العصفر

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root العصفر primarily relates to the color yellow, often associated with plants, dyes, and birds. It extends to various objects and concepts that share a yellow hue or a similar visual characteristic, including specific flora, fauna, and even abstract notions like leadership.

Derived headwords

العُصْفُرnoun

1.
safflower plantboth
A plant known for its ability to break down tough meat. Its seed is called al-qurtum.
2.
safflower dyeboth
The dye derived from the safflower plant, used for coloring.

عَصْفَرَverb

1.
to dye yellowboth
To dye something with safflower, resulting in a yellow color.

عَصْفَرَ ثَوْبَهُ — He dyed his garment with safflower.

تَعَصْفَرَverb

1.
to become yellowboth
To become dyed with safflower, taking on a yellow hue.

فَتَعَصْفَرَ — So it became dyed yellow.

العُصْفُورnoun

1.
birdboth
A general term for a bird.
2.
male locustclassical
Specifically refers to the male locust.
3.
beam in a litterclassical
A wooden support in a litter (howdah) that gathers the ends of other beams.
4.
support in a saddleclassical
The wooden parts of a saddle used to secure the tops of the saddlebags.
5.
forelock boneclassical
The bone at the origin of the forelock.
6.
prominent bone on foreheadclassical
A protruding bone on the forehead of a horse.
7.
part of the brainclassical
A section of the brain separated by a membrane.
8.
flowing mane hairclassical
The flowing hair from the blaze of a horse.
9.
writingclassical
A written text or document.
10.
ship's nailclassical
A nail used in the construction of a ship.
11.
kingclassical
A ruler or monarch.
12.
masterclassical
A lord or master.

العَصَافِيرnoun

1.
a type of treeclassical
A type of tree known as 'he who sees my likeness', found abundantly in Persia, with a shape resembling small birds.

نَقَتْ عصافيرُ بَطْنِهِphrase

1.
his stomach is emptyclassical
An idiom meaning someone is hungry.

نَقَتْ عصافيرُ بَطْنِهِ — His stomach is empty (he is hungry).

تَعَصْفَرَتِ العُنُقُverb

1.
neck twistedclassical
The neck became twisted or contorted.

تَعَصْفَرَتِ العُنُقُ — The neck became twisted.

العَصْفَرِيّname

1.
a horse's nameclassical
The name of a horse belonging to Muhammad ibn Yusuf, brother of al-Hajjaj, descended from al-Hurun.

العُصْفُورِيّadjective

1.
camel with two humpsclassical
Describing a camel that possesses two humps.

عَصَافِيرُ المُنْذِرname

1.
royal camelsclassical
A designation for swift camels that belonged to kings.

العُصَيْفِرَةnoun

1.
yellow jasmineclassical
A plant, specifically the yellow-flowered jasmine.

Parallel reading

العُصْفُر، بالضم: نبت يهرئ اللحم الغليظ، وبزره: القرطم.

Al-usfur, with damma: a plant that softens tough meat, and its seed is al-qurtum.

وعصفر ثوبه: صبغه به، فتعصفر.

And he dyed his garment with it: he colored it with it, and it became dyed.

والعصفور: طائر، وهي: بهاء، والجراد الذكر، وخشبة في الهودج تجمع أطراف خشبات فيه، أو الخشبات التي في الرحل، يشد بها رؤوس الأحناء، والخشب الذي يشد به رؤوس الأقتاب، وأصل منبت الناصية، وعظم ناتئ في جبين الفرس، وقطيعة من الدماغ، بينهما جليدة تفصلها، والشمراخ السائل من غرة الفرس، والكتاب، ومسمار السفينة، والملك، والسيد.

And al-usfur: a bird, and it is: splendor, the male locust, a beam in the litter that gathers the ends of beams within it, or the beams in the saddle that secure the tops of the saddlebags, and the wood that secures the tops of the packsaddles, the origin of the forelock's growth, a protruding bone on a horse's forehead, a section of the brain separated by a membrane, the flowing hair from a horse's blaze, writing, a ship's nail, the king, and the master.

والعصافير: شجر يسمى من رأى مثلي، له صورة كالعصافير، كثيرة بفارس.

And al-asafir: trees called 'he who sees my likeness', having a form like small birds, abundant in Persia.

و"نقت عصافير بطنه": جاع.

And "the small birds of his stomach chirped": he was hungry.

وتعصفرت العنق: التوت.

And the neck became twisted: it became contorted.

والعصفري: فرس محمد بن يوسف أخي الججاج، من نسل الحرون.

And al-Usfuri: the horse of Muhammad ibn Yusuf, brother of al-Hajjaj, from the lineage of al-Hurun.

والعصفوري: جمل ذو سنامين.

And al-Usfuri: a camel with two humps.

وعصافير المنذر: إبل كانت للملوك نجائب.

And Asafir al-Mundhir: swift camels that belonged to kings.

والعصيفرة: الخيري الأصفر الزهر.

And al-Usayfira: the yellow-flowered jasmine.