عسس

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns nocturnal movement, specifically patrolling or searching at night. It extends to concepts of delay, darkness, and the act of seeking or acquiring, often in a clandestine or solitary manner.

Derived headwords

عَسَّverb

1.
he patrolled at nightboth
he patrolled at night
2.
it is the searching of the night for suspicious peopleboth
it is the searching of the night for suspicious people

عَسّاًnoun

1.
the thing became dry and hard (from the root sama)both
the thing became dry and hard (from the root sama)
2.
the old man became old and aged, like 'anaboth
the old man became old and aged, like 'ana

عَسَسًاnoun

1.
patrolling at nightclassical
The act of patrolling or searching at night.

عاسadjective

1.
he is a night watchmanboth
he is a night watchman

عُسُسnoun

1.
a group of night watchmenboth
a group of night watchmen

اعتَسَّverb

1.
like 'ass'both
like 'ass'

عَسْعَسَverb

1.
its darkness approachedboth
its darkness approached
2.
it departedboth
it departed
3.
its beginning drew near and it became darkboth
its beginning drew near and it became dark

عَسّnoun

1.
he patrolled at nightboth
he patrolled at night
2.
it is the searching of the night for suspicious peopleboth
it is the searching of the night for suspicious people

عَسَاسnoun

1.
large cupsclassical
Plural of 'عسّ', referring to large drinking cups.
2.
night prowlerclassical
One who prowls or searches at night.

عَسُوسadjective

1.
solitary grazing (camel)classical
A female camel that grazes alone, away from the herd.
2.
seeking prey (animal)classical
An animal that actively hunts or seeks prey, especially at night.

عَسَتْverb

1.
to graze aloneclassical
The past tense of a female camel grazing alone.

اعْتِسَاسnoun

1.
acquisition, seekingboth
The act of acquiring or seeking something, often through effort or searching.

مَعْسnoun

1.
place of seekingclassical
A place where something is sought or acquired.

عَسْعَسnoun

1.
its darkness approachedboth
its darkness approached
2.
it departedboth
it departed
3.
its beginning drew near and it became darkboth
its beginning drew near and it became dark

عَسْعَاسnoun

1.
night prowlerclassical
A term for a night prowler or hunter.

عَسَاعِسnoun

1.
hedgehogsclassical
A plural term for hedgehogs, noted for their nocturnal activity.

تَعَسْعَسَverb

1.
to sniffclassical
To sniff or smell, often used in the context of an animal searching.
2.
to hunt at nightclassical
To hunt or search for prey during the night.

عَسْعَسname

1.
its darkness approachedboth
its darkness approached
2.
it departedboth
it departed
3.
its beginning drew near and it became darkboth
its beginning drew near and it became dark

Parallel reading

عس يعس عسا وعسسا، أي طاف بالليل

He patrolled, he patrols, patrolling and patrolling, meaning he moved about at night.

وهو نفض الليل عن أهل الريبة

And it is the stirring of the night concerning people of suspicion.

فهو عاس

And he is a night patroller.

وقوم عسس مثل خادم وخدم

And a group of night patrollers, like a servant and servants.

وفى المثل: " كلب عس خير من كلب ربض "

And in the proverb: 'A patrolling dog is better than a resting dog.'

واعتس مثل عس

And he patrolled at night, like 'ass'.

وقولهم: عس خبر فلان، أي أبطأ

And their saying: 'Ass khabar fulan', meaning he was slow with so-and-so's news.

وعسعس الذئب، أي طاف بالليل

And the wolf prowled, meaning it moved about at night.

ويقال أيضا: عسعس الليل، إذا أقبل ظلامه

And it is also said: the night 'as'asa, when its darkness approaches.

والليل إذا عسعس

And by the night when it darkens.

قال الفراء: أجمع المفسرون على أن معنى عسعس أدبر

Al-Farra' said: The commentators are agreed that the meaning of 'as'asa is to recede.

قال: وقال بعض أصحابنا أنه إذا دنا من أوله وأظلم

He said: And some of our companions said it means when it approaches its beginning and darkens.

وكذلك السحاب، إذا دنا من الارض

And likewise clouds, when they approach the earth.

والعس: القدح العظيم، والرفد أكبر منه، وجمعه عساس

And 'al-'ass: the large cup, and 'al-rafd' is larger than it, and its plural is 'assas'.

وقولهم: جئ بالمال من عسك وبسك: لغة في حسك وبسك

And their saying: Bring the money from 'ask wa bask': a dialectal variant of 'hask wa bask'.

أبو زيد: العسوس: الناقة التي ترعى وحدها، مثل القسوس

Abu Zayd: 'Al-'asus: the she-camel that grazes alone, like 'al-qasus'.

وقد عست تعس

And she grazed alone, she grazes alone.

والعسوس أيضا: الناقة التي لا تدر حتى تباعد من الناس

And 'al-'asus' also: the she-camel that does not yield milk until she moves away from people.

والاعتساس: الاكتساب والطلب

And 'al-i'tisās': acquisition and seeking.

والمعس: المطلب

And 'al-ma's': the place of seeking.

والعسوس: الطالب للصيد

And 'al-'usūs': the hunter of prey.

قال الراجز: واللعلع المهتبل العسوس

The poet said: And the loud-sounding, the seeker of prey.

يقال للذئب: العسعس، والعسعاس، والعساس ; لأنه يعس بالليل ويطلب

It is said of the wolf: 'al-'as'as, 'al-'as'ās, and 'al-'asās'; because it prowls at night and seeks.

ويقال للقنافذ: العساعس، لكثرة ترددها بالليل

And it is said of hedgehogs: 'al-'asā'is', due to their frequent nocturnal movement.

قال أبو عمرو: التعسعس: الشم

Abu 'Amr said: 'Al-ta'as'as: sniffing.

وأنشد: كمنخر الذئب إذا تعسعسا

And he recited: Like the nostril of the wolf when it sniffs.

والتعسعس أيضا: طلب الصيد بالليل

And 'al-ta'as'as' also: hunting prey at night.

وعسعس: موضع بالبادية، واسم رجل أيضا

And 'As'as: a place in the desert, and also a man's name.

قال الراجز (1) : وعسعس نعم الفتى تبياه (2) * أي تعتمده

The poet said: And 'As'as, what a fine young man he is, you rely on him * meaning you depend on him.