عضد

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

The root عضد (ʿaḍada) primarily relates to the upper arm and by extension signifies strength, support, and assistance. It is used metaphorically to describe reinforcement, companionship, and structural components that provide support.

Derived headwords

أعضادnoun

1.
strong female camelclassical
A female camel that does not return to the watering place until it is empty and has separated from the other camels.

العضدnoun

1.
strengthboth
Strength, as a person is strengthened by their upper arm; strength is named after it.
2.
upper armboth
The part of the arm between the shoulder and the elbow.

سنشد عضدك بأخيك — We will strengthen your arm with your brother.

أعضاد الإبلnoun

1.
camel's pathclassical
The course or direction of the camels' journey, ensuring they do not deviate left or right.

عضادةnoun

1.
supportboth
Something that supports or reinforces, like a prop or brace.
2.
companionclassical
Someone who is inseparable from another.
3.
part of a saddleclassical
Wooden pieces attached to the central part of a saddle.
4.
part of a shoeclassical
The parts of a sandal that rest on the foot.
5.
door frame supportclassical
The upright wooden pieces on either side of a doorway.

عضادتا البابnoun

1.
door frame supportsclassical
The two upright wooden pieces on the right and left of a door.

العضادتانnoun

1.
yoke supportsclassical
The two wooden pieces in the yoke placed on the neck of a cart's ox.

العاضدانnoun

1.
rows of palm treesclassical
Two rows of palm trees planted along an irrigation channel.

عضدadjective

1.
shortclassical
A description of a person as short.

العواضدnoun

1.
plants by riverclassical
Plants that grow on the sides of a river.

أعضاد المزارعnoun

1.
farm boundariesclassical
The boundaries of farms, such as walls between adjacent plots of land.

أعضاد الدبرةnoun

1.
dam wallsclassical
The walls of a dam that hold back water.

ناقة عضادnoun

1.
strong female camelclassical
A female camel that does not return to the watering place until it is empty and has separated from the other camels.

معضادname

1.
given nameclassical
A male given name, derived from the root.

Parallel reading

وناقة أعضاد وهي التي لا ترد النضيح حتى يخلو لها تنصرم عن الإبل

And a camel of the type 'a'ḍād, which is one that does not return to the watering place until it is empty and has separated from the camels.

ويقال لها القذور

And it is also called 'al-qadhūr'.

والعضد: القوة، لأن الإنسان إنما يقوى بعضده، فسميت القوة به

And 'al-'ʿaḍud' means strength, because a person is only strengthened by their upper arm, so strength was named after it.

سنشد عضدك بأخيك

We will strengthen your arm with your brother.

أي سنع بأخيك

Meaning: We will support you with your brother.

ولفظ العضد على جهة المثل لأن اليد قوامها عضدها

And the word 'al-'ʿaḍud' is used metaphorically because the arm is supported by its upper arm.

واملك أعضاد الإبل: قوم مسيرها، حتى لا تذهب يمينا ولا شمالا

And 'amluk a'ḍād al-ibil' means to direct the camels' path, so they do not go right or left.

وفلان عضادة فلان، أي لا يفرقه

And 'fulan 'iḍādatu fulan' means he is inseparable from him.

وعضدا الرحل خشبتان تلزقان بواسطته، وقيل: بأسفل واسطته

And the 'ʿaḍudā al-raḥl' are two wooden pieces attached to its middle, or it is said: to the lower part of its middle.

وعضد النعل، وعضادتاها: اللذان يقعان على القدم

And the 'ʿaḍud al-na'l', and its 'ʿiḍādatān': are those that rest on the foot.

وعضادتا الباب الإبزيم: ناحيتاه، وما كان نحو ذالك فهو العضادة

And the 'ʿiḍādatā al-bāb' are its buckles: its sides, and anything similar is 'al-'iḍādah'.

وعضادتا الباب: الخشبتان المنصوبتان عن يمين الداخل منه وشماله

And the 'ʿiḍādatā al-bāb': are the two wooden pieces erected to the right and left of the entrance.

والعضادتان: العودان اللذان في النير الذي يكون على عنق ثور العجلة

And 'al-'iḍādatān': are the two sticks in the yoke that is on the neck of the cart's ox.

والعاضدان: سطران من النخل على فلج

And 'al-'āḍidān': are two rows of palm trees along an irrigation channel.

ورجل عضد وعضد وعضد، الأخيرة عن كراع: قصير

And a man is 'ʿaḍad', 'ʿaḍad', and 'ʿaḍad' (the last from Kurā'): short.

والعواضد: ما ينبت من النخل على جانبي النهر

And 'al-'awāḍid': are what grows of palm trees on the sides of the river.

أعضاد المزارع: حدودها، يعني الحدود التي تكون فيما بين الجار والجار كالجدران في الأرضين

'A'ḍād al-mazāri': are their boundaries, meaning the boundaries between neighbors, like walls in the land.

وارفع أعضاد الدبرة (وهي) جدرها التي تمسك الماء

ووقفا كأنهما عضادتان

And they stood as if they were two supports.

وهي التي لا ترد النضيح حتى يخلو لها، تنصرم عن الإبل

Which is one that does not return to the watering place until it is empty and has separated from the camels.

ويقال إذا نخرت الريح من هاذه العضد أتاك الغيث، يعني ناحية اليمن

And it is said: If the wind blows from this direction ('al-'aḍud'), rain will come to you, meaning the direction of Yemen.

وسموا معضادا، كمحراب

And they named him 'Mi'ḍād', like 'miḥrāb'.