عبثر

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to severe, difficult, or unpleasant situations and things. It also encompasses specific geographical locations, a type of thorny tree, and personal names.

Derived headwords

العبيثرانnoun

1.
Severe ordealclassical
A severe or difficult matter or situation, often used to describe a dire predicament.
2.
Thorny treeclassical
A tree characterized by abundant thorns, making it difficult to navigate. It serves as a metaphor for any severe or difficult matter.

عبيثرةnoun

1.
Severe ordealclassical
Similar to 'عبيثران', referring to a severe or difficult matter or situation.

عبوثرانnoun

1.
Severe ordealclassical
Also referring to a severe or difficult matter or situation.

عبيثرname

1.
A man's nameclassical
A proper name for a man, mentioned in the context of words following the pattern 'فعيلل' (faylil).

عباثرnoun

1.
Mountain passclassical
A specific mountain pass that descends from Mount Juḥaynah, used by travelers heading from Iḍam to Yanbuʿ.

عبثر بن القاسمname

1.
A hadith narratorclassical
A person named 'ʿAbthar bin al-Qāsim' who was a narrator of hadith.

عبيثر بن صهبانname

1.
A commanderclassical
A person named 'ʿUbaythar bin Ṣuhbān' who was a commander. The name is a diminutive form.

عبثرname

1.
A place nameclassical
A place name mentioned in the work 'al-Jamharah'.

Parallel reading

هاكذا في الأصول، والصواب العبيثران مثل الأول، كما في التكملة واللسان

Thus it is in the manuscripts, and the correct form is al-ʿUbaythirān, like the first, as found in al-Takmilah and al-Lisān.

يقال: وقع بنو فلان في عبيثران شر، إذا وقعوا في أمر شديد

It is said: 'So-and-so's people fell into 'ubaythirān of evil,' meaning they fell into a severe matter.

وكذا عبيثرة شر، وعبوثران شر

And likewise 'ubaythirah of evil, and 'ubawthirān of evil.

العبيثران: شجرة كثيرة الشوك لا يكاد يخلص منها من يشاكها، تضرب مثلا لكل أمر شديد

Al-ʿUbaythirān: a tree with many thorns, from which one can hardly escape if they get entangled. It is used as a metaphor for every severe matter.

وعبيثر: اسم رجل ذكره ابن دريد في باب ما جاء على فعي 2 ل، بفتح الفاء

And ʿUbaythir: the name of a man, mentioned by Ibn Durayd in the chapter on words following the pattern 'faylil', with the 'fa' vowelized with fatha.

وعباثر، بالفتح: نقب ينحدر من جبل جهينة يسلكه من خرج من إضم يريد ينبع

And ʿAbāthir, with fatha: a mountain pass that descends from Mount Juḥaynah, which is traversed by those leaving Iḍam intending for Yanbuʿ.

عبثر بن القاسم، كجعفر: محدث

ʿAbthar bin al-Qāsim, like Jaʿfar: a hadith narrator.

وعبيثر بن صهبان القائد مصغر، ذكرهما الصاغاني هنا، وذكرهما المصنف في عثر وسيأتي

And ʿUbaythar bin Ṣuhbān the commander, a diminutive form. Al-Ṣāghānī mentioned them here, and the author mentioned them under 'ʿathara' and they will be mentioned later.

وعبثر، كجعفر: موضع من الجمهرة

And ʿAbthar, like Jaʿfar: a place mentioned in al-Jamharah.