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عصف

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root عصف primarily relates to the rapid growth, movement, or destruction of vegetation, often associated with wind. It extends to concepts of swiftness, destruction in warfare, and earning a livelihood.

Derived headwords

العصفnoun
  1. 1.
    the stalk of the cropboth

    the stalk of the crop

  2. 2.
    the leaves of the cropboth

    the leaves of the crop

أعصفverb
  1. 1.
    to grow abundantlyclassical

    Used to describe crops that have grown abundantly.

  2. 2.
    to perishclassical

    To be destroyed or perish, often used for a person.

وقد أعصف الزرع — And the crops have grown abundantly.
معصفadjective
  1. 1.
    active participle of 'aʿṣafat al-rīḥ (the wind blew)both

    active participle of 'aʿṣafat al-rīḥ (the wind blew)

ومكان معصف — And a place abundant with crops.
عصفتverb
  1. 1.
    it became strongboth

    it became strong

وعصفت الزرع — And I harvested the crops prematurely.
وعصفت الريح — And the wind blew fiercely.
عاصفadjective
  1. 1.
    it is a strong windboth

    it is a strong wind

  2. 2.
    the wind blows strongly in itboth

    the wind blows strongly in it

ويوم عاصف — And a stormy day.
عصوفadjective
  1. 1.
    and 'aṣūfboth

    and 'aṣūf

فهي ريح عاصف وعصوف — It is a fierce and violent wind.
ونعامة عصوف — And a swift ostrich.
الاعتصافnoun
  1. 1.
    earningclassical

    The act of earning or acquiring wealth, often without legitimate means.

وكذلك الاعتصاف — And likewise is the earning.
معصفةadjective
  1. 1.
    feminine active participle of 'aʿṣafat al-rīḥ (the wind blew)both

    feminine active participle of 'aʿṣafat al-rīḥ (the wind blew)

العصيفةnoun
  1. 1.
    sheafclassical

    A bundle of leaves or stalks, especially one containing a seed head.

والعصيفة: الورق المجتمع الذي يكون فيه السنبل — And the العصيفة: the gathered leaves in which is the seed head.
العصافةnoun
  1. 1.
    chaffclassical

    What falls from the seed head, such as straw or husks.

والعصافة: ما سقط من السنبل من التبن وغيره — And the العصافة: what falls from the seed head, of straw and other things.

Parallel reading

العصف: بقل الزرع، عن الفراء.
Al-'Asf: the green growth of crops, according to Al-Faraa.
وقد أعصف الزرع.
And the crops have grown abundantly.
ومكان معصف، أي كثير الزرع.
And a place abundant with crops, meaning rich with vegetation.
إذا جمادى منعت قطرها زان جنابي عطن معصف
When Jumada withheld its rain, my sides were adorned with abundant vegetation.
أي كزرع قد أكل حبه وبقي تبنه.
Meaning like crops whose grain has been eaten and only their straw remains.
وعصفت الزرع، أي جززته قبل أن يدرك.
And I harvested the crops prematurely, meaning I cut them before they ripened.
وعصفت الريح، أي اشتدت، فهي ريح عاصف وعصوف.
And the wind blew fiercely, meaning it intensified; it is a fierce and violent wind.
ويوم عاصف، أي تعصف فيه الريح، وهو فاعل بمعنى مفعول فيه، مثل قولهم: ليل نائم وهم ناصب.
And a stormy day, meaning a day in which the wind blows fiercely; it is an active participle used in the passive sense, like their saying: a sleeping night and a toiling people.
وفي لغة بني أسد: أعصفت الريح فهي معصف ومعصفة.
And in the dialect of Banu Asad: the wind blew fiercely, so it is a swift wind.
والعصف: الكسب.
And Al-'Asf: the earning.
قد يكسب المال الهدان الجافي بغير ما عصف ولا اصطراف
The uncouth, rough man may acquire wealth without earning or seeking it.
وكذلك الاعتصاف.
And likewise is the earning.
وأعصف الفرس، إذا مر مرا سريعا، لغة في أحصف.
And the horse moved swiftly, if it passed very quickly; a variant pronunciation of 'ahsafa'.
ونعامة عصوف.
And a swift ostrich.
وناقة عصوف، أي سريعة،، وهي التي تعصف براكبها فتمضي به.
And a swift she-camel, meaning fast, and she is the one that carries her rider swiftly and moves him along.
والحرب تعصف بالقوم، أي تذهب بهم وتهلكهم.
And war devastates people, meaning it carries them away and destroys them.
في فيلق شهباء ملمومة تعصف بالدارع والحاسر
In a grey, dense army that devastates the armored and the unarmored.
أعصف الرجل، أي هلك.
A man perished, meaning he was destroyed.
والعصيفة: الورق المجتمع الذي يكون فيه السنبل.
And Al-'Usayfah: the gathered leaves in which is the seed head.
والعصافة: ما سقط من السنبل من التبن وغيره
And Al-'Usafah: what falls from the seed head, of straw and other things.