وسد

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of placing something under the head, specifically a pillow or cushion for support. It extends metaphorically to encouraging or inciting something, particularly a dog towards hunting.

Derived headwords

الْوِسَادnoun

1.
with kasra on the wāw in both: the pillowboth
with kasra on the wāw in both: the pillow

الْوِسَادَةnoun

1.
with kasra on the wāw in both: the pillowboth
with kasra on the wāw in both: the pillow

وَسَدَverb

1.
with two ḍammas (plural of wisād/wisāda)both
with two ḍammas (plural of wisād/wisāda)

تَوَسَّدَverb

1.
to rest one's head uponboth
To lay one's head upon something, to use it as a pillow.

أَوْسَدَverb

1.
to incite a dog to huntclassical
To encourage or incite a dog to hunt, similar to making it fierce or aggressive towards prey.

آسَدَverb

1.
with two dammahs, shortened and intensifiedboth
with two dammahs, shortened and intensified
2.
lightened from itboth
lightened from it
3.
like jabal and ajbālboth
like jabal and ajbāl
4.
when he saw the lion and was astonished from fearboth
when he saw the lion and was astonished from fear
5.
he became like a lion in his characterboth
he became like a lion in his character
6.
meaning direct, straightforwardboth
meaning direct, straightforward

وَسَائِدnoun

1.
the plural (of wisād/wisāda)both
the plural (of wisād/wisāda)

وِسَدnoun

1.
with two ḍammas (plural of wisād/wisāda)both
with two ḍammas (plural of wisād/wisāda)

Parallel reading

الوساد والوسادة: المخدة

Al-wisād and al-wisādah: the pillow.

والجمع وسائد ووسد

And the plural is wasā'id and wisad.

وقد وسدته الشئ فتوسده

And you placed something under him, and he rested his head upon it.

إذا جعلته تحت رأسه

If you placed it under his head.

وأوسدت الكلب: أغريته بالصيد

And you incited the dog: you made it eager for the hunt.

مثل آسدته

Like you made it eager for the hunt (using the form āsadta).