Core sense — a place of lying in wait; a road; a small quantity of raingenerated
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See رَاصِدٌ, in three places.
2figurative · مجازa road, or way—مَرْصَدٌ
a place where one lies in wait, or watches, for an enemy—مرْصَادٌ
The headword and this word signify the same.
In the same sense also مُرْتَصَدٌ, and مِرْصَادٌ or مَرْصَدٌ, or both, and مُرْتَصَدٌ and رَصَدٌ. The plural of رَصَدٌ is أَرْصَادٌ, and the plural of مَرْصَدٌ is مَرَاصِدُ, which also means lurking places of serpents.
he lay in wait for him in the way—قَعَدَ لَهُ بِالمَرْصَدِ
Also بِالمِرْصَادِ, بِالمُرْتَصَدِ and بِالرَّصَدِ.
I am in the place of lying in wait for you—أَنَا لَكَ بِالرَّصَدِ
Also بِالمِرْصَادِ. The meaning is: you cannot escape me.
and lie in wait for them in every road, or way—وَٱقْعُدُوا لَهُمْ كُلَّ مَرْصَدٍ
your Lord is in the way—إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ
'Adee says
shāhidوَإِنَّ المَنَايَا لِلّرِجَالِ بِمرْصَدِ
[And deaths are in a place of lying in wait for men, so that they cannot escape them].
In the Qur'ān 9:5; according to Fr, in their way to the Sacred House.
In the Qur'ān 89:13: in the way by which you go, so that none of your actions escapes Him; or it means that He watches, or lies in wait, to punish whoever disbelieves in Him and turns away from Him; or that He watches every man to recompense him for his deeds. Ibn-'Arafeh.
Or, according to El-Aamash, المرصاد is here a name for three bridges behind the صِرَاط: on one is security, on another mercy, and on the third the Lord.
3in it is a small quantity of rain—بِهَا رَصَدٌ مِنْ حَيًا
Also a small quantity of rain.
Said of land.
So too رَصْدٌ; or both mean rain that comes after other rain; or rain that falls first, before other rain to come; or the first of rain.
According to IAar, the first of these words means rain such as is termed عِهَاد, after which other rain is looked for; and if other rain follows it, herbage is produced.
One shower of it is termed رَصَدَةٌ and رَصْدَةٌ, the latter mentioned by Th.
Or رَصْدَةٌ means a shower, or what falls at once, of rain, in any case.
The plural of رَصَدٌ is أَرْصَادٌ, and also رِصَادٌ, on the authority of A'Obeyd; or that last is the plural of رَصْدَةٌ.
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Also a small quantity of herbage, in land where the fall of the rain of the season called الرَّبِيع is hoped for.
Qur’ānic occurrences رَصَد
72:9
وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَـٰعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ ۖ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ ٱلْـَٔانَ يَجِدْ لَهُۥ شِهَابًا رَّصَدًا'We used, indeed, to sit there in (hidden) stations, to (steal) a hearing; but any who listen now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush.
72:27
إِلَّا مَنِ ٱرْتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولٍ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَسْلُكُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِۦ رَصَدًا"Except a messenger whom He has chosen: and then He makes a band of watchers march before him and behind him,
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
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: see رَاصِدٌ , in three places. Also A road, or way; (Msb;) and so مَرْصَدٌ , (TA,) both signify the same, (M,) and مرْصَادٌ (S, K, TA) and مُرْتَصَدٌ : (TA:) and مِرْصَادٌ , (IAmb, K,) or مَرْصَدٌ , (S,) or both, (M, A,) and مُرْتَصَدٌ and رَصَدٌ , (A,) a place where one lies in wait, or watches, (IAmb, S, M, A, K,) for an enemy: (IAmb, K:) the pl. of رَصَدٌ is أَرْصَادٌ ; (Msb;) and the pl. of مَرْصَدٌ is مَرَاصِدُ , (TA,) which signifies also lurking places of serpents. (M, L.) You say, قَعَدَ لَهُ بِالمَرْصَدِ and بِالمِرْصَادِ and بِالمُرْتَصَدِ (A, Msb) and بِالرَّصَدِ (A) He lay in wait for him in the way. (A, * Msb.) And أَنَا لَكَ بِالرَّصَدِ and بِالمِرْصَادِ [I am in the place of lying in wait for thee], meaning thou canst not escape me. (A.) And 'Adee says, 1 [And verily deaths are in a place of lying in wait for men, so that they cannot escape them]. (TA.) وَٱقْعُدُوا لَهُمْ كُلَّ مَرْصَدٍ , in the Kur [ix. 5], means And lie ye in wait for them in every road, or way; (AM, TA;) accord. to Fr, in their way to the Sacred House. (TA.) And إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ , in the Kur [lxxxix. 13], means Verily thy Lord is in the way; i. e., in the way by which thou goest; (TA;) so that none of thine actions escapeth Him: (Msb:) or it means that He watcheth, or lieth in wait, to punish him who disbelieveth in Him and turneth away from Him: (Zj, TA:) or that He watcheth every man to recompense him for his deeds: (Ibn-'Arafeh, TA:) or, accord. to El-Aamash, المرصاد is here a name applied to three bridges behind the صِرَاط ; on one of which is security; on another, mercy; and on the third, the Lord. (L, TA.) وَإِنَّ المَنَايَا لِلّرِجَالِ بِمرْصَدِ Also A small quantity of rain: (S, K:) one says, بِهَا رَصَدٌ مِنْ حَيًا [In it, namely, the land ( الأَرْض ), is a small quantity of rain]: (S:) and so رَصْدٌ : (TA:) or both signify rain that comes after other rain: or rain that falls first, before other rain coming: or the first of rain: or, accord. to IAar, the former word signifies rain such as is termed عِهَاد , after which other rain is looked for; and if other rain follow it, herbage is produced: one shower thereof is termed رَصَدَةٌ and رَصْدَةٌ ; the latter mentioned by Th: (M:) or رَصْدَةٌ signifies a shower, or what falls at once, of rain [app. in any case]: (S, K:) the pl. of رَصَدٌ is أَرْصَادٌ (S, M, K) and رِصَادٌ , (M,) the latter mentioned on the authority of A'Obeyd: (TA:) [or] the latter is pl. of رَصْدَةٌ . (S.) Also A small quantity of herbage, (S, M, K,) in land upon which one hopes for the fall of the rain of the season called الرَّبِيع . (M.)