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ءصا

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of gravity, steadiness, reason, and intellect. It also extends to a specific type of food and a bird's name.

Derived headwords

الأصاةnoun
  1. 1.
    Steadiness, gravityboth

    Steadiness or gravity, likened to a pebble (حصاة).

  2. 2.
    Reason, opinionboth

    Reason or an opinion to which one can refer.

حصاةnoun
  1. 1.
    Pebbleboth

    A small stone or pebble.

  2. 2.
    Reason, intellectclassical

    Reason or intellect, used in contrast to foolishness.

أصىverb
  1. 1.
    To become sensibleclassical

    To become sensible or rational after a period of boorishness or foolishness.

ذو حصاة وأصاةother
  1. 1.
    Possessing reason and intellectclassical

    Describing someone who possesses reason and sound opinion.

الآصيةnoun
  1. 1.
    Date-based foodclassical

    A type of food made with dates, similar to حساء (soup).

عاصيةname
  1. 1.
    Name of a womanclassical

    The name of a woman mentioned in the context of the poem.

مناصيةother
  1. 1.
    Pulling my forelockclassical

    Referring to the act of pulling someone's forelock, especially during combat.

الشاصيةother
  1. 1.
    One who lifts her legsclassical

    Describing something or someone that lifts its legs high.

الجراصيةother
  1. 1.
    Large manclassical

    A large or great man, likened to something of immense build.

الإثرnoun
  1. 1.
    Essence of gheeclassical

    The pure essence or extract of ghee (clarified butter).

الصربnoun
  1. 1.
    Sour milkclassical

    Sour or curdled milk.

ابن آصىname
  1. 1.
    A type of birdclassical

    A bird resembling a falcon (الباشق) but with longer wings, also called الحدأ.

Parallel reading

ما له حصاة ولا أصاة أي رأي يرجع إليه
He has neither sense nor reason to which one can refer.
أصى الرجل إذا عقل بعد رعونة
A man becomes sensible when he gains intellect after boorishness.
إنه لذو حصاة وأصاة أي ذو عقل ورأي
He is indeed possessed of sense and opinion, meaning he has intellect and judgment.
وإن لسان المرء، ما لم تكن له ... أصاة، على عوراته، لدليل
And indeed, a person's tongue, if it lacks reason, is a guide to his shortcomings.
والآصية: طعام مثل الحسا يصنع بالتمر
And Al-Aasiyah: a food like soup made with dates.
يا ربنا لا تبقين عاصيه، ... في كل يوم هي لي مناصيه
Our Lord, do not let 'Aasiyah remain, ... every day she is my means of pulling my forelock.
والشاصية: التي ترفع رجليها
And Al-Shasiyah: she who lifts her legs high.
والجراصية: العظيم من الرجال
And Al-Jaraasiyah: the great among men.
الإثر: خلاصة السمن، والصرب: اللبن الحامض
Al-Ithr: the essence of ghee, and Al-Sarb: sour milk.
ابن آصى طائر شبه الباشق إلا أنه أطول جناحا وهو الحدأ
Ibn Aasi is a bird resembling the falcon, except it has longer wings, and it is the kite.
ويسميه أهل العراق ابن آصى
And the people of Iraq call it Ibn Aasi.