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عصلد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something that is hard, strong, and robust. It is used to characterize objects or beings possessing great physical fortitude and resilience.

Derived headwords

العصلدnoun
  1. 1.
    Hardness, robustnessclassical

    A quality of being hard, strong, and unyielding.

العصلودnoun
  1. 1.
    Hardness, robustnessclassical

    Similar to العصلد, denoting a state of being hard, strong, and stout.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن دريد هو كجعفر، و العصلود، مثل زنبور: الصلب الشديد
And Ibn Duraid said it is like Ja'far, and Al-'Aslud, like Zunbur: the hard, the strong.
كذا في التكملة
Thus it is in Al-Takmilah.