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عصد

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

The root عصد primarily relates to twisting, bending, or contorting something. It extends to meanings of dying, preparing food, and encountering difficult situations or large gatherings.

Derived headwords

عَصَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to twistboth

    To twist or bend something.

عَصْدًاnoun
  1. 1.
    twistingboth

    The act of twisting or bending.

العَاصِدnoun
  1. 1.
    dying camelclassical

    A camel that twists its neck towards its flank when dying.

عَصَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to dieclassical

    To die, specifically used for camels.

عُصُودًاnoun
  1. 1.
    dyingclassical

    The state or act of dying.

العَصِيدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    porridgeboth

    A type of porridge prepared by twisting or stirring ingredients with a stick until nothing remains in the pot.

عَصَدَهَاverb
  1. 1.
    to stir/prepare porridgeboth

    To prepare the عصيدة by stirring it with a stick.

عِصْوَادnoun
  1. 1.
    great difficultyclassical

    A great or difficult matter or situation.

عَصَاوِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    camels mountingclassical

    Camels mounting one another, implying a large or chaotic gathering.

Parallel reading

عصده عصدا: لواه
He twisted it with a twisting: he bent it.
والعاصد من الإبل: الذي يلوي عنقه عند الموت نحو حاركه.
And the 'asid of camels is one that twists its neck towards its flank when dying.
وقد عصد عصودا، أي مات.
And he died a 'usudan, meaning he died.
والعصيدة: التي تعصدها بالمسواط فتمرها به فتنقلب ولا يبقى في الإناء شئ منها إلا إنقلب.
And the 'asidah is that which you prepare by stirring it with a stick, passing it through, and it turns over, and nothing remains in the pot of it except what has turned over.
وقولهم: وقعوا في عصواد
And their saying: they fell into 'iswad,
أي في أمر عظيم.
meaning in a great matter.
وجاءت الإبل عصاويد، إذا ركب بعضها بعضا.
And the camels came 'asaweed, if some of them mounted others.