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عسج

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

The root عسج primarily relates to the act of stretching or extending the neck, particularly in the context of movement and gait. It also encompasses a specific type of thorny plant.

Derived headwords

عَسَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to stretch the neckboth

    To extend the neck forward, especially while walking or running.

العَسَجnoun
  1. 1.
    stretching the neckclassical

    The act of stretching or extending the neck, as described in the context of movement.

عاسجadjective
  1. 1.
    stretching the neckclassical

    Describing an animal, particularly a camel, that stretches its neck while moving swiftly.

واسجadjective
  1. 1.
    stretching the neckclassical

    Similar to 'عاسج', describing an animal that stretches its neck while moving swiftly.

معساجadjective
  1. 1.
    stretching the neckclassical

    An adjective for a camel that stretches its neck, implying a fast or vigorous gait.

العوسجnoun
  1. 1.
    thorny shrubboth

    A type of thorny shrub or bush.

عوسجةnoun
  1. 1.
    thorny shrubboth

    A single plant of the thorny shrub 'العوسج'.

Parallel reading

مد العنق في المشى
Stretching the neck in walking.
والعيس من عاسج أو واسج خببا
And the camels, stretching their necks, move swiftly with a bounding gait.
ينحزن من جانبيها وهى تنسلب
They move with a swaying motion from their sides, and they glide.
يقول: الابل مسرعات يضربن بالارجل في سيرهن ولا يلحقن ناقتي
He means: the camels are fast, striking with their legs in their journey, and they cannot catch up to my camel.
وبعير معساج
And a camel that stretches its neck (implying speed).
والعوسج: ضرب من الشوك
And 'al-'awsaj is a type of thorn.
الواحدة عوسجة
The singular is 'awsajah'.
ومنه سمى الرجل
And from it, a man was named.