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رصد

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of watching, observing, and lying in wait. It extends to include the act of preparing or setting something aside, as well as specific terms for watchers, ambushers, and even a type of trap.

Derived headwords

رَصَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to watchboth

    To observe something closely, often with the intention of waiting or ambushing.

  2. 2.
    to lie in waitboth

    To position oneself secretly to observe or ambush someone or something.

رَصَدَهُ يَرْصُدُهُ رَصْدًا وَرُصْدًا — He watched him, lying in wait for him.
رَصَدْتُهُ أَرْصُدُهُ رَصْدًا — I watched him closely, waiting for him.
رَصْدًاnoun
  1. 1.
    also with two fatḥasboth

    also with two fatḥas

رَصَدَهُ يَرْصُدُهُ رَصْدًا وَرُصْدًا — He watched him, lying in wait for him.
رَصَدْتُهُ أَرْصُدُهُ رَصْدًا — I watched him closely, waiting for him.
رُصْدًاnoun
  1. 1.
    also with two fatḥasboth

    also with two fatḥas

رَصَدَهُ يَرْصُدُهُ رَصْدًا وَرُصْدًا — He watched him, lying in wait for him.
التَّرَقُّبُnoun
  1. 1.
    waiting/anticipationboth

    waiting/anticipation

  2. 2.
    Waiting, anticipation.both

    Waiting, anticipation.

والترصد: الترقب — And al-tarassud means anticipation.
الرَّصِيدُnoun
  1. 1.
    ambusher lionclassical

    A lion that lies in wait to pounce.

والرصيد: السبع الذي يرصد ليثب — And al-raṣīd is the lion that lies in wait to pounce.
الرَّصُودُadjective
  1. 1.
    waiting camelclassical

    A female camel that waits for other camels to drink before drinking herself.

والرصود من الإبل: التي ترصد شرب الإبل، ثم تشرب هي — And al-raṣūd from the camels are those that wait for the camels to drink, then they drink.
الرَّصْدُnoun
  1. 1.
    people who observe, like guardsboth

    people who observe, like guards

والرصد: القوم يرصدون، كالحرس، يستوي فيه الواحد والجمع والمؤنث — And al-raṣd are the people who watch, like guards; it is the same for singular, plural, and feminine.
أَرْصَادnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of raṣadboth

    plural of raṣad

وربما قالوا: أرصاد — And sometimes they say: arṣād.
المِرْصَدُnoun
  1. 1.
    place of observationboth

    place of observation

والمرصد: موضع الرصد — And al-marṣad is the place of watching.
أَرْصَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to prepare forboth

    To make something ready or available for a specific purpose or person.

وأرصدرت له: أعددت له — And arṣadtu lahu means I prepared for him.
إلا أن أرصده لدين على — Except that I prepared for him for a debt owed.
المِرْصَادُnoun
  1. 1.
    the roadboth

    the road

والمرصاد: الطريق — And al-mirṣād is the road.
الرَّصَدَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    pitfall trapclassical

    A pitfall trap, often concealed.

والرصدة بالضم: الزبية — And al-raṣadah (with dammah) is the pitfall trap.
الرَّصْدَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    shower of rainboth

    A portion or burst of rain.

والرصدة بالفتح: الدفعة من المطر، والجمع رصاد — And al-raṣdah (with fatha) is a shower of rain, and its plural is ruṣād.
رَصَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to be watchedboth

    To be observed or monitored.

رصدت الأرض فهي مرصودة — The land was watched, and it is being watched.
الرَّصْدُnoun
  1. 1.
    people who observe, like guardsboth

    people who observe, like guards

والرصد بالتحريك: القليل من الكلأ والمطر — And al-raṣd (with harakah) is a small amount of herbage and rain.
أَرْصَادnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of raṣadboth

    plural of raṣad

والجمع أرصاد — And the plural is arṣād.
يقال: بهارصد من حيا — It is said: there is a small amount of herbage in it.

Parallel reading

الراصد للشئ: المراقب له.
The watcher of a thing is its observer.
تقول: رصده يرصده رصدا ورصدا، والترصد: الترقب.
You say: he watched him, he watches him, with watching and lying in wait, and al-tarassud is anticipation.
والرصيد: السبع الذي يرصد ليثب.
And al-raṣīd is the lion that lies in wait to pounce.
والرصود من الإبل: التي ترصد شرب الإبل، ثم تشرب هي.
And al-raṣūd from the camels are those that wait for the camels to drink, then they drink.
والرصد: القوم يرصدون، كالحرس، يستوي فيه الواحد والجمع والمؤنث.
And al-raṣd are the people who watch, like guards; it is the same for singular, plural, and feminine.
وربما قالوا: أرصاد.
And sometimes they say: arṣād.
والمرصد: موضع الرصد.
And al-marṣad is the place of watching.
الأصمعي: رصدته أرصده رصدا: ترقبته.
Al-Asma'i said: I watched him, I watch him, with watching; I waited for him.
وأرصدرت له: أعددت له.
And I prepared for him: I made ready for him.
والكسائي مثله.
And Al-Kisa'i said the same.
وفى الحديث: " إلا أن أرصده لدين على ".
And in the hadith: 'Except that I prepared for him for a debt owed.'
والمرصاد: الطريق.
And al-mirṣād is the road.
والرصدة بالضم: الزبية.
And al-raṣadah (with dammah) is the pitfall trap.
والرصدة بالفتح: الدفعة من المطر، والجمع رصاد.
And al-raṣdah (with fatha) is a shower of rain, and its plural is ruṣād.
تقول منه: رصدت الأرض فهي مرصودة.
You say from it: The land was watched, and it is being watched.
والرصد بالتحريك: القليل من الكلأ والمطر.
And al-raṣd (with harakah) is a small amount of herbage and rain.
يقال: بهارصد من حيا.
It is said: there is a small amount of herbage in it.
والجمع أرصاد.
And the plural is arṣād.