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رصده

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of watching, observing, lying in wait, or preparing for something. It extends to meanings of ambush, surveillance, and even a place of observation. It also encompasses related ideas like a waiting camel or a prepared reward/punishment.

Derived headwords

رَصَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to watch, to observeboth

    To watch over someone or something, to lie in wait for them, similar to 'tarassada'.

رَصْدًاnoun
  1. 1.
    watching, observationboth

    The act of watching, observing, or lying in wait.

تَرَصَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    to lie in wait forboth

    To lie in wait for someone or something, to watch for them.

الرَّاصِدnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A lion, likely due to its predatory nature of watching and ambushing prey.

  2. 2.
    watcher, observerboth

    One who watches, observes, or lies in wait.

الرَّصِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    predatory beastclassical

    A beast that lies in wait to pounce, often referring to a lion or similar predator.

الرَّصُودnoun
  1. 1.
    camel waiting to drinkclassical

    A female camel that waits for other camels to drink so she can drink.

أَرْصَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to prepare, to set asideboth

    To prepare something for someone, or to set it aside for them.

  2. 2.
    to reward or punishboth

    To reward someone with good or punish them with evil.

المِرْصَادnoun
  1. 1.
    road, pathboth

    A road or path, often one used for travel or observation.

  2. 2.
    place of ambushboth

    A place where an enemy lies in wait or ambushes others.

الرَّصَدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    pitfall trapclassical

    A pitfall trap, such as a 'zubyah', used for catching animals.

  2. 2.
    metal ring on a swordclassical

    A ring made of brass or silver found on the scabbard of a sword.

  3. 3.
    downpour of rainclassical

    A heavy or sudden downpour of rain.

الرِّصْدnoun
  1. 1.
    watchers, observersboth

    A group of people who are watching, observing, or lying in wait.

  2. 2.
    small amount of herbageclassical

    A small quantity of grass or herbage.

  3. 3.
    small amount of rainclassical

    A small amount or shower of rain.

أَرْصَادnoun
  1. 1.
    watchers, observersboth

    Plural of 'rasd', referring to watchers or observers.

  2. 2.
    small amounts of herbage/rainclassical

    Plural of 'rasd', referring to small quantities of grass or rain.

مُرْصَدَةadjective
  1. 1.
    land with some growthclassical

    Land that has a small amount of vegetation or growth.

  2. 2.
    land expecting rainclassical

    Land that has received rain and is expected to grow.

رَصَدname
  1. 1.
    town in Yemenclassical

    A place name, specifically a town located in Yemen.

Parallel reading

رَصَدَهُ رَصْدًا ورَصَدًا: رَقَبَهُ، كَتَرَصَّدَهُ.
He watched him, a watching and an observation: he observed him, like he lay in wait for him.
والرَّاصِدُ: الأَسَدُ.
And the watcher: the lion.
والرَّصِيدُ: السَّبُعُ يَرْصُدُ الوُثُوبَ.
And the predatory beast: the wild animal that watches to pounce.
والرَّصُودُ: نَاقَةٌ تَرْصُدُ شُرْبَ غَيْرِهَا لِتَشْرَبَ هِيَ.
And the waiting camel: a she-camel that waits for others to drink so that she may drink.
وأَرْصَدْتُ لَهُ: أَعْدَدْتُ، وَكَافَأْتُهُ بِالخَيْرِ أَوْ بِالشَّرِّ.
And I prepared for him: I made ready, and I rewarded him with good or punished him with evil.
والمِرْصَادُ: الطَّرِيقُ، والمَكَانُ يُرْصَدُ فِيهِ العَدُوُّ.
And the place of ambush: the road, and the place where the enemy is watched.
والرَّصَدَةُ، بِالضَّمِّ: الزِّبْيَةُ، وَحَلْقَةٌ مِنْ صُفْرٍ أَوْ فِضَّةٍ فِي حَمَائِلِ السَّيْفِ، وَبِالْفَتْحِ: الدَّفْعَةُ مِنَ المَطَرِ.
And the trap, with dammah: the pitfall trap, and a ring of brass or silver on the sword's scabbard, and with fatha: the downpour of rain.
والرِّصْدُ، مُحَرَّكَةً: الرَّاصِدُونَ، وَالقَلِيلُ مِنَ الكَلَأِ والمَطَرِ، ج: أَرْصَادٌ.
And the watchers, with harakah: the observers, and the little of herbage and rain, plural: arsad.
وأَرْضٌ مُرْصَدَةٌ، كَمُحْسِنَةٍ: بِهَا شَيْءٌ مِنْ رِصْدٍ، أَوْ الَّتِي مُطِرَتْ وَتُرَجَّى لِأَنْ تُنْبِتَ.
And land with some growth, like muhsinah: it has some herbage, or that which was rained upon and is hoped to grow.
وَرَصَدٌ، بِضَمِّ الرَّاءِ وَسُكُونِ الصَّادِ المُشَدَّدَةِ: ةٌ بِاليَمَنِ.
And Rasad, with dammah on the ra and shaddah on the sad: a town in Yemen.