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ع س ك ر

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of gathering, assembling, or forming a large group, most notably an army. It extends to encompass large collections of possessions, hardship, and specific geographical locations associated with military encampments or large gatherings.

Derived headwords

العَسْكَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Armyboth

    The collective body of soldiers; the military force. It is often considered a Persian loanword originally meaning 'force' or 'army'.

  2. 2.
    Large groupclassical

    A large collection of anything, such as men, wealth, horses, or even dogs. It can also refer to a man's possessions and livestock.

  3. 3.
    Hardship, droughtclassical

    A state of severe difficulty, scarcity, or drought.

  4. 4.
    Gathering placeboth

    A place where people or an army gathers or encamps.

  5. 5.
    Darkness of nightclassical

    The deep darkness of the night.

العسكر: الجمع، فارسي، عرب، وأصله لشكر، ويريدون به الجيش — The army: the collection, Persian, Arabized, and its origin is 'lashkar', and they mean by it the army.
يقال عسكر من رجال ومال وخيل وكلاب — It is said 'askara of men, wealth, horses, and dogs.
عسكر الرجل جماعة ماله ونعمه — The 'askara of a man is the group of his possessions and livestock.
ظل في عسكرة من حبها — He remained in hardship due to his love for her.
شهدت العسكرين — I witnessed the two encampments.
عسكر الليل: ظلمته — The 'askara of the night: its darkness.
عسكر القوم بالمكان: تجمعوا، أو وقعوا في شدة أو جدب — The people 'askara in the place: they gathered, or fell into hardship or drought.
عَسْكَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Hardship, droughtclassical

    A state of severe difficulty, scarcity, or drought.

العسكرة: الشدة والجدب — 'Askara: hardship and drought.
عَسْكَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To encamp, gatherboth

    To gather or assemble, especially in a military context, or to settle in a place.

  2. 2.
    To be in hardshipclassical

    To experience hardship or drought.

وقد عسكر الليل: تراكمت ظلمته — And the night 'askarata: its darkness accumulated.
عسكر القوم بالمكان: تجمعوا، أو وقعوا في شدة أو جدب — The people 'askarata in the place: they gathered, or fell into hardship or drought.
مُعَسْكِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Encampment, campboth

    A place where an army or group of people is encamped or gathered.

  2. 2.
    Hardshipclassical

    A state of difficulty or scarcity.

وعسكر الرجل فهو معسكر والموضع معسكر بفتح الكاف — And the man 'askarata, so he is a mu'askar, and the place is mu'askar (with fatha on the kaf).
مُعَسْكَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Encampment, campboth

    A place where an army or group of people is encamped or gathered.

وعسكر الرجل فهو معسكر والموضع معسكر بفتح الكاف — And the man 'askarata, so he is a mu'askar, and the place is mu'askar (with fatha on the kaf).
العَسْكَريّadjective
  1. 1.
    Militaryboth

    Relating to or belonging to an army or military forces.

  2. 2.
    Of or belonging to a specific encampmentboth

    Named after or originating from a specific military encampment or location.

محمد بن علي العسكري — Muhammad ibn Ali al-'Askari.
الحسن بن عبد الله العسكري الأديبان الشاعران — Al-Hasan ibn Abdullah al-'Askari, the two literary men and poets.
نسب إليه أبا القاسم محمد بن خلف بن محمد مسلم العسكري النابلسي — Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Khalaf ibn Muhammad Muslim al-'Askari al-Nabulsi was attributed to it.
وإليه نسب العسكريان الإمامان — And to it were attributed the two Imams, the 'Askariyyān.
العَسْكَريّانname
  1. 1.
    The two al-Askari Imamsboth

    A dual designation referring to the two Imams, Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad and Abu Muhammad al-Hasan ibn Ali, who were descendants of the Prophet Muhammad and are buried in Samarra (formerly known as 'Askari).

والعسكريان الإمامان أبو الحسن علي بن محمد بن علي بن موسى ابن جعفر الصادق — And the two Imams al-'Askariyyān, Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Musa ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq.
عَسَاكِرnoun
  1. 1.
    Armiesboth

    Plural of 'askar, referring to multiple armies or large military forces.

  2. 2.
    Overlapping worriesclassical

    Worries that overlap and follow one another.

وعسكر وعساكر: اسمان — And 'askar and 'asākir: two names.
عساكر الهم: ما ركب بعضه بعضا وتتابع — 'Asākir al-hamm: what rode on each other and followed consecutively.
عَسْكَرname
  1. 1.
    Samarraboth

    An ancient city in Iraq, formerly known as 'Askari, built by Caliph al-Mu'tasim for his army.

  2. 2.
    Place nameboth

    A name for various locations, including districts, cities, or settlements, often associated with military encampments.

وعسكر: اسم سر من رأى — And 'Askara: the name of Samarra.
وعسكر مكرم: د، بخوزستان — And 'Askara Mukarram: a place in Khuzistan.
وعسكر: ع، بنابلس — And 'Askara: a city in Nablus.
وعسكر الرملة: محلة بالرملة — And 'Askara al-Ramla: a district in Ramla.
وعسكر: محلة بالبصرة ورصافة بغداد — And 'Askara: a district in Basra and the Rusafa of Baghdad.
وعسكر المهدي، وعسكر أبي جعفر المنصور: موضعان ببغداد — And 'Askara al-Mahdi, and 'Askara Abi Ja'far al-Mansur: two places in Baghdad.
مُعَسْكَرname
  1. 1.
    Place nameboth

    A place name, referring to a location, possibly an encampment or a settlement named after one.

والعسكر والمعسكر: موضعان، الأخير من أعمال تلمسان — And al-'Askar and al-Mu'askar: two places, the latter from the regions of Tlemcen.

Parallel reading

العسكر: الجمع، فارسي، عرب، وأصله لشكر، ويريدون به الجيش
The army: the collection, Persian, Arabized, and its origin is 'lashkar', and they mean by it the army.
ويقرب منه قول ابن الأعرابي إنه الكثير من كل شيء.
And close to this is the saying of Ibn al-A'rabi that it is the abundant of everything.
يقال عسكر من رجال ومال وخيل وكلاب
It is said 'askara of men, wealth, horses, and dogs.
وقال الأزهري: عسكر الرجل جماعة ماله ونعمه
And Al-Azharī said: The 'askara of a man is the group of his possessions and livestock.
وفي التكملة، وإذا كان الرجل قليل الماشية يقال: إنه لقليل العسكر
And in Al-Takmila, if a man has few cattle, it is said: He is of little 'askara.
يقال: إنه فارسي أصله لشكر، كما تقدم.
It is said: It is Persian, its origin is 'lashkar', as previously mentioned.
قال ثعلب: يقال: العسكر مقبل ومقبلون، فالتوحيد على الشخص، والجمع على جماعتهم.
Tha'lab said: It is said: Al-'askar is coming (singular) and al-muqbilūn (plural), so the singular is for the person, and the plural for their group.
قال الأزهري: وعندي الإفراد على اللفظ، والجمع على المعنى.
Al-Azharī said: And in my opinion, the singular is according to the wording, and the plural according to the meaning.
والعسكرة: الشدة والجدب
And al-'askara: hardship and drought.
أي في شدة من حبها.
Meaning in hardship due to her love.
شهدت العسكرين.
I witnessed the two encampments.
قالوا: العسكران عرفة ومنى، كأنه لتجمع الناس فيهما.
They said: The two 'askaran are Arafat and Mina, as if it were for the gathering of people in them.
عسكر الليل: ظلمته.
The 'askara of the night: its darkness.
وقد عسكر الليل: تراكمت ظلمته
And the night 'askarata: its darkness accumulated.
كأنها عسكر ليل داج
As if they were the 'askara of a dark night.
وعسكر القوم بالمكان: تجمعوا، أو وقعوا في شدة أو جدب.
The people 'askara in the place: they gathered, or fell into hardship or drought.
وعسكر الرجل فهو معسكر والموضع معسكر بفتح الكاف.
And the man 'askarata, so he is a mu'askar, and the place is mu'askar (with fatha on the kaf).
وعسكر: محلة بنيسابور نسب إليها جماعة من المحدثين.
And 'Askara: a district in Nishapur to which a group of hadith scholars were attributed.
وعسكر مكرم: د، بخوزستان بين تستر ورامهرمز، وهو معرب لشكر
And 'Askara Mukarram: a place in Khuzistan between Tostar and Ramhormoz, and it is an Arabized form of 'lashkar'.
منه الحسين بن عبد الله العسكري والحسن بن عبد الله العسكري الأديبان الشاعران.
Among them are Al-Husayn ibn Abdullah al-'Askari and Al-Hasan ibn Abdullah al-'Askari, the two literary men and poets.
وعسكر: ع، بنابلس، ويعرف بعسكر الزيتون
And 'Askara: a city in Nablus, and it is known as 'Askara al-Zaytun.
هو بالضم، ونسب إليه أبا القاسم محمد بن خلف بن محمد مسلم العسكري النابلسي إلى إحدى قرى نابلس
It is with damma, and Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Khalaf ibn Muhammad Muslim al-'Askari al-Nabulsi was attributed to one of the villages of Nablus.
وعسكر القريتين: حصن بالقريتين.
And 'Askara al-Qaryatayn: a fortress in al-Qaryatayn.
وعسكر: اسم سر من رأى.
And 'Askara: the name of Samarra.
متى ذكر ابن القراب العسكر فمراده سر من رأى لأن المعتصم بناها لعسكره
Whenever Ibn al-Qarrab mentions al-'askar, he means Samarra because Al-Mu'tasim built it for his army.
وإليه نسب العسكريان الإمامان أبو الحسن علي بن محمد بن علي بن موسى ابن جعفر الصادق
And to it were attributed the two Imams al-'Askariyyān, Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Musa ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq.
وعسكر المهدي، وعسكر أبي جعفر المنصور: موضعان ببغداد، الثاني هو الرصافة.
And 'Askara al-Mahdi, and 'Askara Abi Ja'far al-Mansur: two places in Baghdad, the latter is al-Rusafa.
وعسكر وعساكر: اسمان، من الثاني بنو عساكر أئمة الفن بدمشق الشأم
And 'askar and 'asākir: two names, from the latter are the Banu 'Asakir, masters of the art in Damascus.
عساكر الهم: ما ركب بعضه بعضا وتتابع.
The 'asākir of worry: what rode on each other and followed consecutively.
وبرح بن عسكر المهري، له وفادة، وشهد فتح مصر
And Barah ibn 'Askara al-Mahri, he had a delegation, and he witnessed the conquest of Egypt.
والعسكر والمعسكر: موضعان، الأخير من أعمال تلمسان.
And al-'Askar and al-Mu'askar: two places, the latter from the regions of Tlemcen.