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عسم

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root عسم primarily relates to physical stiffness or immobility, particularly in joints, leading to contortion. It also extends metaphorically to concepts of coveting, striving, and forceful engagement.

Derived headwords

العَسِمnoun
  1. 1.
    stiffnessclassical

    Stiffness in the wrist or ankle joint, causing the hand or foot to become crooked or deformed.

  2. 2.
    covetousnessclassical

    Greed or strong desire for something.

  3. 3.
    strivingclassical

    Effort or exertion in pursuing something.

أَعْسَمadjective
  1. 1.
    stiff-jointedclassical

    Describing a man with stiff and crooked wrist or ankle joints.

عَسْمَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    stiff-jointedclassical

    Describing a woman with stiff and crooked wrist or ankle joints.

يُعْسَمُverb
  1. 1.
    to be covetedclassical

    Used in the passive, meaning something is desired or coveted.

  2. 2.
    to striveclassical

    To exert oneself or make an effort in a matter.

عَسَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be stiffclassical

    To have stiff or crooked joints in the wrist or ankle.

  2. 2.
    to covetclassical

    To desire or be greedy for something.

  3. 3.
    to striveclassical

    To exert oneself or make an effort in a matter.

مُعْسِمnoun
  1. 1.
    object of desireclassical

    Something that is desired or coveted.

عَسَمَ بنفسهverb
  1. 1.
    to plunge intoclassical

    To forcefully enter or mix with a group of people, regardless of danger or context.

العَسْمnoun
  1. 1.
    acquisitionclassical

    The act of earning or acquiring something.

  2. 2.
    strivingclassical

    The act of exerting oneself or making an effort.

يَعْسِمُverb
  1. 1.
    to striveclassical

    To exert oneself and actively engage in a matter.

  2. 2.
    to acquireclassical

    To earn or obtain something.

اعْتَسَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to give to covetclassical

    To give someone something that they desire or covet from you.

الاعتِسَامnoun
  1. 1.
    reunion of youngclassical

    The act of sheep placing their lambs with their mothers, where the mother recognizes and accepts her offspring.

Parallel reading

العسم في الكف والقدم: أن ييبس مفصل الرسغ حتى يعوج الكف والقدم.
Al-'asam in the hand and foot: is the drying of the wrist joint until the hand and foot become crooked.
ورجل أعسم بين العسم وامرأة عسماء.
And a man is 'a'sam, exhibiting al-'asam, and a woman is 'asama'.
والعسم: الطمع.
And al-'asam: is covetousness.
هذا الأمر لا يعسم فيه
This matter is not to be coveted
أي لا يطمع في مغالبته وقهره.
Meaning, one does not covet its overcoming and subjugation.
كالبحر لا يعسم فيه عاسم
Like the sea, no one covets it.
ومالك في بني فلان معسم
And Malik among the children of so-and-so is an object of desire.
وعسم الرجل بنفسه وسط القوم، إذا اقتحمهم حتى خالطهم، غير مكترث، في حرب كان أو غير حرب.
And a man 'asam himself into the midst of the people, if he charged into them until he mingled with them, unconcerned, whether in war or not.
العسم: الاكتساب.
Al-'asam: is acquisition.
وفلان يعسم أي يجتهد في الأمر ويعمل نفسه فيه.
And so-and-so 'ya'simu', meaning he strives in the matter and makes himself active in it.
واعتسمته، إذا أعطيته ما يطمع منك.
And I 'a'tasamtuhu', if I gave him what he covets from you.
والاعتسام: أن تضع الشاء ويأتي الراعي فيلقي إلى كل واحدة ولدها.
And al-i'tisam: is when the sheep lie down and the shepherd comes and places the lamb to each ewe.