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الس

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of foundation, origin, and establishment. It extends to meanings of corruption, incitement, and destruction, as well as specific applications like the base of a house, the remainder of ashes, and even a specific call to a snake.

Derived headwords

أَسّnoun
  1. 1.
    foundation, originboth

    The fundamental basis or origin of something, its root or principle.

  2. 2.
    base of a houseboth

    The foundational structure or base upon which a house is built.

  3. 3.
    remainder of ashesclassical

    The leftover ashes, particularly those found among the tripods (athafi) supporting a cooking pot.

  4. 4.
    heart, coreclassical

    The innermost part of a human being, metaphorically considered the core or heart.

  5. 5.
    trace, markboth

    A residual mark or trace left by something.

  6. 6.
    corruption, mischiefclassical

    The act of causing discord or mischief among people.

  7. 7.
    anger, wrathclassical

    The state of being angered or provoked.

  8. 8.
    bee's excrementclassical

    The droppings or waste of bees.

  9. 9.
    call to a snakeclassical

    A specific utterance used to calm or summon a snake.

أَسَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    foundation, basisboth

    The underlying principle, foundation, or basis of something.

  2. 2.
    origin of everythingclassical

    The fundamental origin or root of all things.

  3. 3.
    plural of 'ass'classical

    A broken plural of 'ass', referring to foundations or origins.

إِسَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    foundation (plural)classical

    A plural form referring to foundations or bases.

أَسَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to found, establishboth

    To lay the foundation of something, to establish or build it from its base.

  2. 2.
    to build the baseboth

    To construct the foundational part of a building or structure.

يُؤَسِّسُverb
  1. 1.
    he founds, establishesboth

    Present tense form of 'assasa', meaning he founds, establishes, or builds the base.

تَأْسِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    founding, establishingboth

    The act of founding, establishing, or laying the groundwork for something.

  2. 2.
    building the baseboth

    The construction of the foundation or base of a structure.

  3. 3.
    defining boundariesclassical

    The act of specifying the limits and boundaries of a property or structure.

  4. 4.
    poetic meter elementclassical

    In Arabic prosody, a specific vowel sound (alif) in a rhyme that precedes the final consonant.

أَسَّاسٌnoun
  1. 1.
    foundation, originboth

    The fundamental basis or origin of something, similar to 'ass'.

أَسَّاسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    slanderer, spreader of discordclassical

    One who is a slanderer or a spreader of mischief and discord among people.

أَسَّاسnoun
  1. 1.
    slanderer, spreader of discordclassical

    A person who incites trouble and spreads falsehoods.

أَسَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to corrupt, to inciteclassical

    To cause corruption or incite discord between people.

  2. 2.
    to angerclassical

    To provoke anger or wrath.

  3. 3.
    to build a houseboth

    To construct the foundation of a dwelling.

  4. 4.
    to call (a snake)classical

    To utter the specific call ('is! 'is) to a snake.

يُؤَسُverb
  1. 1.
    he corrupts, incitesclassical

    Present tense form of 'assa', meaning he corrupts, incites discord, or angers.

أَسَاءَverb
  1. 1.
    to do evil, to corruptclassical

    To commit evil deeds, to cause corruption or mischief.

أَسِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    compensation, عوضclassical

    A substitute or compensation for something.

  2. 2.
    foundation, originboth

    The fundamental basis or origin of something, similar to 'ass'.

أَسِيسname
  1. 1.
    city in Damascusclassical

    A place name, possibly a water source east of Damascus.

  2. 2.
    fortress in Yemenclassical

    A historical fortress located in Yemen.

تَأَسَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be founded, establishedboth

    Passive form, meaning to be founded, established, or built upon a base.

إِسْparticle
  1. 1.
    call to a snakeclassical

    A word used to call or quieten a snake.

أَسَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to make foundationalclassical

    To render something as a foundation or basis.

أَسَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    slanderer, liarclassical

    One who is a slanderer or who adorns falsehoods.

أَسَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to destroy a kingdomclassical

    To destroy a kingdom, especially one not founded on justice.

Parallel reading

ألصقوا الحس بالأس
Attach the evil to the root (of your enemies).
الحس، بالفتح، هنا الشر، والأس: الأصل
Al-Hass, with fatha, here means evil, and Al-Ass means the origin.
يقول: ألصقوا الشر بأصول من عاديتم أو عاداكم
He says: Attach evil to the roots of those you hate or who hate you.
كان ذلك على أس الدهر
That was at the foundation of time.
أس بينهم يؤس أسا
He caused discord among them, he incites discord.
وقلت إذ أس الأمور الأساس ... وركب الشغب المسيء المأ اس
And I said when the foundation (corruptor) corrupted matters... and the wrongdoer rode the mischief.
الأس: الإغضاب، هو قريب من معنى الإفساد
Al-Ass: is causing anger, it is close to the meaning of causing corruption.
الأس: سلح النحل، وقد أس أسا
Al-Ass: is the excrement of bees, and it has been called 'assa'.
أسها يؤسها أسا، وأسسها تأسيسا
He founded its base, he builds its base, and he established it with establishment.
أس بها، إذا زجرها وقال: إس! إس
He called to it ('assa biha), if he repelled it and said: 'Is! Is!'
فلم يبق إلا آل خيم منصب ... وسفع على أس ونؤي معثلب
Nothing remained but the tents of a settled people... and a mark on the foundation and a plastered courtyard.
الأس: باقي الرماد، بين الأثافي
Al-Ass: is the remainder of the ashes, between the tripods.
الأس: قلب الإنسان، خص به لأنه أول متكون في الرحم
Al-Ass: is the heart of a person, it is specified because it is the first to form in the womb.
التأسيس: بيان حدود الدار، ورفع قواعدها
Al-Ta'sis: is defining the boundaries of the house and raising its foundations.
فلا بد من هذه الألف إلى آخر القصيدة
This alif is necessary until the end of the poem.
أس بالضم: كلمة تقال للحية إذا رقوها، ليأخذوها
Ass, with damma: is a word said to a snake when they charm it, to capture it.
أسس بالحرف: جعله تأسيسا
He made it foundational with the letter: he made it an establishment.
من لم يؤسس ملكه بالعدل هدمه
Whoever does not found his kingdom on justice, it will be destroyed.