoun
  1. 1.
    snakeclassical

    A snake.

عَسَّادِيَّاتadverb
  1. 1.
    in all directionsclassical

    Scattered or dispersed in every direction.

Parallel reading

عسد الحبل يعسده عسدا: أحكم فتله.
A rope is twisted (yasiduhu) with a firm twisting (asdan): it is tightly twisted.
والعسد: لغة في العزد، وهو الجماع، كالأسد والأزد.
And 'al-'asadu' is a dialectal variant of 'al-'azdu', which is sexual intercourse, like 'al-asadu' and 'al-azdu'.
يقال: عسد فلان جاريته وعزدها وعصدها إذا جامعها.
It is said: 'So-and-so had sexual intercourse (asada, 'azada, 'asada) with his slave girl if he had intercourse with her'.
وجمل عسود: قوي شديد، وكذلك الرجل.
And a camel is 'asudun': strong, powerful, and likewise a man.
والعسودة: دويبة بيضاء كأنها شحمة يقال لها بنت النقا تكون في الرمل، يشبه بها بنان الجواري، ويجمع عساود وعسودات.
And 'al-'asudatu' is a small white creature resembling fat, called 'bint al-niqā', found in the sand, by which the fingers of young women are likened, and its plurals are 'asāwidu' and 'asudātu'.
قال ابن شميل: العسود، بتشديد الدال: العضرفوط.
Ibn Shumayl said: 'Al-'asūdu', with a doubled dāl, is the 'al-'adhrfut'.
وقال الأزهري: بنت النقا غير العضرفوط لأن بنت النقا تشبه السمكة، والعضرفوط من العظاء ولها قوائم؛ وقيل: العسودة تشبه الحكأة أصغر منها وأدق رأسا سوداء غبراء؛ وقيل: العسود دساس يكون في الأنقاء.
And Al-Azhari said: 'Bint al-niqā' is different from 'al-'adhrfut' because 'bint al-niqā' resembles a fish, while 'al-'adhrfut' is from the lizards and has legs; and it was said: 'Al-'asūdatu' resembles a 'hak'ah' (lizard) smaller than it, with a finer head, black and grayish; and it was said: 'Al-'asūdu' is a burrower found in the sandy plains'.
ابن الأعرابي: العسود والعربد الحية.
Ibn al-A'rābī said: 'Al-'asūdu' and 'al-'arbadu' are snakes.
قال الأزهري وقال بعضهم: العسد هو الببر وأنا لا أعرفه.
Al-Azhari said, and some of them said: 'Al-'asadu' is the leopard, but I do not know it.
وتفرق القوم عساديات أي في كل وجه.
And the people dispersed 'asādiyyātin', meaning in every direction.