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عيص

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to origins, roots, and dense, tangled growth, particularly of trees and shrubs. It extends to concepts of lineage, noble ancestry, and dense vegetation, sometimes implying difficulty or hardship.

Derived headwords

العَيْصُnoun
  1. 1.
    Dense thicketboth

    A dense growth of trees and shrubs, especially those with tangled branches and roots, such as acacias, lote trees, and tamarisks.

  2. 2.
    Origin/Rootclassical

    The origin or root of something, metaphorically referring to lineage or ancestry.

  3. 3.
    Place of originclassical

    The place where one's origin or lineage stems from.

  4. 4.
    Locationclassical

    A specific place name, mentioned as being near Medina by the sea.

والعيص: منبت خيار الشجر — And the 'ays: the place where choice trees grow.
والعيص: الأصل — And the 'ays: the origin.
والعيص: منبت أصله — And the 'ays of a man: the place where his origin grows.
والعيص: السدر الملتف الأصول — And the 'ays: the lote trees with tangled roots.
عَيْصُكَnoun
  1. 1.
    Your origin/lineageclassical

    Referring to one's origin, lineage, or family, even if they are not entirely commendable.

عيصك منك وإن كان أشبا — Your origin is from you, even if it is thorny.
أعْيَاصُnoun
  1. 1.
    Nobles/Eldersclassical

    The noble or distinguished members of a lineage, specifically referring to the prominent figures of Quraysh.

  2. 2.
    Tangled growthsclassical

    Plural of 'ays, referring to dense, tangled thickets of trees and shrubs.

وأعياص قريش: كرامهم — And the 'a'yas of Quraysh: their noble ones.
والجمع كل ذلك أعياص — And the plural of all that is 'a'yas.
المَعِيصُnoun
  1. 1.
    The grower/originatorclassical

    The one who causes growth or originates something; also used as a name.

  2. 2.
    Place of growthclassical

    A place where something grows, similar to 'manbit'.

والمعيص كما تقول المنبت — And the ma'is, as you say, is the place of growth.
حتى أنال عصية بن معيص — Until I reach 'Usayyah bin Ma'is.
العَيْصَانِnoun
  1. 1.
    Dense thicketsclassical

    Plural of 'ays, referring to dense, tangled growths of trees and shrubs.

  2. 2.
    Mineral depositsclassical

    Mentioned as mineral deposits in the lands of Arabia.

والعيصان: من معادن بلاد العرب — And the 'aysan: from the mineral deposits of the lands of Arabia.
عَيْصٌ أَشَبٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Tangled/Denseclassical

    Describing a dense, tangled thicket of trees and shrubs, where branches and roots intertwine.

وعيص أشب: ملتف — And 'ays ashabb: tangled.
العَيْصَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    Hardship/Difficultyclassical

    A state of hardship or difficulty, similar to 'al-'awsā'.

والعيصاء: الشدة كالعوصاء — And the 'aysā': hardship, like al-'awsā'.

Parallel reading

العيص: منبت خيار الشجر
The 'ays: the place where choice trees grow.
والعيص: الأصل
And the 'ays: the origin.
وفي المثل: عيصك منك وإن كان أشبا؛ معناه أصلك منك وإن كان غير صحيح.
And in the proverb: 'Your origin is from you, even if it is thorny'; its meaning is your origin is from you, even if it is not sound.
وما أكرم عيصه، وهم آباؤه وأعمامه وأخواله وأهل بيته
And how noble is his 'ays, meaning his fathers, uncles, maternal uncles, and his household.
فما شجرات عيصك، في قريش، ... بعشات الفروع، ولا ضواحي
So the trees of your lineage, among Quraysh, are not ... thorny branches, nor distant relatives.
وعيص الرجل: منبت أصله.
And the 'ays of a man: the place where his origin grows.
وأعياص قريش: كرامهم ينتمون إلى عيص، وعيص في آبائهم
And the 'a'yas of Quraysh: their nobles, who belong to a lineage, and a lineage among their fathers.
من عيص مروان إلى عيص غطم
From the lineage of Marwan to the lineage of Ghaṭam.
والمعيص كما تقول المنبت وهو اسم رجل
And the ma'is, as you say, is the place of growth, and it is the name of a man.
ولأثأرن ربيعة بن مكدم، ... حتى أنال عصية بن معيص
And I will surely avenge Rabi'ah bin Makdam, ... until I reach 'Usayyah bin Ma'is.
ولعبد القيس عيص أشب
And 'Abd al-Qays has a tangled lineage.
والعيصان: من معادن بلاد العرب.
And the 'aysan: from the mineral deposits of the lands of Arabia.
والأعياص من قريش: أولاد أمية بن عبد شمس الأكبر، وهم أربعة: العاص وأبو العاص والعيص وأبو العيص.
And the 'a'yas from Quraysh: the children of Umayyah bin 'Abd Shams the elder, and they are four: Al-'As, Abu al-'As, Al-'Ays, and Abu al-'Ays.
منك عيصك وإن كان أشبا
From you is your lineage, even if it is thorny.
وإن كان أشبا أي وإن كان ذا شوك داخلا بعضه في بعض، وهذا ذم.
And if it is thorny, meaning if it is thorny, with some parts intertwined, and this is a dispraise.
فهو مدح لأنه أراد به المنفعة والكثرة
Then it is praise because he intended benefit and abundance by it.
وقذفتني بين عيص مؤتشب
And it cast me among a tangled thicket.
العيص: أصول الشجر.
The 'ays: the roots of trees.
والعيص أيضا: اسم موضع قرب المدينة على ساحل البحر له ذكر في حديث أبي بصير.
And the 'ays is also: the name of a place near Medina on the coast of the sea, which is mentioned in the hadith of Abu Basir.
ويقال: هو في عيص صدق أي في أصل صدق.
And it is said: He is in a true 'ays, meaning in a true origin.
والعيص: السدر الملتف الأصول، وقيل: الشجر الملتف النابت بعضه في أصول بعض يكون من الأراك ومن السدر والسلم والعوسج والنبع، وقيل: هو جماعة الشجر ذي الشوك، وجمع كل ذلك أعياص.
And the 'ays: the lote trees with tangled roots, and it was said: the tangled trees, some growing in the roots of others, from the arak, lote trees, sallam, 'awsaj, and nab' trees, and it was said: it is a collection of thorny trees, and the plural of all that is 'a'yas.
هو من هذه الأصناف ومن العضاه كلها إذا اجتمع وتدانى والتف، والجمع العيصان.
It is from these types and from all thorny trees when they gather, approach, and intertwine, and the plural is al-'aysan.
وهو من الطرفاء الغيطلة ومن القصب الأجمة
And it is from the dense tamarisk and from the reeds of the thicket.
والعيص: ما التف من عاسي الشجر وكثر مثل السلم والطلح والسيال والسدر والسمر والعرفط والعضاه.
And the 'ays: what is tangled from the trees and abundant, like the sallam, ṭalḥ, sayāl, sidr, samr, 'irfaṭ, and thorny trees.
ويقال: جئ به من عيصك أي من حيث كان.
And it is said: He was brought from your 'ays, meaning from wherever he was.
وعيص ومعيص: رجلان من قريش.
And 'Ays and Ma'is: two men from Quraysh.
وعيصو بن إسحاق، عليه السلام: أبو الروم.
And 'Aysū bin Ishaq, peace be upon him: the father of the Romans.
وأبو العيص: كنية.
And Abu al-'Ays: a kunyah (patronymic).
والعيصاء: الشدة كالعوصاء، وهي قليلة، وأرى الياء معاقبة.
And the 'aysā: hardship, like al-'awsā', and it is rare, and I see the 'yā' as an alternation.