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عسجر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

The root عسجر primarily relates to intense looking or staring. It also extends to concepts of persistence in movement, particularly for camels, and the process of salting meat. The derived nouns refer to salt, a type of tree, and malice or wickedness.

Derived headwords

عَسْجَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to stare intenselyboth

    To look at something with a strong, fixed gaze.

  2. 2.
    to persist in walkingclassical

    Used for camels, meaning they continued their journey without stopping or slowing down.

  3. 3.
    to saltclassical

    To apply salt to meat, likely for preservation or flavoring.

عَسْجَرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    saltclassical

    A substance used for seasoning and preservation.

عُسْعُرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    wickednessclassical

    A quality of being evil, malicious, or corrupt.

عُسْعُرٌname
  1. 1.
    a type of treeclassical

    Refers to a specific kind of tree, possibly a type of acacia or thorny shrub.

Parallel reading

نظر نظرا شديدا
He looked a strong look.
و الإبل: استمرت في سيرها
And the camels: they continued in their journey.
و اللحم: ملحه
And the meat: he salted it.
والعسجر، كجعفر: الملح
And al-'asjar, like Ja'far: the salt.
وع، وبهاء: الخبث
And 'u'us', and biha': the wickedness.