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الءصر

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of binding, restraining, and holding fast. It extends to encompass agreements, obligations, and even physical confinement. Derived meanings also include closeness, connection, and abundance.

Derived headwords

الأَصْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Breakingclassical

    The act of breaking something, or causing it to break.

  2. 2.
    Bendingclassical

    The act of bending or curving something.

  3. 3.
    Imprisonmentclassical

    The act of confining or imprisoning someone or something.

  4. 4.
    Making a house have a supportclassical

    To provide a house with a support or prop, like a beam or pillar.

أَصَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To breakclassical

    He broke something.

  2. 2.
    To bendclassical

    He bent something.

  3. 3.
    To imprisonclassical

    He imprisoned someone.

  4. 4.
    To make a house have a supportclassical

    He made a house have a support.

إِصْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Covenantclassical

    A binding agreement or covenant.

  2. 2.
    Sinclassical

    A sin or transgression.

  3. 3.
    Burdenclassical

    A heavy burden or load.

  4. 4.
    What attracts youclassical

    That which inclines or attracts you towards something.

  5. 5.
    Oath (divorce, emancipation, vow)classical

    An oath taken concerning divorce, emancipation of a slave, or a vow.

  6. 6.
    Ear piercingclassical

    A piercing in the ear.

آصِرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Wombclassical

    The womb, referring to the ties of kinship.

  2. 2.
    Kinshipclassical

    Kinship or familial relationship.

  3. 3.
    Favorclassical

    A favor or obligation bestowed.

  4. 4.
    Small ropeclassical

    A small rope used to secure the bottom of a tent.

أَواصِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Kinship tiesclassical

    Plural of 'āṣirah', referring to ties of kinship or affection.

إِصارnoun
  1. 1.
    Tent pegclassical

    A peg or stake used to secure the guy ropes of a tent.

  2. 2.
    Basketclassical

    A basket, often made of woven material.

  3. 3.
    Stuffingclassical

    Material used for stuffing or padding.

  4. 4.
    Covering clothclassical

    A cloth used for covering or wrapping, especially for stuffing.

إِصارَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Supportclassical

    A support or prop, similar to 'iṣār'.

أَيْصَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Supportclassical

    A support or prop, similar to 'iṣār'.

  2. 2.
    Stuffingclassical

    Material used for stuffing or padding.

مَأْصِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Prisonclassical

    A place of confinement or imprisonment.

مَعْصِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Place of pressingclassical

    A place where something is pressed, like olives or grapes. (Colloquial usage)

أَصِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    Close togetherclassical

    Describing something that is close together or adjacent.

  2. 2.
    Thick and long eyelashesclassical

    Describing dense and long eyelashes.

  3. 3.
    Intertwined hairclassical

    Describing hair that is intertwined or matted.

مُؤَاصِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Neighborclassical

    A neighbor.

مُتَآصِرُونnoun
  1. 1.
    Neighborsclassical

    People who are neighbors to each other.

ائْتَصَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To grow tall and abundant (plants)classical

    Plants grew tall and became abundant.

  2. 2.
    To become dense with vegetation (land)classical

    The land became dense with vegetation.

  3. 3.
    To increase in number (people)classical

    The number of people increased.

ائْتِصَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Growth and abundanceclassical

    The state of growing tall and abundant, or becoming dense with vegetation.

  2. 2.
    Increase in numberclassical

    The state of increasing in number.

Parallel reading

الأصر: الكسر، والعطف، والحبس، وأن تجعل للبيت إصارا
Al-aṣr: breaking, bending, imprisonment, and making a house have a support.
وفعل الكل: كضرب
And the verb for all of these is like 'ḍaraba' (to strike).
وبالكسر: العهد، والذنب، والثقل
And with kasra: the covenant, the sin, and the burden.
وما عطفك على الشيء
And that which inclines you towards something.
وأن تحلف بطلاق أو عتق أو نذر
And to swear by divorce, emancipation, or a vow.
وثقب الأذن، ج: آصار وإصران
And an ear piercing, plural: āṣār and iṣrān.
والآصرة: الرحم، والقرابة، والمنة
And the āṣirah: the womb, kinship, and favor.
ج: أواصر، وحبل صغير يشد به أسفل الخباء، كالإصار والإصارة والأيصر
Plural: awāṣir, and a small rope used to secure the bottom of a tent, like the iṣār, iṣārah, and ayṣar.
والمأصر، كمجلس ومرقد: المحبس
And the maʾṣir, like majlis and marqad: the prison.
والعامة تقول: معاصر
And the common people say: maʿāṣir.
والإصار، ككتاب: وتد الطنب، والزنبيل، والحشيش، وكساء يحتش فيه، كالأيصر فيهما
And the iṣār, like kitāb: the tent peg, the basket, the stuffing, and a cloth used for stuffing, like the ayṣar for both.
ج: أصر وآصرة
Plural: aṣr and āṣirah.
والأصير: المتقارب، والملتف من الشعر، والكثيف الطويل من الهدب
And the aṣīr: the close together, the intertwined hair, and the dense long eyelashes.
والمؤاصر: الجار
And the muʾāṣir: the neighbor.
والمتآصرون: المتجاورون
And the mutaʾāṣirūn: the neighbors.
وائتصر النبت: طال، وكثر
And the plants grew tall and abundant.
والأرض: اتصل نبتها
And the land became dense with vegetation.
والقوم: كثر عددهم
And the people increased in number.