عصم

Root entry · 48 derived lemmas

The root عصم (ʿaṣama) primarily relates to holding fast, protection, and prevention. It encompasses concepts of binding, securing, and seeking refuge, as well as physical attributes like markings and the wrist area. It also extends to place names and descriptive terms for animals.

Derived headwords

عَصَمَverb

1.
to acquireclassical
To gain or obtain something.
2.
to preventboth
To stop or hinder something from happening.
3.
to protectboth
To shield or guard from harm.

يَعْصِمُverb

1.
to acquireclassical
Present/future tense of acquiring or obtaining.
2.
to preventboth
Present/future tense of preventing or hindering.
3.
to protectboth
Present/future tense of protecting or guarding.

اعتَصَمَ بهverb

1.
to seek refuge inboth
To take shelter or protection with someone or something.

اعتَصَمَ القِرْبَةَverb

1.
to make a strap for a waterskinclassical
To fashion a strap or binding for a waterskin.

أَعْصَمَهاverb

1.
to make a strap for a waterskinclassical
Causative form, meaning to equip a waterskin with a strap.

عَصَمَهُ الطعامُverb

1.
food prevented hungerclassical
When food served to ward off or prevent hunger.

العِصَامُnoun

1.
strapboth
A binding, strap, or cord, especially for a waterskin.
2.
ropeboth
A rope or cord used for tying.

العَصَمُnoun

1.
remnantclassical
A remnant, trace, or residue of something, like dye.
2.
black hairclassical
Black hair growing beneath the outer hair of a camel.
3.
dirtclassical
Dirt or grime.
4.
sweatclassical
Sweat, particularly dried sweat on camels.

العُصُمُnoun

1.
remnantclassical
Plural of عصم, referring to remnants or traces.

العُصُمَتَانِnoun

1.
remnantsclassical
Dual form of عصم, referring to two remnants or traces.

أَعْصَمَverb

1.
to be unstable on horsebackclassical
To not remain steady or firm on the back of a horse.
2.
to provide means of refugeclassical
To furnish someone with something they can use to protect themselves or seek refuge.

أَمْسَكَ بِفُلانٍverb

1.
to hold onto someoneboth
To grasp or hold onto a person.

شَدَّ القِرْبَةَ بِالعِصَامِverb

1.
to tie the waterskin with a strapboth
To secure a waterskin using its strap.

أَمْسَكَ بِعُرْفِ الفَرَسِverb

1.
to hold the horse's maneboth
To grasp the mane of a horse.

أَمْسَكَ بِبَعِيرٍverb

1.
to hold a camelboth
To hold onto a camel, likely by its rope or halter.

العِصْمَةُnoun

1.
preventionboth
The act or state of preventing or being prevented.
2.
protectionboth
A means of protection or defense.
3.
necklaceclassical
A necklace or collar.

القِلادَةُnoun

1.
necklaceboth
A necklace or collar.

أَعْصِمَةٌnoun

1.
necklacesclassical
Plural of عصمة, referring to necklaces or collars.

أَبُو عَاصِمٍname

1.
sawiqclassical
A type of food made from roasted barley or wheat flour, mixed with water or milk.
2.
sukbajclassical
A dish made with meat, vinegar, and spices.

اعْتَصَمَ بِاللَّهِverb

1.
to seek divine protection from sinboth
To find protection through God's grace, preventing sin.

الأَعْصَمُadjective

1.
white-legged (antelope/ibex)classical
Describing an antelope or wild goat with white markings on its legs, while the rest is dark.

عَصْمَاءُadjective

1.
white-legged (female antelope/ibex)classical
Feminine form of الأعصم, describing a female antelope or wild goat with white markings on its legs.

عَصِمَverb

1.
to have white markingsclassical
To possess white markings, specifically on the legs, as described for antelopes.

العِصْمَةُnoun

1.
white markingsclassical
The condition or state of having white markings, particularly on the legs.

الكُحْلُnoun

1.
kohlboth
Eyeliner, typically made from antimony sulfide.

مُسْتَدِقُّ طَرَفِ الذَّنَبِnoun

1.
tip of the tailclassical
The slender end or tip of an animal's tail.

أَعْصِمَةٌnoun

1.
tail tipsclassical
Plural of مستدق طرف الذنب, referring to the tips of tails.

عِصَامٌname

1.
Issamclassical
A proper name, referring to Ibn Shahbar, a companion of Nu'man ibn al-Mundhir.

نَفْسٌ عِصَامٌphrase

1.
a soul like Issam'sclassical
Referring to a noble or ambitious soul, like that of Issam.

شِكَالُ المَحْمِلِnoun

1.
part of a litterclassical
A part or component of a litter or palanquin.

حَبْلٌ يُشَدُّnoun

1.
tying ropeboth
A rope used for tying, specifically for a bucket, waterskin, or pouch.

عُرْوَةٌ يُعَلَّقُ بِهَاnoun

1.
hanging loopboth
A loop or handle on a container, like a pouch, used for hanging it.

أَعْصِمَةٌnoun

1.
hanging loopsboth
Plural of عروة, referring to loops for hanging.

عِصَمٌnoun

1.
hanging loopsboth
Plural of عروة, referring to loops for hanging.

عِصَامٌnoun

1.
hanging loopsboth
Plural of عروة, referring to loops for hanging.

المِعْصَمُnoun

1.
wristboth
The joint connecting the hand to the forearm; the wrist.
2.
place for a braceletboth
The part of the arm where a bracelet is worn.

مِعْصَمٌnoun

1.
she-goatclassical
A name for a female goat, especially one being milked.

العَصُومُadjective

1.
voraciousclassical
One who eats a lot; voracious.

العَيْصُومُadjective

1.
voraciousclassical
Synonym for العصوم, meaning voracious or very hungry.

العَوَاصِمُname

1.
Al-Awassimclassical
A region or territory, with Antioch as its capital.

عَاصِمٌname

1.
Asemclassical
A place name in the land of the Hudhayl tribe.

العَاصِمَةُnoun

1.
capital cityboth
A capital city; a major administrative center.

العَاصِمِيَّةُname

1.
Al-Asimiyaclassical
A village located near Ras al-Ayn.

العُصُمُnoun

1.
fortressclassical
A fortress in Yemen belonging to the Banu Zubayd tribe.
2.
mountainclassical
A mountain belonging to the Hudhayl tribe.

الغُرَابُ الأَعْصَمُnoun

1.
red-legged crowclassical
A crow with red legs and beak, or with a white feather in its wing.

أَعْصَامُ الكِلابِnoun

1.
dog's dewlapsclassical
The loose skin or folds hanging from the neck of a dog.

عِصْمَةٌnoun

1.
dog's dewlapclassical
Singular of أعصام الكلاب, referring to a dewlap of a dog.

عِصَامٌnoun

1.
dog's dewlapclassical
Singular of أعصام الكلاب, referring to a dewlap of a dog.

Parallel reading

و إليه: اعتصم به

And to Him: seek refuge in Him.

و القربة: جعل لها عصاما، كأعصمها.

And the waterskin: he made for it a strap, like making it أعصمها.

وعصمه الطعام: منعه من الجوع

And food prevented his hunger.

وكأمير: العرق، ووسخ، وبول ييبس على فخذ الإبل، وشعر أسود ينبت تحت وبر البعير إذا انتسل، وبقية كل شيء وأثره من خضاب ونحوه، كالعصم، بالضم وبضمتين.

And like أمير: sweat, dirt, and urine that dries on the thigh of camels, black hair that grows under the camel's fur when it sheds, and the remnant and trace of everything from dye and the like, like العصم, with damma and two dammas.

وأعصم: لم يثبت على (ظهر) الخيل

And أعصم: did not remain steady on the back of a horse.

وفلانا: هيأ له ما يعتصم به

And فلانا: he provided him with what he could seek refuge in.

وبفلان: أمسك

And بفلان: he held on.

والقربة: شدها بالعصام

And the waterskin: he tied it with the strap.

وبالفرس: أمسك بعرفه

And بالفرس: he held its mane.

وبالبعير: أمسك بحبل من حباله

And بالبعير: he held onto one of its ropes.

والعصمة، بالكسر: المنع.

And العصمة, with kasra: prevention.

والقلادة، ويضم ج: كعنب جج: أعصم

And the necklace, and its plural with damma: like عنب, its broken plural: أعصم.

وأبو عاصم: السويق، والسكباج.

And أبو عاصم: sawiq, and sukbaj.

واعتصم بالله: امتنع بلطفه من المعصية.

And he sought refuge in God: he refrained from sin by His grace.

والأعصم من الظباء والوعول: ما في ذراعيه أو في أحدهما بياض وسائره أسود أو أحمر، وهي عصماء، وقد عصم، كفرح، والاسم: العصمة، بالضم.

And الأعصم from antelopes and wild goats: what has white on its forelegs or one of them, and the rest is black or red, and she is عصماء, and he became عصم, like فرح, and the noun is العصمة, with damma.

وككتاب: الكحل، ومستدق طرف الذنب ج: أعصمة

And like كتاب: kohl, and the tip of the tail, its plural: أعصمة.

وابن شهبر: حاجب النعمان بن المنذر، ومنه ms1581 قولهم: ما وراءك يا عصام؟

And Ibn Shahbar: the chamberlain of Nu'man ibn al-Mundhir, and from him is the saying in ms1581: What is behind you, O Issam?

وفي المثل: "كن عصاميا ولا تكن عظاميا"، يريدون به قوله: نفس عصام سودت عصاما ... وعلمته الكر والإقداما

And in the proverb: 'Be like Issam and not like 'idhamiya', they mean by it his saying: The soul of Issam made Issam noble... and I taught him retreat and advance.

ومن المحمل: شكاله

And from the litter: its parts.

ومن الدلو والقربة والإداوة: حبل يشد، ج: أعصمة وعصم وعصام، على لفظ مفرده، كباب دلاص.

And from the bucket, waterskin, and pouch: a rope that is tied, its plural: أعصمة, عصم, and عصام, with the form of its singular, like باب دلاص.

والمعصم، كمنبر: موضع السوار، أو اليد

And المعصم, like منبر: the place of the bracelet, or the hand.

(بلا لام) : اسم للعنز، وتدعى للحلب، فيقال: معصم معصم، مسكنة الآخر.

(Without al-) : a name for the she-goat, called for milking, so it is said: معصم معصم, with the last syllable softened.

والعصوم: الأكول، كالعيصوم.

And العصوم: the voracious eater, like العيصوم.

والعواصم: بلاد قصبتها أنطاكية.

And العواصم: lands whose capital is Antioch.

وعاصم: ع ببلاد هذيل.

And عاصم: a place in the lands of Hudhayl.

والعاصمة: المدينة.

And العاصمة: the city.

والعاصمية: ة قرب رأس عين.

And العاصمية: a village near Ras al-Ayn.

والعصم، بالضم: حصن باليمن لبني زبيد، وجبل لهذيل، وسموا: عاصما وأعصم ومعتصما ومستعصما ومعصوما وعصما، بالضم، وكزبير وجهينة.

And العصم, with damma: a fortress in Yemen for Banu Zubayd, and a mountain for Hudhayl, and they named: عاصما, أعصم, معتصما, مستعصما, معصوما, and عصما, with damma, and like زبير and جهينة.

والغراب الأعصم: الأحمر الرجلين والمنقار، أو في جناحه ريشة بيضاء.

And the الأعصم crow: red in legs and beak, or with a white feather in its wing.

وأعصام الكلاب: عذباتها التي في أعناقها، الواحد: عصمة، بالضم، وعصام.

And أعصام of dogs: their dewlaps which are on their necks, the singular: عصمة, with damma, and عصام.