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عصن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of difficulty, hardship, and perhaps stubbornness or inflexibility. It is also associated with neglecting or ignoring something.

Derived headwords

أعصنverb
  1. 1.
    to neglectclassical

    To ignore or pay no attention to something, to leave it unattended.

  2. 2.
    to be difficultclassical

    To be arduous or challenging.

  3. 3.
    to be harshclassical

    To be severe or unyielding.

أعصن الرجلverb
  1. 1.
    to be harsh withclassical

    When applied to a man, it means to be severe or oppressive towards his debtor, and to seize his property.

أعصن الرجل: شدد على غريمه وتملكه — The man was harsh with his debtor and seized his property.

Parallel reading

أعصن الأمر
He neglected the matter.
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari considered it neglected (or omitted).
وفي اللسان: (أعوج وعسر)
And in Al-Lisān: (it means crooked and difficult).
أعصن الرجل: شدد على غريمه وتملكه
The man was harsh with his debtor and seized his property.