عصص

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of firmness, strength, and origin, particularly referring to the base or origin of the tail. It extends to describe something solid, strong, and also a person who is unyielding or lacking in goodness.

Derived headwords

العَصّnoun

1.
Noble originclassical
Refers to a noble lineage or esteemed origin.

الأَصّnoun

1.
Noble originclassical
Synonymous with 'al-'aṣṣ', denoting a noble lineage or esteemed origin.

عَصَverb

1.
to be firmboth
To be solid, firm, and strong.
2.
to be strongboth
To be robust and sturdy.

وعص يعص عصا وعصصا: صلب واشتد — And 'aṣṣa' means to be firm and strong.

عَصَاnoun

1.
firmnessboth
The state or quality of being firm, solid, or strong.

عَصَصًاnoun

1.
firmnessboth
The state or quality of being firm, solid, or strong.

العُصْعُصnoun

1.
base of the tailboth
The lowest part or origin of the tailbone.
2.
coccyxboth
The tailbone, specifically the end of the vertebral column.
3.
flesh of the tailclassical
The flesh found at the base of the tail, particularly in sheep.
4.
bone of the tailclassical
The bone at the very end of the tailbone.

العُصْعُصnoun

1.
base of the tailboth
The lowest part or origin of the tailbone.
2.
coccyxboth
The tailbone, specifically the end of the vertebral column.
3.
flesh of the tailclassical
The flesh found at the base of the tail, particularly in sheep.
4.
bone of the tailclassical
The bone at the very end of the tailbone.

العَصَصnoun

1.
base of the tailboth
The lowest part or origin of the tailbone.
2.
coccyxboth
The tailbone, specifically the end of the vertebral column.
3.
flesh of the tailclassical
The flesh found at the base of the tail, particularly in sheep.
4.
bone of the tailclassical
The bone at the very end of the tailbone.

العَصَصnoun

1.
base of the tailboth
The lowest part or origin of the tailbone.
2.
coccyxboth
The tailbone, specifically the end of the vertebral column.
3.
flesh of the tailclassical
The flesh found at the base of the tail, particularly in sheep.
4.
bone of the tailclassical
The bone at the very end of the tailbone.

العَصْعُوصnoun

1.
base of the tailboth
The lowest part or origin of the tailbone.
2.
coccyxboth
The tailbone, specifically the end of the vertebral column.
3.
flesh of the tailclassical
The flesh found at the base of the tail, particularly in sheep.
4.
bone of the tailclassical
The bone at the very end of the tailbone.

العُصُوصnoun

1.
base of the tailboth
The lowest part or origin of the tailbone.
2.
coccyxboth
The tailbone, specifically the end of the vertebral column.
3.
flesh of the tailclassical
The flesh found at the base of the tail, particularly in sheep.
4.
bone of the tailclassical
The bone at the very end of the tailbone.

عَصَاعِصnoun

1.
plural of tailbone baseboth
Plural form of 'al-'uṣ'uṣ', referring to the bases of tails or coccyges.

المَعْصُوصadjective

1.
leanclassical
Lacking flesh, emaciated.

ضَيِّق العُصْعُصphrase

1.
mean-spiritedclassical
Describes someone who is stingy, ungenerous, or difficult.

Parallel reading

العص: هو الأصل الكريم وكذلك الأص.

Al-'aṣṣ: it is the noble origin, and likewise al-'aṣṣ.

وعص يعص عصا وعصصا: صلب واشتد.

And 'aṣṣa' means to be firm and strong.

والعصعص والعصعص والعصص والعصص والعصعوص: أصل الذنب، لغات كلها صحيحة، وهو العصوص أيضا، وجمعه عصاعص.

And al-'uṣ'uṣ, al-'uṣ'uṣ, al-'aṣaṣ, al-'aṣaṣ, and al-'uṣ'ūṣ are the base of the tail; all are correct variations, and it is also al-'uṣūṣ, whose plural is 'aṣā'iṣ.

ما أكلت أطيب من قلية العصاعص

I have not eaten anything tastier than fried tail bases.

هو جمع العصعص وهو لحم في باطن ألية الشاة، وقيل: هو عظم عجب الذنب.

It is the plural of 'al-'uṣ'uṣ', which is flesh inside the rump of a sheep, and it is said to be the bone of the tailbone.

ويقال: إنه أول ما يخلق وآخر ما يبلى؛

And it is said: it is the first thing created and the last to decay;

يلمعن إذ ولين بالعصاعص، ... لمع البروق في ذرى النشائص

They gleam when they move their hindquarters... like lightning flashes on the peaks of the high ground.

والدنان لها عصاعص فلا تقعد إلا أن يحفر لها.

And the large water skins have bases, so do not sit on them unless they are dug into the ground.

والمعصوص الذاهب اللحم.

And al-ma'ṣūṣ is the one who has lost flesh (emaciated).

ويقال: فلان ضيق العصعص أي نكد قليل الخير، وهو من إضافة الصفة المشبهة إلى فاعلها.

And it is said: 'So-and-so is narrow of the tailbone' meaning he is unpleasant, little in good; and this is from the addition of the quasi-adjective to its subject.

ليس مثل الحصر العصعص في رواية، والمشهور: ليس مثل الحصر العقص ، وسنذكره في موضعه.

It is not like the restraint of the tailbone in one narration, but the famous version is: 'It is not like the restraint of the curly hair', and we will mention it in its place.