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ءسم

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the lion, with 'Usamah' being a common name for it. It also touches upon personal names and the concept of naming, though the latter is discussed in relation to a different root.

Derived headwords

أُسَامَةname
  1. 1.
    Lionboth

    A name for the lion, often used poetically or metaphorically.

  2. 2.
    Name of a manboth

    A personal name for a male individual, derived from the name of the lion.

أسامةname
  1. 1.
    Lion (with definite article)classical

    The lion, when referred to with the definite article 'al-', indicating a specific or general lion.

سامةname
  1. 1.
    Name of a manclassical

    A personal name, possibly a variant or shortened form of 'Usamah', referring to a man.

أسماءname
  1. 1.
    Name of a womanboth

    A female personal name, with etymological discussions regarding its origin and the nature of its hamza.

سميةname
  1. 1.
    Diminutive of Asmaboth

    The diminutive form of the female name 'Asma', used affectionately or to denote smallness.

Parallel reading

أسامة: من أسماء الأسد، لا ينصرف.
'Usamah: one of the names of the lion; it is indeclinable.
وأما قوله: عين بكي لسامة بن لؤي ... علقت ساق سامة العلاقه «1» .
And as for his saying: An eye wept for Samah bin Lu'ayy... Samah's leg became entangled.
فإنه أراد بقوله لسامة لأسامة، فحذف الهمز.
For he intended by his saying 'li-Samah' to mean 'li-Usamah', and he omitted the hamza.
يقال هذا أسامة، وهو الأسد، وهو معرفة؛
It is said, 'This is 'Usamah', and it is the lion, and it is definite.
ولأنت أشجع من أسامة، إذ ... دعيت نزال، ولج في الذعر
And you are more courageous than 'Usamah, when... called to combat, and he persisted in terror.
وأما الاسم فنذكره في المعتل لأن الألف زائدة.
As for the name (Asma), we mention it under the defective verbs because the alif is extra.
فمنهم من يجعلها فعلاء والهمزة فيها أصل،
Some of them consider it to be 'af'alaa' and the hamza is original in it.
ومنهم من يجعلها بدلا من واو وأصلها عندهم وسماء،
And some of them consider it a substitute for a waw, and its origin with them is 'Wismaa'.
ومنهم من يجعل همزتها قطعا زائدة ويجعلها جمع اسم سميت به المرأة،
And some of them consider its hamza to be an extra qat'a and consider it a plural of 'ism' (name) by which the woman was named.
ويقوي هذا الوجه قولهم في تصغيرها سمية،
And what strengthens this view is their saying in its diminutive form 'Sumayyah'.
ولو كانت الهمزة فيها أصلا لم تحذف.
And if the hamza were original in it, it would not be omitted.