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عصمر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific types of containers or buckets, particularly those used in machinery like water wheels or catapults. It also has a derived meaning referring to a short, brave person.

Derived headwords

العِصْمُورnoun
  1. 1.
    Bucketboth

    A bucket, specifically one used in a water wheel or a similar device.

  2. 2.
    Water wheel bucketclassical

    A bucket belonging to a water wheel.

العِصْمَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Water wheel bucketclassical

    The buckets of a catapult (manjaniq). The singular is 'ismur'.

الصَّمَعُورadjective
  1. 1.
    Short and braveclassical

    A person who is short in stature but brave and courageous.

عَصْنَـصِرname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific location.

Parallel reading

العصمور: الدولاب
Al-'ismur: the water wheel.
وسنذكره في الضاد
And we will mention it under the letter Dad.
وقال الليث: العصامير دلاء المنجنون، واحدها عصمور.
Al-Layth said: Al-'isameer are the buckets of the catapults, and one of them is 'ismur.
ابن الأعرابي: العصمور دلو الدولاب.
Ibn al-A'rabi: Al-'ismur is the bucket of the water wheel.
والصمعور: القصير الشجاع.
And al-Sam'oor: the short, the brave.
عصنصر: الأزهري في الخماسي: عصنصر موضع.
'Asansar: Al-Azhari in the five-letter [roots] said: 'Asansar is a place.