عسطس

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to specific types of plants, particularly bamboo or similar reeds, and also has a specialized meaning referring to the head of Christians or a monastery.

Derived headwords

العسطوسnoun

1.
Head of Christiansclassical
A title referring to the head of Christians, possibly a bishop or patriarch.
2.
Monasteryclassical
A place of Christian worship and residence, specifically a monastery.
3.
Bamboo-like treeboth
A type of tree resembling bamboo, characterized by its flexible and upright branches.
4.
Bambooboth
The plant known as bamboo, characterized by its hollow, segmented stems.

عسطوسnoun

1.
Bamboo-like treeboth
A type of tree resembling bamboo, characterized by its flexible and upright branches.
2.
Bambooboth
The plant known as bamboo, characterized by its hollow, segmented stems.

قسnoun

1.
Priestclassical
A Christian priest, often referring to a bishop or a high-ranking cleric.

قوسnoun

1.
Monasteryclassical
A monastery, a place of religious seclusion and worship for monks or nuns.

جنهيnoun

1.
Bambooclassical
A type of plant, specifically bamboo.

Parallel reading

العسطوس: رأس النصارى، رومية

Al-ʿusṭūs: the head of the Christians, Roman.

وقيل: هو شجر يشبه الخيزران

And it is said: it is a tree resembling bamboo.

وقيل: هو الخيزران

And it is said: it is bamboo.

وقيل: هي شجرة تكون بالجزيرة لينة الأغصان

And it is said: it is a tree found in the island with soft branches.

وقال كراع: هو العسطوس فيهما

And Kraa' said: it is al-ʿusṭūs in both meanings.

على أمر منقد العفاء كأنه ... عصا عسطوس، لينها واعتدالها

On a matter of scattered dust, as if it were... a staff of ʿusṭūs, its softness and its straightness.

منقد عفاؤه أي متطاير

Manqad ʿafāʾuhu means scattered.

والعفاء: جمع عفو، وهو الوبر الذي على الحمار

And al-ʿafāʾ: plural of ʿafw, which is the hair on the donkey.

والمشهور في شعره: عصا قس قوس

And what is famous in his poetry: a staff of a priest's monastery.

والقس: القسيس

And al-qiss: the priest.

والقوس: صومعته

And al-qaws: his monastery.

قال ابن الأعرابي: هو الخيزران والعسطوس والجنهي

Ibn al-A'rabi said: it is bamboo, al-ʿusṭūs, and al-jannahī.