عوس

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

The root عوس primarily relates to nocturnal wandering, seeking, and managing affairs. It extends to descriptions of physical appearance, such as sunken cheeks, and also denotes specific types of animals and crafts.

Derived headwords

عَاسَverb

1.
to wander at nightboth
To move about or patrol during the night, often with a sense of seeking or observing.
2.
to seek foodclassical
Specifically used for a wolf seeking something to eat during the night.
3.
to describeclassical
To characterize or describe something or someone.
4.
to manage wellboth
To take good care of one's property or wealth.
5.
to striveboth
To work hard and diligently for one's family.

عاس عوسا وعوسانا: طاف بالليل — He wandered at night.

والذئب يعوس: يطلب شيئا يأكله — And the wolf wanders, seeking something to eat.

وعاس الشيء يعوسه: وصفه — And he described the thing.

عاس ماله عوسا وعياسة وساسة سياسة: أحسن القيام عليه — He managed his wealth well, taking good care of it.

عاس على عياله يعوس عوسا إذا كد وكدح عليهم — He strove for his family, working hard for them.

العَوْسnoun

1.
wandering at nightboth
The act of wandering or patrolling during the night.
2.
seeking foodclassical
The act of seeking food, particularly by a wolf.
3.
descriptionclassical
The act of describing or characterizing.
4.
managing wealthboth
The act of managing and taking good care of one's property.
5.
strivingboth
The act of working hard and diligently for one's family.
6.
sunken cheeksboth
The condition of having sunken cheeks, often appearing as hollows, especially when laughing.
7.
white ramsclassical
A term for white rams.

العوس والعوسان: الطوف بالليل — Wandering at night.

والعوس: إصلاح المعيشة — And the act of managing one's livelihood.

والعوس: دخول الخدين حتى يكون فيهما كالهزمتين — And sunken cheeks, to the point where they have hollows, especially when laughing.

والعوس: الكباش البيض — And white rams.

العَوْسَانnoun

1.
wandering at nightboth
The act of wandering or patrolling during the night.
2.
seeking foodclassical
The act of seeking food, particularly by a wolf.

عاس عوسا وعوسانا: طاف بالليل — He wandered at night.

اعتَسَّverb

1.
to seekclassical
To seek something, particularly food, often implying a nocturnal search.

وعاس الذئب: اعتس — And the wolf sought, it searched for food.

عائِسadjective

1.
seekerclassical
One who seeks, particularly one who seeks food.
2.
manager of wealthboth
One who is skilled at managing and taking care of wealth.

لا يعدم عائس وصلات — A seeker will not lack provisions.

ويقال: هو عائس مال — And it is said: he is a manager of wealth.

أعْوَسadjective

1.
descriptiveclassical
One who is skilled at describing or characterizing things.
2.
polisher of swordsclassical
A craftsman who polishes swords.
3.
having sunken cheeksboth
Describing a person with sunken cheeks.

ورجل أعوس: وصاف — And a man who is descriptive.

قال الليث الأعوس الصيقل — Al-Layth said: the 'a'was is the polisher of swords.

رجل أعوس إذا كان كذلك — A man is 'a'was if he is like that (having sunken cheeks).

عِيَاسَةnoun

1.
managing wealthboth
The act of managing and taking good care of one's property.

عاس ماله عوسا وعياسة وساسة سياسة: أحسن القيام عليه — He managed his wealth well, taking good care of it.

سَاسَةnoun

1.
managing wealthboth
The act of managing and taking good care of one's property.

عاس ماله عوسا وعياسة وساسة سياسة: أحسن القيام عليه — He managed his wealth well, taking good care of it.

سِيَاسَةnoun

1.
managing wealthboth
The act of managing and taking good care of one's property.

عاس ماله عوسا وعياسة وساسة سياسة: أحسن القيام عليه — He managed his wealth well, taking good care of it.

سَائِسadjective

1.
manager of wealthboth
One who is skilled at managing and taking care of wealth.

ويقال: إنه لسائس مال وعائس مال بمعنى واحد — And it is said: he is a manager of wealth and a 'aa'is of wealth, meaning the same thing.

عَوَّاسَاءadjective

1.
pregnant (insect)classical
Describing a pregnant female insect, specifically a beetle.

والعواساء، بفتح العين: الحامل من الخنافس — And al-'awwasaa', with fatha on the 'ayn: pregnant among the beetles.

عَوْسَاءadjective

1.
having sunken cheeksboth
Describing a woman with sunken cheeks.

وامرأة عوساء — And a woman with sunken cheeks.

عَوَاسَةnoun

1.
a drinkboth
A single draught or drink, of milk or other liquid.

والعواسة: الشربة من اللبن وغيره — And al-'awaasah: a drink from milk or other.

مَعَاشnoun

1.
livelihoodboth
One's means of sustenance or livelihood.

عس معاشك وعك معاشك معاسا ومعاكا — Improve your livelihood, and improve your livelihood.

مَعَاسnoun

1.
improving livelihoodclassical
The act of improving or making one's livelihood better.

عس معاشك وعك معاشك معاسا ومعاكا — Improve your livelihood, and improve your livelihood.

مُعَاكnoun

1.
improving livelihoodclassical
The act of improving or making one's livelihood better.

عس معاشك وعك معاشك معاسا ومعاكا — Improve your livelihood, and improve your livelihood.

كَبْش عُوسِيّnoun

1.
a type of sheepclassical
A ram belonging to a specific breed or type, possibly related to the 'awss sheep.

يقال: كبش عوسي — It is said: an 'awsi ram.

Parallel reading

العوس والعوسان: الطوف بالليل.

Al-'aws and al-'awsan: wandering at night.

عاس عوسا وعوسانا: طاف بالليل.

He wandered at night, performing 'aws and 'awsan.

والذئب يعوس: يطلب شيئا يأكله.

And the wolf wanders, seeking something to eat.

وعاس الذئب: اعتس.

And the wolf sought: it searched for food.

وعاس الشيء يعوسه: وصفه؛ قال: فعسهم أبا حسان، ما أنت عائس

And he described the thing, describing it; he said: describe them, O Abu Hassan, you are a describer.

ورجل أعوس: وصاف.

And a man is 'a'was: descriptive.

تجلو السيوف وغيركم يعصى بها، ... يا ابن القيون، وذاك فعل الأعوس

The swords are polished, and others are defied by them... O son of the blacksmiths, and that is the deed of the polisher.

عاس ماله عوسا وعياسة وساسة سياسة: أحسن القيام عليه.

He managed his wealth well, performing 'aws, 'iyasa, and siyasah, taking good care of it.

لا يعدم عائس وصلات؛

A seeker will not lack provisions;

يضرب للرجل يرمل من المال والزاد فيلقى الرجل فينال منه الشيء ثم الآخر حتى يبلغ أهله.

It is said about a man who is left destitute of money and provisions, then he meets a man and gets something from him, then another, until he reaches his family.

ويقال: هو عائس مال.

And it is said: he is a manager of wealth.

ويقال: هو يعوس عياله ويعولهم أي يقوتهم؛

And it is said: he provides for his family and supports them, meaning he sustains them;

خلى يتامى كان يحسن عوسهم، ... ويقوتهم في كل عام جاحد

He left orphans whose provision he used to manage well, ... and he sustained them every year, an unbeliever.

ويقال: إنه لسائس مال وعائس مال بمعنى واحد.

And it is said: he is a manager of wealth and a 'aa'is of wealth, meaning the same thing.

عاس على عياله يعوس عوسا إذا كد وكدح عليهم.

He strove for his family, performing 'aws, when he worked hard and toiled for them.

والعواسة: الشربة من اللبن وغيره.

And al-'awaasah: a drink from milk or other.

عس معاشك وعك معاشك معاسا ومعاكا، والعوس: إصلاح المعيشة.

Improve your livelihood and improve your livelihood, performing ma'as and mu'ak, and al-'aws: improving one's livelihood.

عاس فلان معاشه عوسا ورقحه واحد.

So-and-so improved his livelihood, performing 'aws and raqaha, they are the same.

والعواساء، بفتح العين: الحامل من الخنافس؛

And al-'awwasaa', with fatha on the 'ayn: pregnant among the beetles;

بكرا عواساء تفاسى مقربا أي دنا أن تضع.

A young pregnant beetle, nearing her time to give birth.

والعوس: دخول الخدين حتى يكون فيهما كالهزمتين، وأكثر ما يكون ذلك عند الضحك.

And al-'aws: the sinking of the cheeks until they have hollows, and this occurs most often when laughing.

رجل أعوس إذا كان كذلك، وامرأة عوساء، والعوس المصدر منه.

A man is 'a'was if he is like that, and a woman is 'awsah, and al-'aws is the masdar from it.

والعوس: الكباش البيض؛

And al-'aws: the white rams;

يقال: كبش عوسي.

It is said: an 'awsi ram.