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الوساد

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to resting, supporting, and reclining, particularly using a pillow or cushion. It extends to concepts of encouragement, incitement, and even metaphorical uses related to sleep, ignorance, and the Quran.

Derived headwords

الْوِسَادnoun
  1. 1.
    Pillow, cushionboth

    A pillow or cushion used for resting the head or body.

  2. 2.
    Support, basisclassical

    Figuratively, something upon which one rests or relies.

المُتَّكَأnoun
  1. 1.
    Place to lean onboth

    A place or object used for leaning or reclining, often a cushion or sofa.

المِخَدَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    Pillowmodern

    A soft support for the head, typically used when sleeping.

الْوَسَادَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Pillow, cushionboth

    A pillow or cushion, similar to الوساد.

وَسَدَverb
  1. 1.
    To place a pillowclassical

    To place a pillow or cushion under someone's head or body.

  2. 2.
    To support, to prop upclassical

    To provide support or a basis for something.

وَسَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    To place a pillowclassical

    To place a pillow or cushion under someone's head or body.

  2. 2.
    To entrust, to assignclassical

    To entrust something to someone or assign them a task.

تَوَسَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    To recline on a pillowboth

    To lie down and rest one's head or body on a pillow or cushion.

  2. 2.
    To rely on, to depend onboth

    Figuratively, to depend on or make something one's basis.

أَوْسَدَverb
  1. 1.
    To hasten, to speed upclassical

    To move quickly or accelerate, especially in travel.

  2. 2.
    To incite, to provokeclassical

    To incite or provoke an animal, such as a dog, to hunt.

آسَدَverb
  1. 1.
    To incite, to provokeclassical

    To incite or provoke an animal, such as a dog, to hunt.

وَسَائِدnoun
  1. 1.
    Pillows, cushionsboth

    Plural of وسادة, referring to multiple pillows or cushions.

وَسَدnoun
  1. 1.
    Pillows, cushionsclassical

    A plural form of وسادة, referring to pillows or cushions.

ذَات الْوَسَائِدname
  1. 1.
    Dhat al-Wasa'idclassical

    A place name in the region of Najd, literally meaning 'Possessor of Pillows'.

وَسَّادَةname
  1. 1.
    Wassadahclassical

    A place name, a city in Syria.

Parallel reading

الْوِسَاد: الْمُتَّكَأ، وَالْمِخَدَّة، كَالْوَسَادَة
Al-wisad: the place to lean on, and the pillow, like al-wisadah.
وَثُلِّثَ
And it is pronounced with three vowels (on the first letter).
ج: وِسَدٌ وَوَسَائِدُ
Plural: wisad and wasa'id.
وَوَسَّدَهُ إِيَّاهُ
And he entrusted it to him.
وَأَوْسَدَ فِي السَّيْرِ: أَغَذَّ
And awasada in the journey: he hastened.
وَالْكَلْبَ: أَغْرَاهُ بِالصَّيْدِ، كَآسَدَهُ
And the dog: he incited it to hunt, like asadahu.
وَوَسَادَةُ: ع بِطَرِيقِ الْمَدِينَةِ مِنَ الشَّامِ
And Wassadah: a place on the road to Medina from Syria.
وَذَاتُ الْوَسَائِدِ: ع بِأَرْضِ نَجْدٍ
And Dhat al-Wasa'id: a place in the land of Najd.
إِنَّ وِسَادَكَ لَعَرِيضٌ
Indeed, your pillow is wide.
لِأَنَّ مَنْ عَرُضَ وِسَادُهُ طَابَ نَوْمُهُ
Because whoever's pillow is wide, his sleep is pleasant.
أَوْ كِنَايَةٌ عَنْ عَرْضِ قَفَاهُ وَعِظَمِ رَأْسِهِ
Or it is a metaphor for the width of his nape and the size of his head.
ذَاكَ رَجُلٌ لَا يَتَوَسَّدُ الْقُرْآنَ
That is a man who does not recline on the Quran.
أَيْ لَا يَمْتَهِنُهُ وَلَا يَطْرَحُهُ بَلْ يُجِلُّهُ وَيُعَظِّمُهُ
Meaning he does not disrespect it or discard it, but rather reveres and honors it.
لَا تُوَسِّدُوا الْقُرْآنَ
Do not recline on the Quran.
لِأَنَّ لِتَتَوَسَّدَ الْعِلْمَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تَتَوَسَّدَ الْجَهْلَ
Because to make knowledge your basis is better for you than to make ignorance your basis.