العصل

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of crookedness, bending, and twisting. It extends to describe physical deformities, bent objects like staffs or arrows, and also metaphorical concepts like stubbornness or slowness. It also includes specific botanical and geographical terms.

Derived headwords

العَصَلُnoun

1.
Intestineclassical
Refers to the intestine, with its plural being أعصال.
2.
Oleander shrubclassical
Refers to the oleander shrub. The singular form is بهاء.
3.
Twist in a horse's tailclassical
A twist or bend in a horse's tail, to the point of affecting its bone and marrow.
4.
Crookedness in hardnessclassical
A general term for crookedness or bending, especially when associated with something rigid.

أَعْصَالnoun

1.
Intestinesclassical
The plural of العَصَلُ, referring to intestines.

عَصَلَverb

1.
To be crookedboth
To be bent or crooked, particularly referring to a physical object or limb.
2.
To be stubbornclassical
To be obstinate or stubborn, implying a resistance to yielding.

أَعْصَلَverb

1.
To be crookedclassical
To be crooked or bent, used to describe something that is naturally deformed in its structure.

عَصِلٌadjective

1.
Crookedboth
Describing something that is bent, crooked, or twisted.
2.
Leanclassical
Describing a woman who is thin and lacks flesh.

أَعْصَلُadjective

1.
Crooked-leggedclassical
Describing someone with crooked legs.
2.
Stubbornclassical
Describing someone who is persistent or clings to something.
3.
Crooked-toothedclassical
Describing a tooth that is crooked or misaligned.
4.
Crooked arrowclassical
Describing an arrow that is bent or warped.

عُصَالٌnoun

1.
Crookednessclassical
The state of being crooked or bent, referring to limbs or other objects.

مِحْجَنٌnoun

1.
Hooked staffclassical
A hooked staff or crook used to grasp branches of a tree.
2.
Croquet malletclassical
A mallet, similar to a croquet mallet, used in games.

مَعْصِيلٌnoun

1.
Hooked staffclassical
A hooked staff or crook, similar to a محجن.

عَصْلَاءُadjective

1.
Lean womanclassical
A woman who is very thin and lacks flesh.

عَصَلَverb

1.
To be crookedclassical
To be crooked or bent, especially if it is an innate characteristic.

اعْصَأَلَverb

1.
To grasp a staffclassical
To grip or hold onto one's staff.

تَعْصِيلٌnoun

1.
Slownessclassical
The act of being slow or delaying.

مُنْعَصِلٌnoun

1.
One who presses a debtorclassical
Someone who is insistent or presses hard upon their debtor.

عَاصِلٌnoun

1.
Strong arrowclassical
An arrow that is strong or perhaps warped.

مُعْتَصِلٌnoun

1.
Twisted objectclassical
Something that twists or becomes warped when thrown.

العُنْصُلُnoun

1.
Wild onionclassical
A type of wild onion, also known as إسقال or بصل الفار.
2.
A roadclassical
A specific road from Yamama to Basra.

العُنْصُلُnoun

1.
Wild onionclassical
A type of wild onion, also known as إسقال or بصل الفار. It is beneficial for ailments like alopecia, paralysis, sciatica, chronic cough, asthma, and hoarseness, and strengthens a weak body.

العَصَلُnoun

1.
Collection of crooked-legged peopleclassical
A plural referring to those with crooked legs.
2.
Collection of persistent peopleclassical
A plural referring to those who are persistent or cling to something.
3.
Collection of crooked teethclassical
A plural referring to crooked teeth.
4.
Collection of crooked arrowsclassical
A plural referring to crooked arrows.

Parallel reading

المعى، ويكسر ج: أعصال

The intestine, and its plural is أعصال.

وشجر الدفلى، الواحدة: بهاء

And the oleander shrub, the singular of which is بهاء.

والتواء في عسيب ذنب الفرس، حتى يصيب كاذته وفائله

And a twist in the bone of a horse's tail, to the point of affecting its marrow.

والاعوجاج في صلابة

And crookedness in hardness.

والفعل، كفرح، وهو عصل وأعصل ج: عصال

And the verb, like فرح, is عصل and أعصل, its plural is عصال.

وكمفتاح: محجن يتناول به أغصان الشجرة

And like مفتاح: a hooked staff by which one grasps the branches of a tree.

والصولجان، كالمعصيل

And the mallet, like المعصيل.

وامرأة عصلاء: لا لحم عليها

And a عصلاء woman: she has no flesh on her.

وعصل: بال، و العود: عوجه

And عصل: stubborn, and the stick: its crookedness.

(فإن كان اعوجاجه خلقة، قلت: عصل، كفرح)

(If its crookedness is innate, you say: عصل, like فرح).

واعصأل: قبض على عصاه

And اعصأل: he grasped his staff.

والتعصيل: الإبطاء

And التعصيل: slowness.

وكمنبر: المشدد على غريمه

And like منبر: one who presses hard upon his debtor.

والعاصل: السهم الشديد

And العاصل: the strong arrow.

وكمحدث: ما يلتوي إذا رمي به

And like محدث: that which twists when it is thrown.

والعنصل، كقنفذ: ع، وطريق من اليمامة إلى البصرة

And العنصل, like قنفذ: a type of wild onion, and a road from Yamama to Basra.

وكقنفذ وجندب ويمدان: البصل البري، ويعرف بالإسقال، وببصل الفار، نافع لداء الثعلب، والفالج، والنسا، وخله للسعال المزمن، والربو، والحشرجة، ويقوي البدن الضعيف

And like قنفذ, جندب, and يمدان: the wild onion, known as إسقال and بصل الفار, beneficial for alopecia, paralysis, sciatica, chronic cough, asthma, and hoarseness, and it strengthens the weak body.

والعصل، بالضم: جمع الأعصل للمعوج الساق، أو الملازم للشيء، والمتعطف عليه، وللناب الأعوج، والسهم المعوج، وع

And العصل, with damma: a collection of the الأعصل for the crooked-legged, or one who clings to something, and one who is bent over it, and for the crooked tooth, and the crooked arrow, and a type of wild onion.