عشش

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

The root عشش primarily relates to concepts of dwelling, nesting, and scarcity. It extends to actions of settling in a place, the physical structure of a nest, and by extension, things that are small, sparse, or meager, including people, animals, and provisions.

Derived headwords

عَشَّشَverb

1.
the bird built a nest: meaning it made a nestboth
the bird built a nest: meaning it made a nest

أعششت القوم، إذا نزلت منزلا قد نزلوه قبلك فآذيتهم حتى يتحولوا من أجلك — I disturbed a people, if you settled in a place they had previously occupied and annoyed them until they moved for your sake.

عُشَّةnoun

1.
nestboth
The dwelling place of a bird, typically made from twigs and other materials, found in trees, mountains, or walls.
2.
date palm with sparse frondsclassical
A date palm tree whose fronds are few and whose base is thin.
3.
thin-limbed treeclassical
A tree with slender branches, often of poor growth.
4.
thin womanclassical
A woman who is thin and lacks flesh.

والعشة: النخلة إذا قل سعفها ودق أسفلها — And the 'ushsha: the date palm when its fronds are few and its base is thin.

وشجرة عشة: دقيقة القضبان لئيمة المنبت — And a 'ushsha tree: slender of branches and poor of growth.

والعشة من النساء: القليلة اللحم — And the 'ushsha among women: one with little flesh.

عَشَّnoun

1.
the bird's nest: its place which it gathers from small twigs and other thingsboth
the bird's nest: its place which it gathers from small twigs and other things

وعش الطائر: موضعه الذي يجمعه من دقاق العيدان وغيرها — And the bird's 'ashsh: its place where it gathers from small twigs and other things.

عُشَشَةnoun

1.
plural of 'ishshboth
plural of 'ishsh

وجمعه عششة وعشاش وأعشاش — And its plural is 'ushasha, 'ushash, and 'a'shash.

عَشَاشnoun

1.
plural of 'ishshboth
plural of 'ishsh

وجمعه عششة وعشاش وأعشاش — And its plural is 'ushasha, 'ushash, and 'a'shash.

أَعْشَاشnoun

1.
nestsboth
The plural of 'ashsh, referring to multiple bird nests.

وجمعه عششة وعشاش وأعشاش — And its plural is 'ushasha, 'ushash, and 'a'shash.

عَشَّشَ الطائرverb

1.
to build a nestboth
The act of a bird constructing its nest.

وقد عشش الطائر تعشيشا، أي اتخذ عشا — And the bird has built a nest ('ashshashan), meaning it has taken a nest.

تَعْشِيشnoun

1.
nest buildingboth
The act or process of building a nest.

وقد عشش الطائر تعشيشا، أي اتخذ عشا — And the bird has built a nest ('ashshashan), meaning it has taken a nest.

مَعْشَشnoun

1.
such and such a place is a bird's nesting placeboth
such and such a place is a bird's nesting place

وموضع كذا معشش الطيور — And such a place is a 'ma'shash for birds.

عَشَّadjective

1.
the bird's nest: its place which it gathers from small twigs and other thingsboth
the bird's nest: its place which it gathers from small twigs and other things

والرجل عش — And the man is 'ashsh (thin).

يُقال عش بدنه، أي ضمر ونحل — It is said his body is 'ashsh, meaning it is lean and emaciated.

عَشَّverb

1.
the bird's nest: its place which it gathers from small twigs and other thingsboth
the bird's nest: its place which it gathers from small twigs and other things

يقال عش بدنه، أي ضمر ونحل — It is said his body is 'ashsh, meaning it is lean and emaciated.

أَعَشَّهُ اللهverb

1.
may God make him thinclassical
A prayer or expression wishing for someone to become thin or emaciated.

وأعشه الله سبحانه — And may Allah make him thin.

عَشَّةadjective

1.
thin (woman)classical
A woman who is thin and lacks flesh.

والعشة من النساء: القليلة اللحم — And the 'ushsha among women: one with little flesh.

عَشٌّadjective

1.
the bird's nest: its place which it gathers from small twigs and other thingsboth
the bird's nest: its place which it gathers from small twigs and other things

والرجل عش — And the man is 'ashsh (thin).

عَشَّverb

1.
the bird's nest: its place which it gathers from small twigs and other thingsboth
the bird's nest: its place which it gathers from small twigs and other things

وعش الرجل معروفه أي أقله — And the man's good deed is 'ashsh, meaning it is little.

ويقال: سقاه سجلا عشا، أي قليلا — And it is said: He gave him a bucketful of water, 'ashsh, meaning little.

عَشَشٌnoun

1.
the bird built a nest: meaning it made a nestboth
the bird built a nest: meaning it made a nest

وناقة عشة، بينة العشش والعشاشة والعشوشة — And a she-camel is 'ashsha, showing clear thinness ('ashash), 'ashasha, and 'ushusha.

عَشَاشَةnoun

1.
thinnessclassical
The state of being thin or emaciated.

وناقة عشة، بينة العشش والعشاشة والعشوشة — And a she-camel is 'ashsha, showing clear thinness ('ashash), 'ashasha, and 'ushusha.

عُشُوشَةnoun

1.
thinnessclassical
The state of being thin or emaciated.

وناقة عشة، بينة العشش والعشاشة والعشوشة — And a she-camel is 'ashsha, showing clear thinness ('ashash), 'ashasha, and 'ushusha.

مَعْشُوشnoun

1.
a little bitclassical
A small amount, a little quantity.

حجاج ما سجلك بالمعشوش — Your forehead is not marked with the 'ma'shush (a little bit).

أَعْشَاشnoun

1.
a place nameclassical
A proper noun referring to a specific location.

عزفت بأعشاش وما كدت تعزف — You were indifferent to 'A'shash, though you were hardly indifferent.

اعْتِشَاشnoun

1.
buying provisions sparinglyclassical
The act of purchasing provisions in small, limited quantities.

الاعتשא أن يمتار القوم ميرة ليست بالكثيرة — Al-i'tishash is for people to procure provisions that are not abundant.

عَشْعَشَverb

1.
to pile upclassical
To stack or pile things on top of each other.

العشعش: العش إذا تراكب بعضه على بعض — Al-'ash'ash: the nest when some parts are piled upon others.

عَشْعَشnoun

1.
piled-up nestclassical
A nest where materials are piled up on top of each other.

العشعش: العش إذا تراكب بعضه على بعض — Al-'ash'ash: the nest when some parts are piled upon others.

Parallel reading

فلو تركت نامت ولكن أعشها * أذى من قلاص كالحني المعطف

Had she been left, she would have slept, but annoyance from camels like bent spears disturbed her.

والعشة: النخلة إذا قل سعفها ودق أسفلها.

And the 'ushsha: the date palm when its fronds are few and its base is thin.

فما شجرات عيصك في قريش * بعشات الفروع ولا ضواحي

Your lineage trees among Quraysh are not thin of branches nor sparse.

والرجل عش.

And the man is 'ashsh (thin).

تضحك منى أن رأتنى عشا

She laughs at me when she sees me thin.

يقال عش بدنه، أي ضمر ونحل.

It is said his body is 'ashsh, meaning it is lean and emaciated.

وناقة عشة، بينة العشش والعشاشة والعشوشة.

And a she-camel is 'ashsha, showing clear thinness ('ashash), 'ashasha, and 'ushusha.

وعش الرجل معروفه أي أقله.

And the man's good deed is 'ashsh, meaning it is little.

ويقال: سقاه سجلا عشا، أي قليلا.

And it is said: He gave him a bucketful of water, 'ashsh, meaning little.

حجاج ما سجلك بالمعشوش

Your forehead is not marked with the 'ma'shush (a little bit).

وعش الطائر: موضعه الذي يجمعه من دقاق العيدان وغيرها، وجمعه عششة وعشاش وأعشاش وهو في أفنان الشجر، فإذا كان في جبل أو جدار أو نحوهما فهو وكر ووكن، وإذا كان في الارض فهو أفحوص وأدحى.

And the bird's 'ashsh: its place where it gathers from small twigs and other things, and its plural is 'ushasha, 'ushash, and 'a'shash, and it is in the branches of trees; if it is in a mountain or a wall or the like, it is a 'wukr' and 'wakan', and if it is on the ground, it is an 'afhus' and 'adhu'.

وقد عشش الطائر تعشيشا، أي اتخذ عشا.

And the bird has built a nest ('ashshashan), meaning it has taken a nest.

وموضع كذا معشش الطيور.

And such a place is a 'ma'shash for birds.

وعشش الخبز أيضا: تكرج ويبس.

And bread also becomes 'ushsh, meaning it becomes stale and dry.

عزفت بأعشاش وما كدت تعزف

You were indifferent to 'A'shash, though you were hardly indifferent.

الاعتשא أن يمتار القوم ميرة ليست بالكثيرة.

Al-i'tishash is for people to procure provisions that are not abundant.

العشعش: العش إذا تراكب بعضه على بعض.

Al-'ash'ash: the nest when some parts are piled upon others.