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وصد

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of enclosing, shutting, or blocking, often with a sense of finality or completeness. It also extends to terms for enclosed spaces and dense vegetation.

Derived headwords

الْوَصِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    the courtyardboth

    the courtyard

أَوْصَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to closeboth

    To shut or close a door or an opening.

آصَدَverb
  1. 1.
    it is a dialectal variant of 'ṣadda'both

    it is a dialectal variant of 'ṣadda'

  2. 2.
    the wound festered, meaning pus formed in itboth

    the wound festered, meaning pus formed in it

مُوصَدadjective
  1. 1.
    if its doer is not named, then it is closedboth

    if its doer is not named, then it is closed

الْوَصِيدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    enclosureclassical

    An enclosure for livestock, distinguished from a 'hazira' by being made of stone rather than branches.

اسْتَوْصَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to take as an enclosureclassical

    To take a place, such as in a mountain, as an enclosure or refuge.

الْوَصِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    the courtyardboth

    the courtyard

Parallel reading

الفناء
The courtyard.
وأوصدت الباب وآصدته، إذا أغلقته
And I closed the door, and I closed it, meaning I shut it.
وأوصد الباب على ما لم يسم فاعله، فهو موصد، مثل أوجع فهو موجع
And the door was closed, and it is 'muwṣad', like 'awja'a' (to hurt) and it is 'muwja'' (hurt).
إنها عليهم موصدة
Indeed, it (hellfire) will be closed in on them.
مطبقة
Closed shut / sealed.
والوصيدة كالحظيرة تتخذ للمال، إلا أنها من الحجارة، والحظيرة من الغصنة
And the 'waṣīdah' is like a 'ḥaẓīrah' (enclosure) taken for livestock, except that it is made of stones, while the 'ḥaẓīrah' is made of branches.
تقول منه: استوصدت في الجبل، إذا اتخذته
You say from it: 'I took refuge in the mountain', meaning I made it my enclosure.
والوصيد: النبات المتقارب الاصول
And 'al-waṣīd': the plants with close-set roots.