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Form 1عَسَلَ الطَّعَامَ10 senses · 3 main
muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـِيَفْعِلُmaṣdarعَسْلٌ عَسَلٌ حَلَبٌ عَسَلَانٌ

Core sense — he prepared the food with honey; it quivered; he ran with wide stepsgenerated

1.1he mixed the food with honey, and made it pleasant and sweet—عسّلهُ

he made, or prepared, the food with عَسَل [i. e. honey].

Maṣdar تَعْسِيلٌ.

1.1.1figurative · مجازhe made him an object of praise—عَسَلَهُ

Also: He (i. e. God) made him an object of love to men.

According to the Prophet's own explanation of a saying of his in which it occurs: He (i. e. God) granted him, or disposed him, to do a good deed before his death, so that those around him were pleased with him and praised him; the good deed being likened to honey.

1.1.2

And: he fed him with honey. See also form 2.

1.1.3the extracting of honey from a bee-hive—عَسْلٌ
1.1.4figurative · مجازhe had sexual intercourse with the woman—عَسَلَ المَرْأَةَ

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In this sense the verb may be derived from a phrase mentioned under عُسَيْلَةٌ, or it may be a word coined independently. ISd says: “In my opinion it is derived.”

1.1.5he tasted his food—عَسَلَ مِنْ طَعَامِهِ

[in form] like حَلَبَ.

1.2it quivered, or quivered much—عَسَلَ

Said of a spear. [correctly عَسَلٌ] and عُسُولٌ.

In the CK, عَسْلًا and عَسْلانًا are put for عَسَلًا and عَسَلَانًا.

1.2.1it became agitated and rippled, stirred up by the wind—عَسَلَ

Said of water., both with fet-ḥ to the س; but the former in the CK has the س sākin.

1.2.2he went with wide steps and quickly—عَسَلَ

Said of a wolf, of a horse, or of a fox., but both in the CK with the س sākin. The pace is that termed عَنَق or خَبَب [i. e. with wide steps].

Said in the same way of a man.

Or: he was agitated in his running, and shook his head, going along quickly.

Er-Rāghib: عَسَلَانٌ signifies the shaking of the limbs in running, and is mostly used of the wolf.

Some say that عَسَلُ الفَرَسِ and عَسَلَانُهُ mean the horse's being violent, or ardent, in his running, bending down his head, with his back even.

عَسَلَ الطَّرِيقَ, said of a fox, occurs in a verse of Sá'ideh Ibn-Ju-eiyeh, for عَسَلَ عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ [apparently a mistranscription for عسل فِى الطريق], like the phrase دَخَلْتُ البَيْتَ [for دخلت فِى البَيْتِ].

he went quickly, or with wide steps, like the wolf—عَسَلَ بِٱلْمَفَازَةِ

Said of a guide; also فِى الطَّرِيقِ. [In the desert, or waterless desert, or in the way.]

keep to going along quickly—كَذَبَ عَلَيْكَ العَسَلُ

Occurs in a tradition; also العَسَلَ. From العَسَلَانُ, which means the going along of the wolf and the quivering of the spear; or, as some say, العَسَلُ here means عَسَلُ النَّحْلِ [the honey of bees]. See also art. كذب.

1.3he kept, or clung, to the thing—عَسِلَ بِالشَّىْءِ

With kesr [to the س], like عَلِمَ or عَسَلَ بالشّىء (so in two copies of the S, and omitted in one of my copies). with fet-ḥ to the س, or عُسُولٌ and عَسْلٌ.

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, aor. عَسُلَ and عَسِلَ , (S, O, K,) inf. n. عَسْلٌ , (TA,) He made, or prepared, the food with عَسَل [i. e. honey]: (S, O:) or, as also عسّلهُ , (K, TA,) inf. n. تَعْسِيلٌ , (TA,) he mixed the food with honey, (K, TA,) and made it pleasant and sweet. (TA.) [Hence,] عَسَلَهُ He made him an object of eulogy. (IAar, K, TA.) And He (i. e. God) made him an object of love to men. (K, TA.) Accord. to an explanation by the Prophet, of a saying of his in which it occurs, He (i. e. God) granted him, or permitted him, (O, TA,) i. e. disposed him, (TA,) to do a good deed, before his death, so that those around him were pleased with him, and eulogized him; the good deed being likened to honey. (O, TA.) And He fed him with honey. (TA.) See also 2. The inf. n. عَسْلٌ also signifies The extracting honey from a bee-hive. (KL.) And عَسَلَ المَرْأَةَ , aor. عَسِلَ , (K, TA,) inf. n. عَسْلٌ , (TA,) He compressed the woman: (K, TA:) the verb in this sense may be derived from a phrase mentioned voce عُسَيْلَةٌ , or it may be a word independently coined: ISd says, “ In my opinion it is derived. ” (TA.) عَسَلَ مِنْ طَعَامِهِ , inf. n. عَسَلٌ , [in form] like حَلَبَ , inf. n. حَلَبٌ , He tasted his food. (AA, O, K.) عَسَلَ , said of a spear, aor. عَسِلَ , inf. n. عَسَلَانٌ (S, O, K) and عَسْلٌ [correctly عَسَلٌ ] and عُسُولٌ , (K,) It quivered: (S, K:) or quivered much. (K. [In the CK, عَسْلًا and عَسْلانًا are put for عَسَلًا and عَسَلَانًا .]) And عَسَلَ said of water, inf. n. عَسَلٌ and عَسَلَانٌ , (K, TA,) both with fet-h to the س , (TA, [but the former in the CK is with the س quiescent,]) It became agitated (K, TA) and rippled, (TA,) being put in a state of commotion by the wind. (K, TA.) And عَسَلَ said of a wolf, (S, O, K,) or of a horse, (K,) or of a fox, (TA,) inf. n. عَسَلٌ and عَسَلَانٌ , (S, O, K, TA, [but both in the CK with the س quiescent,]) He went the pace termed عَنَق , or خَبَب , [i. e., with wide steps,] and quickly: and in like manner said of a man: (S, O:) or he was in a state of agitation in his running, and shook his head, (K, TA,) going along quickly: (TA:) or عَسَلَانٌ signifies the shaking of the limbs in running; and is mostly used in relation to the wolf: (Er-Rághib, TA:) and, as some say, عَسَلُ الفَرَسِ and عَسَلَانُهُ signify the horse's being vehement, or ardent, ( أَنْ يَضْطَرِمَ ,) in his running, bending down his head, and having his back even: and عَسَلَ الطَّرِيقَ , said of a fox, occurs in a verse of Sá'ideh Ibn-Ju-eiyeh, for عَسَلَ عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ [app. a mistranscription for عسل فِى الطريق ], like the phrase دَخَلْتُ البَيْتَ [for دخلت فِى البَيْتِ ]. (TA. [See what next follows.]) One says also, of a guide, عَسَلَ بِٱلْمَفَازَةِ , (K, TA,) or فِى الطَّرِيقِ , (Ham p. 353,) He went quickly, (K,) or went with wide steps, like the wolf, (TA,) [in the desert, or waterless desert, or in the way]. كَذَبَ عَلَيْكَ العَسَلُ (S, K) and العَسَلَ , (K,) occurring in a trad., means Keep thou to going along quickly; (S, K, TA;) from العَسَلَانُ signifying the going along of the wolf and the quivering of the spear: or, as some say, by العَسَلُ is here meant عَسَلُ النَّحْلِ [the honey of bees]. (TA. See also art. كذب .) عَسِلَ بِالشَّىْءِ , (O, TA,) with kesr [to the س ], (O,) like عَلِمَ , (TA,) or عَسَلَ بالشّىء , (so in two copies of the S, [in one of my copies of the S omitted,]) inf. n. عَسَلٌ , with fet-h to the س , (O,) or عُسُولٌ (S, TA) and عَسْلٌ , (TA,) He kept, or clave, to the thing. (S, O, TA.)
Form 2عسّل الطَّعَامَ6 senses · 1 main
maṣdarتَعْسِيلٌ

Core sense — he prepared food with honey; he supplied honey; the bees made honeygenerated

2.1

see form 1, first sentence.

2.1.1I furnished them with عَسَل [i. e. honey] for travelling-provision—عَسَّلْتُهُمْ

Maṣdar as above. Also عَسَلْتُهُمْ.

2.1.2he made the man's condiment to be عَسَل [or honey]—عسّل الرَّجُلَ

Maṣdar as above.

2.1.3divert your guest with something before the morning-meal—عَسِّلُوا ضَيْفَكُمْ

The Arabs say this, meaning: give him something [whereby to allay the craving of his stomach] before the morning-meal called غَدَآء; like لَمِّجُوهُ and لَهِّجُوهُ and the like. (El-Umawee, in art. لهج.)

2.1.4the bees made honey—عَسَّلَتِ النَّحْلُ
2.1.5

[According to Freytag, عسّل means: he collected honey; but he names no authority for this.]

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, inf. n. تَعْسِيلٌ : see 1, first sentence. عَسَّلْتُهُمْ , (S, O, K,) inf. n. as above, (S, O,) I furnished them with عَسَل [i. e. honey] for travelling-provision; (S, O, K;) as also عَسَلْتُهُمْ . (K.) And عسّل الرَّجُلَ , inf. n. as above, He made the man's condiment to be عَسَل [or honey]. (TA.) And the Arabs say, عَسِّلُوا ضَيْفَكُمْ , meaning Divert ye your guest with something [whereby to allay the craving of his stomach] before the [morning-meal called] غَدَآء ; like لَمِّجُوهُ and لَهِّجُوهُ &c. (El-Umawee, TA in art. لهج .) And عَسَّلَتِ النَّحْلُ The bees made honey. (TA.) [And, accord. to Freytag, عسّل signifies He collected honey: but for this he names no authority.]
Form 10استعسلوا1 sense

Core sense — they asked for honey as a giftgenerated

10.1

They sought, or asked for, عَسَل [i. e. honey], as a gift.

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They sought, or demanded, or asked for, عَسَل [i. e. honey], (S, O, K,) as a gift. (K.)

Derived nouns 19

Nounعَسْلٌ2 senses

Core sense — honey; also, in an imprecation, a stumbling and falling, or a revilinggenerated

1

See عَنْسَلٌ below.

2may he stumble and fall—عَسْلًا لَهُ

That is, تَعْسًا لَهُ. [See art. تعس; عَسْلًا being apparently a maṣdar whose verb, in this sense, is not mentioned.]

Or: may he be reviled; for it is said that العَسْلُ means reviling in blaming.

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: see عَنْسَلٌ , below. عَسْلًا لَهُ means تَعْسًا لَهُ [i. e. May he stumble and fall; &c.; (see art. تعس ;) عَسْلًا being app. an inf. n., of which, in this sense, the verb is not mentioned]: (O, K:) [or may he be reviled; for] it is said that العَسْلُ signifies the reviling in blaming. (TA.)
Nounعِسْلُ مَالٍ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a good manager and herdsman of cattle or camelsgenerated

1a good manager and pastor of cattle, or camels—عَسِيلُ مَالٍ

Same as إِزَاؤُهُ.

The plural of عِسْلٌ is أَعْسَالٌ.

1.1this is the like of this—هٰذَا عِسْلُ هٰذَا

Also عِسْنُهُ.

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(O, K) and عَسِيلُ مَالٍ (O) i. q. إِزَاؤُهُ , (O, K, TA,) i. e. A good manager and pastor of cattle, or camels &c.: the pl. of عِسْلٌ is أَعْسَالٌ . (TA.) And هٰذَا عِسْلُ هٰذَا means This is the like of this: and so عِسْنُهُ . (O.)
Nounعَسَلٌ7 senses · 2 main

Core sense — honey; the sweet juice of ripe dates; the gum of a mimosagenerated

1a portion, or somewhat, of honey—عَسَلَةٌ

Honey: the fluid discharged from the mouths of bees, when they have eaten, of the flowers and the leaves, what fills their bellies, these substances being then turned by God, within their bellies, into عَسَل, which they eject from their mouths.

Several other explanations added in the K are too fanciful to deserve notice.

The word is masculine and feminine, in most instances feminine.

This is the ism waḥda.

The diminutive is عُسَيْلَةٌ, with ة, because عَسَلٌ is mostly feminine, or as meaning عَسَلَةٌ; or it is the diminutive of عَسَلَةٌ.

The plural of عَسَلٌ is أَعْسَالٌ [a plural of paucity] and عُسُلٌ and عُسْلٌ and عُسُولٌ and عُسْلَانٌ; these plurals are used when one means sorts of عَسَل.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredflowers, or blossoms—نَوْرٌ

[It is used in this sense because honey is made from them. See جَرَسَ.]

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferred

It is applied also to the sweet, thick, honey-like juice of fruit; and particularly to the juice that flows from fresh ripe dates, because of its sweetness. [See also دِبْسٌ.]

1.3figurative · مجاز — inferredthe gum of the species of mimosa so named, because of its sweetness—عُرْفُط
the gum that flows from the tree called اللُّبْنَى, having no sweetness—عَسَلُ اللُّبْنَى

A substance, or an odoriferous substance, that exudes from the tree just mentioned, i. e. المَيْعَةُ [generally applied to storax, or styrax], used for fumigation, and called by common people حَصَى لُبَانٍ. [See art. لبن and حصو and حصى.]

a white substance that comes forth from the shrub called رِمْث—عَسَلُ الرِّمْثِ

A species of manna, resembling جُمَان [i. e. pearls, or silver beads like pearls].

1.4figurative · مجاز — inferred

Also a good, or righteous, deed, the praise for which is deemed sweet. See عَاسِلٌ.

2the ripples of running water, raised by the blowing of the wind—حَبَاب
2.1

[In one place in the CK, العَسَلُ is erroneously put for العَسْلُ: see عَنْسَلٌ below.]

Qur’ānic occurrences عَسَل
47:15
مَّثَلُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ٱلَّتِى وُعِدَ ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ ۖ فِيهَآ أَنْهَـٰرٌ مِّن مَّآءٍ غَيْرِ ءَاسِنٍ وَأَنْهَـٰرٌ مِّن لَّبَنٍ لَّمْ يَتَغَيَّرْ طَعْمُهُۥ وَأَنْهَـٰرٌ مِّنْ خَمْرٍ لَّذَّةٍ لِّلشَّـٰرِبِينَ وَأَنْهَـٰرٌ مِّنْ عَسَلٍ مُّصَفًّى ۖ وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ ۖ كَمَنْ هُوَ خَـٰلِدٌ فِى ٱلنَّارِ وَسُقُوا۟ مَآءً حَمِيمًا فَقَطَّعَ أَمْعَآءَهُمْ

(Here is) a Parable of the Garden which the righteous are promised: in it are rivers of water incorruptible; rivers of milk of which the taste never changes; rivers of wine, a joy to those who drink; and rivers of honey pure and clear. In it there are for them all kinds of fruits; and Grace from their Lord. (Can those in such Bliss) be compared to such as shall dwell for ever in the Fire, and be given, to drink, boiling water, so that it cuts up their bowels (to pieces)?

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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[Honey;] the fluid that is discharged from the mouths of bees, (K, TA,) when they have eaten, of the flowers and the leaves, what fills their bellies, these substances being then converted by God, within their bellies, into عَسَل , which they eject from their mouths: (TA: [in which, and in the K, several other explanations are added, too fanciful to deserve notice:]) the word is mase. and fem.; (S, O, Msb, K;) in most instances fem.: (S, O, Msb:) عَسَلَةٌ signifies a portion, or somewhat, thereof; (S, Mgh, O, TA;) being the n. un.: (TA:) the dim. is عُسَيْلَةٌ , with ة , because عَسَلٌ is mostly fem., or as meaning عَسَلَةٌ ; (S, O, Msb;) or it is the dim. of عَسَلَةٌ : (Mgh:) the pl. of عَسَلٌ is أَعْسَالٌ [a pl. of pauc.] and عُسُلٌ and عُسْلٌ and عُسُولٌ and عُسْلَانٌ ; (AHn, K;) and these pls. are used when one means sorts of عَسَل . (AHn, TA.) [It is also used tropically for نَوْرٌ , i. e. Flowers, or blossoms; because honey is made therefrom. (See جَرَسَ .) And it is applied also to The sweet, thick, inspissated, or melligenous, juice of fruit:] and it signifies [particularly] the juice that flows from fresh ripe dates; (O, K, * TA;) because of its sweetness. (O.) [See also دِبْسٌ .] Also The gum of the [species of mimosa called] عُرْفُط [q. v.]; (O, K;) because of its sweetness. (O.) And عَسَلُ اللُّبْنَى is The gum that flows from the species of tree called اللُّبْنَى , having no sweetness; (O;) a thing [or substance], (M, TA,) or a certain odoriferous substance, (K,) that exudes from the species of tree above mentioned, (M, K, * TA,) i. e. المَيْعَةُ [generally applied to storax, or styrax], (TA in art. لبن ,) used for fumigation, and called by the vulgar حَصَى لُبَانٍ . (K. [See art. حصو and حصى .]) And عَسَلُ الرِّمْثِ is A white thing [or substance, a species of manna,] that comes forth from the [shrub called] رِمْث , [q. v.], resembling جُمَان [i. e. pearls, or silver beads like pearls]. (K, * TA.) Also A good, or righteous, deed, the eulogy for which is deemed sweet. (AZ, O.) See عَاسِلٌ . And The حَبَاب [app. as meaning ripples] of running water, (IAar, O, K,) [arising] from the blowing of the wind. (IAar, O.) [In one place in the CK, العَسَلُ is erroneously put for العَسْلُ : see عَنْسَلٌ , below.]
Nounعَسِلٌ1 sense

Core sense — violent in beating, quick with the hand in strikinggenerated

1violent in beating, quick with the hand or arm in beating—عَسِيلٌ

In the K it is erroneously said to be like أَمِيرٌ.

Applied to a man.

Quick in the raising, or in the falling, or in the returning, of the hand, or arm, with the beating.

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, (S, O, TA,) in the K erroneously said to be like أَمِيرٌ , i. e. عَسِيلٌ , (TA,) applied to a man, (K,) Vehement in beating, (S, O, K,) quick in the raising, ( سَرِيعُ رَفْعِ , O, and so in copies of the S,) or in the falling, ( وَقْعِ , so in a copy of the S,) or in the returning, ( رَجْعِ , so in the K,) of the hand, or arm, (S, O, K,) with the beating. (TA.)
Nounأَبُو عِسْلَةَ1 sense

Core sense — the wolfgenerated

1

See عَاسِلٌ.

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: see عَاسِلٌ .
Nounعَسَلَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a portion of honey; also origin, ancestry, parentagegenerated

1

Ism waḥda of عَسَلٌ.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredsuch a one has no source of kindred, nor of cattle or property—مَا لِفُلَانٍ مَضْرِبُ عَسَلَةٍ

[مَضْرِبُ عَسَلَةٍ is a mild way of naming the place where the sperm is deposited, and hence it means the source from which one springs: origin, ancestry, or parentage.]

[See art. ضرب.]

I do not know the sources from which he has sprung, or his parentage—مَا أَعْرِفُ لَهُ مَضْرِبَ عَسَلَةٍ

That is, أَعْرَاقَهُ; or his origin, and any wife from whom he has sprung.

he reviled him so that he demolished his parentage and denied his origin—مَا تَرَكَ لَهُ مَضْرِبَ عَسَلَةٍ
every child that she has brought forth is from a manly sire—كُلُّ ضَرْبَةٍ لَهَا مِنْ عَسَلَةٍ

Said by an Arab of the desert with reference to his mother.

such a one knew the whole company and condition of the sons of such a one—عَلِمَ فُلَانٌ عَسَلَةَ بَنِى فُلَانٍ
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n. un. of عَسَلٌ [q. v.]. [ مَضْرِبُ عَسَلَةٍ is a euphemism for The place of injection of sperma: and hence it means the source from which one springs; origin; ancestry, or parentage; &c.] One says, مَا لِفُلَانٍ مَضْرِبُ عَسَلَةٍ i. e. [Such a one has no source] of kindred ( نَسَب ), (S, O,) nor of cattle or property ( مَال ). (S in art. ضرب .) And مَا أَعْرِفُ لَهُ مَضْرِبَ عَسَلَةٍ meaning أَعْرَاقَهُ [i. e. I know not the sources (or the source) from which he has sprung; or his ancestry, or parentage]: (S, O, * K:) or his origin, and any wife from whom he has sprung. (A, TA.) And مَا تَرَكَ لَهُ مَضْرِبَ عَسَلَةٍ He reviled him so that he demolished his parentage, and denied his origin, or rank or quality. (Z, TA.) And كُلُّ ضَرْبَةٍ لَهَا مِنْ عَسَلَةٍ , said respecting his mother by an Arab of the desert, meaning Every child that she has brought forth is from a manly sire. (A, TA.) And عَلِمَ فُلَانٌ عَسَلَةَ بَنِى فُلَانٍ Such a one knew the whole company, and case, or condition, [or origin,] of the sons of such a one. (O.)
Nounعَسَلِىٌّ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — honey-coloured; of the colour of honeygenerated

1

A thing of the colour of عَسَل [i. e. honey].

1.1the distinctive mark, or sign, of the Jews—عَسَلِىُّ اليَهُودِ

[Sometimes a honey-coloured turban, at other times a girdle, or some other article of attire, of the same colour.]

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A thing of the colour of عَسَل [i. e. honey]. (TA.) [Hence,] عَسَلِىُّ اليَهُودِ The distinctive mark, or sign, [which has sometimes been a honey-coloured turban, at other times a girdle, or some other article of attire, of the same colour,] of the Jews. (S, Mgh, O, K.)
Nounعَسُولٌ2 senses

Core sense — a spear that quivers much; also the wolfgenerated

1

See عَاسِلٌ.

2

And see also عَسَّالٌ.

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: see عَاسِلٌ : and see also عَسَّالٌ .
Nounعَسِيلٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the perfume-seller's hair-broom, or a feather; the penis of an elephantgenerated

1

The broom, or implement for sweeping, of the seller of perfumes, with which he gathers the perfume together; it is a hair-broom, with which he sweeps up the perfume from his paved floor.

كَمِكْنَسَةِ in the K is a mistake for مِكْنَسَةُ.

Or a feather with which the compound of perfumes called غَالِيَة is detached, or displaced.

Plural عُسُلٌ.

A poet says

shāhid
فَرِشْنِى بِخَيْرٍ لَا أَكُونَنْ وَمِدْحَتِىكَنَاحِتِ يَوْمًا صَخْرَةٍ بِعَسِيلِ

[Then amend my condition by means of wealth: I will assuredly not be, with my mode of praising, like a hewer, one day, of a rock with a hair-broom, or a feather, of a seller of perfumes].

He means كَنَاحِتِ صَخْرَةٍ يَوْمًا, this last word intervening between the prefixed noun and its complement because the noun of time is held by them to be like what is redundant.

One of my copies of the S has أَكُونًا; the O, اَكُونَا; and each of my copies of the S has صَخْرَةً, one of them يَوْمٍ.

1.1

And the penis of an elephant, and of a camel: plural as above.

1.2

See also عِسْلُ مَالٍ.

1.3

And see عَسِلٌ.

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The broom, or implement for sweeping, of the seller of perfumes, (S, O, K, * TA, كَمِكْنَسَةِ in the K being a mistake for مِكْنَسَةُ , TA,) with which he gathers together the perfume; (S, O, TA;) it is a hair-broom, with which he sweeps up the perfume from his paved floor: (TA:) or a feather with which [the compound of perfumes called] غَالِيَة is detached, or displaced: (Fr, IAar, O, K:) pl. عُسُلٌ . (TA.) A poet says, 1 [Then amend thou my condition by means of wealth: I will assuredly not be, with my mode of praising, like a hewer, one day, of a rock with a hair-broom, or a feather, of a seller of perfumes]: he means, كَنَاحِتِ صَخْرَةٍ يَوْمًا , this last word intervening between the prefixed noun and its complement because the noun of time is held by them to be like what is redundant. (S, O, TA. [One of my copies of the S has أَكُونًا ; the O, اَكُونَا : and each of my copies of the S has صَخْرَةً ; and one of them, يَوْمٍ .]) فَرِشْنِى بِخَيْرٍ لَا أَكُونَنْ وَمِدْحَتِى | كَنَاحِتِ يَوْمًا صَخْرَةٍ بِعَسِيلِ And The pizzle of an elephant, (S, O, K,) and of a camel: pl. as above. (K.) See also عِسْلُ مَالٍ . And see عَسِلٌ .
Nounعُسَيْلَةٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a little honey; the sperm; the sweetness of sexual intercoursegenerated

1

Diminutive of عَسَلٌ, or of its ism waḥda.

1.1figurative · مجاز

Hence, same as نُطْفَةٌ [i. e. the sperm of a man and of a woman]; or the مَآء [meaning sperm] of a man.

1.2figurative · مجاز

And the deliciousness, or sweetness, of جِمَاع, as being likened to عَسَل [i. e. honey].

This, or the meaning given just before, is what is meant in the saying of the Prophet to a woman who desired to be divorced from a husband so that she might return to a former husband: لَا حَتَّى تَذُوقِى عُسَيْلَتَهُ وَيَذُوقَ عُسَيْلَتَكِ. [See form 1 in art. ذوقَ.]

1.3the male and female genital organs—العُسَيْلَتَانِ

That is, العُضْوَانِ; so called because they are means of experiencing delight.

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dim. of عَسَلٌ , q. v.: or of its n. un. [Hence,] i. q. نُطْفَةٌ [i. e. The sperma of a man and of a woman]: or the مَآء [meaning sperma] of a man. (K, TA.) And The deliciousness, (S, Mgh, O, Msb, TA,) or sweetness, (Mgh, K, TA,) of جِمَاع ; as being likened to عَسَل [i. e. honey]. (S, O, Msb, K, TA.) Thus, (Mgh, O, Msb, TA,) or as expl. in the next preceding sentence, (TA,) in the saying of the Prophet to a woman who desired to be divorced from a husband in order that she might return to a former husband, لَا حَتَّى تَذُوقِى عُسَيْلَتَهُ وَيَذُوقَ عُسَيْلَتَكِ . (Mgh, O, Msb, TA. [See 1 in art. ذوقَ .]) And العُسَيْلَتَانِ signifies العُضْوَانِ [meaning The male and female genital organs]; because means of experiencing delight. (Z, TA.)
Nounعَسَّالٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a spear that quivers much; also a gatherer of honeygenerated

1

See عَاسِلٌ.

2a spear that quivers, by reason of pliableness—عَاسِلٌ
a spear that quivers much—عَسُولٌ
spears that quiver much—رِمَاحٌ عَسَّالَةٌ

The headword itself also has these meanings.

[See art. زعب.]

2.1

See, again, عَاسِلٌ.

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: see عَاسِلٌ . Also, (S, O, Msb, K,) and عَاسِلٌ , (Msb, K,) and عَسُولٌ , (K,) A spear that quivers, (S, O, Msb,) by reason of pliableness: (Msb:) or [so the second, but the first and last,] a spear that quivers much. (K.) And رِمَاحٌ عَسَّالَةٌ [Spears that quiver much]. (A in art. زعب .) See, again, عَاسِلٌ .
Nounعَسَّالَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — bees; also the place in which bees make honeygenerated

1

As a noun: bees.

1.1

And the شُورَة of bees, i. e. the thing, such as a رَاقُود and the like, in which bees make honey. [See also مَعْسَلَةٌ.]

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[as a subst.] Bees. (S, O, K.) And The شُورَة of bees; (K, TA;) i. e. the thing, such as a رَاقُود [q. v.] &c., in which bees make honey. (TA.) [See also مَعْسَلَةٌ .]
Nounعَاسِلٌ5 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a gatherer of honey; a place containing honey; the wolfgenerated

1bees occupied in gathering honey—نَحْلٌ عَوَاسِلُ

A gatherer of honey from the hive or from its place; also عَسَّالٌ.

[See a verse of Aboo-Dhu-eyb cited in art. خلف, form 3.]

1.1a hive containing honey—خَلِيَّةٌ عَاسِلَةٌ

Also, as a possessive adjective, a place in which there is honey.

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferred

Also an adjective applied to a man. Az says it is as though it were for ذُو عَسَلٍ, meaning: having a good, or righteous, deed attributable to him, for which the praise of him is deemed sweet.

IAar: a good, or righteous, man; also عَسُولٌ. He says the former is an instance of the measure فَاعِلٌ in the sense of مَفْعُولٌ بِهِ [meaning made an object of praise: see form 1, second sentence].

The plural of both, according to him, is عُسُلٌ.

2

See also عَسَّالٌ.

2.1the wolf—العَاسِلُ

[So called because of his manner of running; see form 1, latter half.]

Also العَسَّالُ and أَبُو عِسْلَةَ and ابو غِسْلَةَ with ع, and غ.

The plural of the first is عُسَّلٌ and عَوَاسِلُ. [عَاسِلَاتٌ is mentioned by Freytag as meaning wolves, from the Deewán of the Hudhalees.]

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A gatherer of honey (S, O, K) from the hive (S, O) or from its place; as also عَسَّالٌ . (K.) [And نَحْلٌ عَوَاسِلُ Bees occupied in gathering honey: see a verse of Aboo-Dhu-eyb cited in art. خلف , conj. 3.] Also, as a possessive epithet, A place in which is honey. (TA.) One says خَلِيَّةٌ عَاسِلَةٌ (S, O, TA) A hive containing honey. (TA.) Also an epithet applied to a man, (O, K,) said by Az to be as though it were for ذُو عَسَلٍ , (O,) meaning Having a good, or righteous, deed attributable to him, for which the eulogy of him is deemed sweet: (Az, O, K:) and (O, K) accord. to IAar, (O,) a good, or righteous, man; as also عَسُولٌ ; (O, K;) the former said by him to be an instance of the measure فَاعِلٌ in the sense of مَفْعُولٌ بِهِ [as meaning made an object of eulogy: see 1, second sentence]: (O:) pl. of both عُسُلٌ , (O, K,) accord. to him. (O.) See also عَسَّالٌ . العَاسِلُ also signifies The wolf; [because of his manner of running; (see 1, latter half;)] (S, O, K;) and so العَسَّالُ ; (TA;) and أَبُو عِسْلَةَ (O, K) and ابو غِسْلَةَ , with ع and غ : (O:) pl. of the first عُسَّلٌ and عَوَاسِلُ (S, O, K) [and عَاسِلَاتٌ is mentioned by Freytag as signifying wolves from the Deewán of the Hudhalees].
Nounعَنْسَلٌ1 sense

Core sense — a swift she-camelgenerated

1

A swift she-camel; also عَسْلٌ.

[العَسَلُ in the CK, as synonymous with العَنْسَلُ, is a mistranscription.]

The ن in the former is augmentative; for, as Sb says, the word is of the measure فَنْعَلٌ from the maṣdar العَسَلَانُ, not, as Mohammad Ibn-Habeeb asserts, synonymous with عَنْسٌ and of the measure فَعْلَلٌ with the ل augmentative.

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A swift she-camel; (S, K;) as also عَسْلٌ : (K, TA: [ العَسَلُ in the CK, as syn. with العَنْسَلُ , is a mistranscription:]) the ن in the former is augmentative; (IJ, S, TA;) for, as Sb says, the word is of the measure فَنْعَلٌ from [the inf. n.] العَسَلَانُ ; not, as Mohammad Ibn- Habeeb asserts it to be, syn. with عَنْسٌ , and of the measure فَعْلَلٌ , with the ل augmentative. (IJ, TA.)
Nounأَعْسَال1 sense

Core sense — characteristics and natural dispositionsgenerated

1he has the semblance, characteristics and natural dispositions of his father—هُوَ عَلَى أَعْسَالٍ مِنْ أَبِيهِ

Same as آسَال and آسَان.

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i. q. [ آسَال and] آسَان : so in the saying هُوَ عَلَى أَعْسَالٍ مِنْ أَبِيهِ [He is of a semblance and of characteristics and natural dispositions which are those of his father]. O, K.)
Nounتَعْسِيلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a light sleepgenerated

1

A light sleep; but this is a colloquial [postclassical] word.

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A light sleep: but this is a vulgar [postclassical] word. (TA.)
Nounمَعْسَلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the habitation of bees, in which they deposit their honeygenerated

1

Same as خَلِيَّةٌ [i. e. the habitation of bees, whether a manufactured hive or a hollow in the trunk of a tree or in a rock, in which they deposit their honey]. [See also عَسَّالَةٌ.]

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i. q. خَلِيَّةٌ [q. v., i. e. The habitation of bees, whether it be a manufactured hive or a hollow in the trunk of a tree or in a rock, in which they deposit their honey]. (K.) [See also عَسَّالَةٌ .]
Nounمُعَسَّلٌ1 sense

Core sense — made, or preserved, with honeygenerated

1

Made, or preserved, with عَسَل [i. e. honey]: applied as an adjective in this sense to رَنْجَبِيل [or ginger].

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Made [or preserved] with عَسَل [i. e. honey]: applied as an epithet in this sense to رَنْجَبِيل [or ginger]. (S, TA.)
Nounحَدِيثٌ مَعْسُولٌ1 sense

Core sense — sweet, honeyed talk; sweet in speech; faithful in promisesgenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferreda girl, or young woman, sweet in speech, beautiful in expression—جَارِيَةٌ مَعْسُولَةُ الكَلَامِ

Also pleasing in the modulation of the voice.

truthful, or faithful, in promises—مَعْسُولُ المَوَاعِيدِ

on this sense Sweet, or honeyed, talk or discourse.

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Sweet [or (as we say) honeyed] talk or discourse. (TA.) And جَارِيَةٌ مَعْسُولَةُ الكَلَامِ A girl, or young woman, sweet in speech, beautiful in expression, pleasing in the modulation of the voice. (TA.) And مَعْسُولُ المَوَاعِيدِ Veracious, or faithful, in promises. (TA.)