عشو

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Form 1عَشَا8 senses · 2 main

maṣdarعَشْوٌ عَشًا عَشْىٌmuḍāriʿيَعْشُو يَعْشَى تَعْشَى

Core sense — he ate the evening meal; he fed him at evening; he was weak-sightedgenerated

1.1I ate the evening meal, or supper—عَشَوْتُ

maṣdar عَشْوٌ and عُشُوٌّ; also عَشِىَ, like رَضِىَ [i.e. having for its, but the maṣdar is apparently عَشًا, as in the similar sense explained next].

Same as تعشّى, which is more commonly used than either of the preceding verbs; the meal is the عَشَآء.

the camels ate the evening-pasture, or evening-feed—عَشِيَتِ الإِبِلُ

. Same as تَعَشَّت; the evening-feed is called the عَشَآء.

1.1.1he fed him with the evening meal, or the evening-pasture—عَشَاهُ

First person عَشَوْتُهُ; muḍāriʿ يَعْشُوهُ, and also عَشْىٌ, which is the correct form, as in the M; عشيانًا in some copies of the K is a mistake for عَشْيًا. The muḍāriʿ is also يَعْشِيهِ.

Same as عشّاهُ, which is more commonly used than either of the preceding verbs; maṣdar تَعْشِيَةٌ. Said of a man, or of a horse or camel; the meal or pasture is the عَشَآء. Also اعشاهُ and عَشَا الإِبِلَ, like دَعَا [i.e. having for its].

he pastured the camels by night—عشّاها

1.2I went to him, or towards it, by night—عَشَوْتُهُ

And so عَاشٍ is applied to anyone going to or towards [an object].

1.2.1I guided myself by weak eyesight to the fire—عَشَوْتُ إِلَى النَّارِ

Muḍāriʿ أَعْشُو.

Or: I looked at the fire, or tried to see it, and went to it; and I saw it, or looked towards it trying whether I could see it, and sought to be guided to it by its light.

El-Hoteiah says: [When you come to him, looking with blinking eyes towards the light of his fire and seeking to be guided by it to it, you find the best fire, and at it is the best kindler]

shāhid

مَتَى تأْتِهِ تَعْشُو إِلَى ضَوْءِ نَارِهِتَجِدْ خَيْرَ نَارٍ عِنْدَهَا خَيْرُ مُوقِدِ

The meaning is مَتَى تَأْتِهِ عَاشِيًا, using the marfooa verb between two verbs each of which is mejzoom, because a verb in the future tense standing in the place of a denotative of state is marfooa.

Or عَشَا النَّارَ and إِلَى النَّارِ, maṣdar عَشْوٌ and عُشُوٌّ, as also اعتشى النَّارَ and بِالنَّارِ: he saw the fire by night from afar and went to it, seeking to light himself by it, and hoping to gain guidance and good by it.

1.2.2he turned away and went from the light of the fire—عَشَا عَنِ النَّارِ

1.2.3I went, or turned, from him, or it, to another—عَشَوْتُ عَنْهُ

Hence the saying in the Kur-án [42:35], وَمَنْ يَعْشُ عَنْ ذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ [And such as turns from the admonition of the Compassionate]. Another explanation of this saying follows below.

Apparently this meaning, and the others explained below, come from what follows next.

1.2.4figurative · مجاز — inferredhe was, or became, weak-sighted—عَشِىَ

dual يَعْشَيَانِ, not يَعْشَوَانِ.

Or he did not see by night but saw by day; or he had bad sight by night and by day; or he was, or became, blind. [Said of a man, of a beast of the equine kind, of a camel, and of a bird: see عَشًا below.]

عَشَا, has the same meaning; or the two verbs differ, so that وَمَنْ يَعْشَ عَنْ ذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ in the Kur-án [43:35], as some read it, means And such as is blind to the admonition of the Compassionate, that is, to the Kur-án, while مَنْ يَعْشُ, as others read, means such as pretends to be blind. [See also form 6, and see another explanation of the latter reading above.]

Or عَشَا also means he (a man) did as the أَعْشَى [q. v.] does.

he lacked strength of sight to perceive the thing—عشى مِنَ الشَّىْءِ

Muḍāriʿ يعشو [thus in my original, but the past tense is apparently عَشِىَ and the].

he was, or became, blind to his right, or due—عَشِىَ عَنْ حَقِّهِ

Like عَمِىَ in measure and in meaning.

he will not become weak-sighted except after eating the evening meal—لَا يَعْشَى إِلَّا بَعْدَ مَا يَعْشُو

This is one of their sayings; the meal is the عَشَآء, and the eating of food at night is said to cause weakness of sight more than anything else.

[العشآء is there written in one instance for العَشَا.]

Qur’ān 43:36 matched to Lane’s own quotation of it Lane cites “Kur xliii. 35”

Qur’ān 43:36 Lane quotes this verse

وَمَن يَعْشُ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهُۥ شَيْطَـٰنًا فَهُوَ لَهُۥ قَرِينٌ

If anyone withdraws himself from remembrance of (Allah) Most Gracious, We appoint for him an evil one, to be an intimate companion to him.Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.2.5he wronged him, he treated him unjustly—عَشِىَ عَلَيْهِ

. Mentioned by ISd.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1

43:36

وَمَن يَعْشُ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهُۥ شَيْطَـٰنًا فَهُوَ لَهُۥ قَرِينٌ

If anyone withdraws himself from remembrance of (Allah) Most Gracious, We appoint for him an evil one, to be an intimate companion to 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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, (TA, and so accord. to some copies of the K,) first pers. عَشَوْتُ , (S,) aor. يَعْشُو , (TA,) inf. n. عَشْوٌ and عُشُوٌّ ; (KL;) as also عَشِىَ , like رَضِىَ [i. e. having for its aor. يَعْشَى , but the inf. n. is app. عَشًا , as in the similar sense expl. in the next sentence]; (TA, and so in my MS. copy of the K;) i. q. تعشّى , (S, K, TA,) [which is more commonly used than either of preceding verbs, and] which signifies He ate the [eveningmeal, or evening-repast, or supper, i. e. what is called the] عَشَآء . (Msb, K, TA.) And عَشِيَتِ الإِبِلُ , (ISk, S, K, TA,) aor. تَعْشَى , inf. n. عَشًا , (ISk, S, TA,) i. q. تَعَشَّت [i. e. The camels ate the evening-pasture, or evening-feed, called the عَشَآء ]. (ISk, S, K, TA.) And عَشَاهُ , (K,) first pers. عَشَوْتُهُ , (S, Msb,) aor. يَعْشُوهُ , (S, TA,) inf. n. عَشْوٌ ; (K, TA;) and inf. n. عَشْىٌ also, (TA, and thus in some copies of the K,) thus correctly, as in the M, عشيانًا in [some of] the copies of the K being a mistake for عَشْيًا , the aor. being also يَعْشِيهِ ; (TA;) i. q. عشّاهُ , (S, Msb, K, TA,) [which is more commonly used than either of the preceding verbs,] inf. n. تَعْشِيَةٌ , (S,) i. e. He fed him (namely, a man, Msb, or a horse, or a camel, (S) with the [evening-meal, or supper, or the evening-pasture or evening-feed, i. e. what is called the] عَشَآء ; (S, Msb, K;) as also اعشاهُ : (K:) and عَشَا الإِبِلَ , (K, TA,) like دَعَا [i. e. having for its aor. يَعْشُو ]; (TA;) and عشّاها ; He pastured the camels by night. (K, TA.) عَشَوْتُهُ also signifies I repaired, or betook myself, to, or towards, him, or it, by night: and hence عَاشٍ is applied to any one repairing, or betaking himself, to or towards [an object]. (S.) And عَشَوْتُ إِلَى النَّارِ , aor. أَعْشُو , inf. n. عَشْوٌ , I sought to be directed, or guided, or I directed, or guided, myself, by weak eyesight, to the fire: (S:) or I looked at the fire, or endeavoured to see it, and repaired, or betook myself, to it, or towards it; and I saw it, or looked towards it trying whether I could see it, and sought to be directed, or guided, to it by its light: (Har p. 535:) El-Hotei-ah says, 1 [When thou comest to him, looking with blinking eyes towards the light of his fire and seeking to be guided by it thereto, thou findest the best fire, and at it is the best kindler]; meaning مَتَى تَأْتِهِ عَاشِيًا ; using the marfooa verb between two verbs whereof each is mejzoom because the verb in the future tense when it occurs in the place of a denotative of state is marfooa: (S:) or عَشَا النَّارَ and إِلَى النَّارِ , inf. n. عَشْوٌ and عُشُوٌّ ; as also اعتشى النَّارَ and بِالنَّارِ ; signifies he saw the fire by night from afar, and repaired, or betook himself, to it, or towards it, seeking to light himself thereby, (K, TA,) and hoping to obtain thereby guidance and good. (TA.) مَتَى تأْتِهِ تَعْشُو إِلَى ضَوْءِ نَارِهِ | تَجِدْ خَيْرَ نَارٍ عِنْدَهَا خَيْرُ مُوقِدِ And عَشَا عَنِ النَّارِ He turned away and went from the light of the fire. (TA.) And عَشَوْتُ عَنْهُ I went, or turned, from him, or it, to another: whence, it is said, the saying in the Kur [xlii. 35], وَمَنْ يَعْشُ عَنْ ذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ [And such as turns from the admonition of the Compassionate]. (S. See another explanation of this saying in what follows.) [This and other meanings expl. below are app. from what here next follows.] عَشِىَ , aor. يَعْشَى , (S, Msb, K,) dual يَعْشَيَانِ , not يَعْشَوَانِ , (S,) inf. n. عَشًا , (S, Msb, K,) He was, or became, weak-sighted: (Msb:) or he did not see by night, but saw by day: (S:) or he had bad sight by night and by day: or he was, or became, blind: [said of a man, and of a beast of the equine kind, and of a camel, and of a bird: (see عَشًا , below:)] and عَشَا , aor. يَعْشُو , signifies the same: (K:) or the two verbs differ in meaning; so as that وَمَنْ يَعْشَ عَنْ ذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ , in the Kur xliii. 35, thus read by some, means And such as is blind to the admonition of the Compassionate, i. e., to the Kur-án; but مَنْ يَعْشُ , as others read, such as feigns himself blind: (Ksh and Bd: *) [see also 6: and see another explanation of the latter reading, above: or] عَشَا signifies also he (a man, TA) did as does the أَعْشَى [q. v.]. (K, TA.) One says also, عشى مِنَ الشَّىْءِ , aor. يعشو , [thus in my original, but the pret. is app. عَشِىَ , and the aor. يَعْشَى ,] meaning He lacked strength of sight to perceive the thing. (TA.) And عَشِىَ عَنْ حَقِّهِ like عَمِىَ in measure and in meaning [i. e. He was, or became, blind to his right, or due]. (TA.) And لَا يَعْشَى إِلَّا بَعْدَ مَا يَعْشُو is one of their sayings, meaning [app. He will not become weak-sighted except] after his eating the [eveningmeal called the] عَشَآء : (TA:) [for it is said that] the eating of food in the night occasions weakness of sight more than [do] other things. (Har p. 52. [ العشآء is there written in one instance for العَشَا .]) عَشِىَ عَلَيْهِ , inf. n. عَشًا , means He wronged him; treated him wrongfully, injuriously, unjustly, or tyrannically: (K, TA:) mentioned by ISd. (TA.)

Form 2عَشَّوَ2 senses

maṣdarتَعْشِيَةٌ

Core sense — he fed him at evening; he pastured the camels by night; he acted gentlygenerated

2.1figurative · مجازpasture your camels by night, and do not be negligent—عَشِّ وَلَا تَغْتَرَّ

See form 1, first half, in two places.

Or عَشِّ إِبِلَكَ وَلَا تَغْتَرَّ. A proverb, meaning: pasture your camels by night, and do not be negligent, or do not be made to desire what is vain, or false.

I pastured the camels with the evening-pasture, so that they came to the water full—عَشَّيْتُ الإِبِلَ عَنِ الوِرْدِ

The evening-pasture is the عَشَآء; and in the same way one says ضَحَّيْتُهَا عَنْهُ.

So in the articles ضحو and ضحى.

pasture the camels gently in the evening—عَشِّ رُوَيْدًا

The evening is the عَشِيًّا; and in the same way one says ضَحِّ رُوَيْدًا.

he acted gently, or deliberately, in the affair—عشّى عَنِ الأَمْرِ

see the articles ضحو and ضحى; and in the same way ضَحَّى عَنْهُ.

2.2he kindled a fire for the birds so that they might become dim-sighted and be caught—عشّى الطَّيْرَ

Derived nouns 23

Nounعِشْوٌ1 sense

Core sense — a bowl of milk drunk when the flocks come home in the eveninggenerated

A bowl of milk drunk at the time when the sheep or goats come back from pasture in the evening or afternoon, or after that time.

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A bowl ( قَدَح ) of milk which is drunk at the time when the sheep, or goats, return from the pasture in the evening or afternoon, or after that time. (K.)

Nounعِشْىٌ1 sense

Core sense — the evening meal; the evening-feed of camelsgenerated

See عَشَآءٌ.

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: see عَشَآءٌ .

Nounعَشًا1 sense

Core sense — weakness of sight; night-blindness; blindnessgenerated

Maṣdar of عَشِىَ, used as a simple noun: weakness of sight; or inability to see by night together with the ability to see by day; or bad sight by night and by day; also عَشَاوَةٌ.

It occurs in human beings, in beasts of the equine kind, in camels, and in birds, as is said in the M.

Er-Rāghib: darkness that comes upon the eye.

Or blindness, that is, complete lack of sight.

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inf. n. of عَشِىَ : (S, Msb, K:) [used as a simple subst., Weakness of sight: or sightlessness by night with ability to see by day: or] badness of sight by night and by day; as also عَشَاوَةٌ : (K:) it is in human beings, and beasts of the equine kind ( دَوَابّ ), and camels, and birds; as is said in the M: (TA:) or it is darkness that happens to the eye: (Er-Rághib, TA:) or blindness; (K, TA;) i. e. absolute destitution of sight. (TA.)

Nounعَشٍ2 senses

Core sense — a camel that exceeds the others in the evening-pasturegenerated

Said of a he-camel, and عَشِيَةٌ of a she-camel: that exceeds the other camels in the evening-pasture, or evening-feed, the عَشَآء.

Each is formed like a possessive adjective, having no verb. [And عَشِىٌّ is said to have a similar meaning.]

See also أَعْشَى.

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applied to a he-camel, and عَشِيَةٌ applied to a she-camel, That exceeds the other camels in the [evening-pasture, or evening-feed, called] عَشَآء ; each after the manner of the possessive epithet, having no verb. (TA. [And عَشِىٌّ is said to have a similar meaning.]) See also أَعْشَى .

Nounعَشْوَةٌ4 senses · 2 main

Core sense — darkness of night; venturing upon an affair that is not cleargenerated

1a period of the first part of the night passed—مَضَى مِنَ اللَّيْلِ عَشْوَةٌ

Darkness, in any part of the night and in the سَحَر [or period a little before daybreak]; also عَشْوَآءُ. Or the first of the darkness of the night; or the period between the beginning and the end of the first quarter of the night.

I laid hold upon them in the blackness of night—أَخَذْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِالعَشْوَةِ

The diminutive is عُشَيَّةٌ.

he came at nightfall—جَآءَ عَشْوَةَ

It means عِشَآءً; here it is an adverbial noun which may not be used otherwise than thus, and you may not say مَضَتْ عَشْوَةُ.

1.1

العشوة [apparently العَشْوَةُ] in the sense of العَشَآءُ, like الغدوة [apparently الغَدْوَةُ] in the sense of الغَدَآءُ, is vulgar.

2you have made me venture upon a confused and doubtful affair—أَوْطَأْتَنِى عَشْوَةً

Also the venturing upon, or embarking in, an affair that is not clear; likewise عِشْوَةٌ and عُشْوَةٌ.

This is said when you tell someone of a thing by which you have made him fall into perplexity or trial.

Also عِشْوَةً and عُشْوَةً.

2.1

خَبَّاطُ عَشَوَاتٍ, occurring in a tradition: see the explanation in the article خبط.

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Darkness, (K, TA,) in [any part of] the night and in the سَحَر [or period a little before daybreak]; (TA;) as also عَشْوَآءُ : (K:) or the first of the darkness of the night: (Az, TA:) or the period between the beginning and [the end of] the [first] quarter of the night: (AZ, S, K:) thus in the saying, مَضَى مِنَ اللَّيْلِ عَشْوَةٌ [A period between the beginning &c. of the night passed]: and one says also, أَخَذْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِالعَشْوَةِ , meaning [I laid hold upon them] in the blackness of night: (AZ, S:) the dim. is عُشَيَّةٌ . (Az, TA.) In the saying جَآءَ عَشْوَةَ , meaning عِشَآءً [i. e. He came at nightfall], it [is an adv. n. which] may not be used otherwise than thus: you may not say, مَضَتْ عَشْوَةُ . (TA.) العشوة [app. العَشْوَةُ ] as meaning العَشَآءُ , like الغدوة [app. الغَدْوَةُ ] as meaning الغَدَآءُ , is vulgar. (TA.) Also The venturing upon, or embarking in, an affair that is not clear; as also عِشْوَةٌ and عُشْوَةٌ : (S, K:) one says, أَوْطَأْتَنِى عَشْوَةً and عِشْوَةً and عُشْوَةً , meaning [Thou hast made me to venture upon, or embark in,] a confused and dubious affair: this is when you tell him of a thing by means of which you have made him to fall into perplexity or trial. (S.) خَبَّاطُ عَشَوَاتٍ , occurring in a trad., see expl. in art. خبط .

Nounعُشْوَةٌ2 senses

Core sense — darkness of night; a fire seen at night from afar; a firebrandgenerated

See عَشْوَةٌ.

Also, and عِشْوَةٌ: a fire that one sees by night from afar and goes to, hoping to light himself by it; or a firebrand.

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: see عَشْوَةٌ . Also, (S, K, TA,) and عِشْوَةٌ , (K, TA,) A fire which one sees by night from afar, and to which, or towards which, he repairs, or betakes himself, seeking to light himself thereby: (K, TA:) or (TA) a firebrand ( شُعْلَةٌ مِنْ نَارٍ ). (S, TA.)

Nounعِشْوَةٌ2 senses

Core sense — darkness of night; a fire seen at night from afargenerated

See عَشْوَةٌ.

And see also عُشْوَةٌ.

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: see عَشْوَةٌ : and see also عُشْوَةٌ .

Nounعَشْوَى1 sense

Core sense — a state of perplexity, with little guidancegenerated

1they are indeed in a state of perplexity about their case, or affair—إِنَّهُمْ لَفِى عَشْوَى أَمْرِهِمْ

A state of perplexity, and of having little guidance.

Or perhaps مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ.

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A state of perplexity, and of having little guidance: so in the saying, إِنَّهُمْ لَفِى عَشْوَى أَمْرِهِمْ [or, perhaps, مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ , i. e. Verily they are in a state of perplexity, &c., in respect of their case, or affair]. (TA.)

Nounعَشَوِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — relating to the evening, or to nightfallgenerated

Of, or relating to, the time called the عَشِيَّة [or عَشِىّ, q. v.].

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Of, or relating to, the [time called] عَشِيَّة [or عَشِىّ , q. v.]. (S.)

Nounعُشْوَانٌ1 sense

Core sense — a kind of dates; a kind of palm-tree that bears lategenerated

A species of dates; or of palm-trees, of those that are late in bearing.

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A species of dates: (IDrd, K, TA:) or of palm-tress, (K, TA,) of such as are late in bearing. (TA.)

Nounعَشْيَانُ1 sense

Core sense — a man eating the evening mealgenerated

Originally عَشْوَانُ, like غَدْيَانُ [q. v.], which is originally غَدْوَانُ.

A man eating the evening meal, the عَشَآء; also عَاشٍ.

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, (S, K, TA,) originally عَشْوَانُ , like غَدْيَانُ [q. v.] which is originally غَدْوَانُ , (TA,) A man (S) eating the [evening-meal, or eveningrepast, i. e. what is called the] عَشَآء ; (S, K, TA;) as also عَاشٍ . (TA.)

Nounعَشَآءٌ1 sense

Core sense — the evening meal, supper; the evening-pasture of camelsgenerated

The meal, or repast, of the عِشَآء [or nightfall], or of the عَشِىّ [or late part of the evening]; that is, supper in a general sense; opposed to غَدَآءٌ. Also عِشْىٌ.

In the CK, العِشٰى is wrongly put for العِشْىُ.

Both are used in the same way of camels, meaning their evening-pasture, or evening-feed: see an example under عَتَمَةٌ, and another under أَقْعَسُ.

The plural of the former is أَعْشِيَةٌ; to this, in some copies of the K, is added عُشِىٌّ, but this is correctly عَشِىَ [or عَشَا, as in some copies], and begins another sentence.

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The meal, or repast, (S, Msb, K,) of the عِشَآء [or nightfall], (S, * Msb,) or of the عَشِىّ [or late part of the evening, &c.]; (S, * K, TA;) [i. e. supper, in a general sense;] opposed to غَدَآءٌ ; (S;) as also عِشْىٌ : (K: [in the CK, العِشٰى is erroneously put for العِشْىُ :]) and in like manner both are used in relation to camels [as meaning their evening-pasture, or evening-feed: see an ex. voce عَتَمَةٌ , and another voce أَقْعَسُ ]: (S, TA:) pl. of the former أَعْشِيَةٌ ; (K, TA;) to which is added, in [some of] the copies of the K, and عُشِىٌّ ; but this is correctly عَشِىَ , [or عَشَا , as in some copies,] and commences another sentence. (TA.)

Nounعِشَآءٌ1 sense

Core sense — nightfall, the first part of the darkness of night; the prayer of nightfallgenerated

1the time of sunset and the darkness after nightfall—العِشَاآنِ

The time of nightfall; that is, the first, or beginning, of the darkness of night. [This is the sense in which it is generally used, and always when it is applied to one of the five divinely-appointed times of prayer: صَلَاةُ العِشَآءِ, and, with a word left out, العِشَآءُ alone, meaning the prayer of nightfall.]

Or it is the time when the sun has disappeared; or the time from sunset, that is, from the prayer of sunset, to the عَتَمَة [or darkness after nightfall], and this is what is meant by saying that it is synonymous with عَشِىٌّ; or the time from the زَوَال [meaning the declining of the sun from the meridian] to the rising of the dawn: so some assert, and they cite as an example:

[We went early in the morning, a little before daybreak, in a period between the declining of the sun from the meridian and the rising of the dawn, after the daytime had become halved]

shāhid

غَدَوْنَا غُدْوَةً سَحَرًا بِلَيْلٍعِشَآءً بَعْدَ مَا ٱنْتَصَفَ النَّهَارُ

Sometimes the Arabs said أَقْبَلَتِ العِشَآءُ meaning العَشِيَّةُ, and هٰذَا العَشِيَّةُ meaning العِشَآءُ; so under the word صَوْتٌ.

The عَتَمَة is the darkness after nightfall; this follows the saying that the عِشَآء runs from the prayer of sunset to the عَتَمَة.

Qur’ānic occurrences عِشَآء 1 shown of 2

12:16

وَجَآءُوٓ أَبَاهُمْ عِشَآءً يَبْكُونَ

Then they came to their father in the early part of the night, weeping.

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[The time of nightfall; i. e.] the first, or beginning, of the darkness (Msb, K) of night: (Msb:) [this is the sense in which it is generally used, and always when it is used as applied to one of the five times of the divinely-appointed acts of prayer; صَلَاةُ العِشَآءِ , and elliptically العِشَآءُ alone, meaning the prayer of nightfall:] or it is [the time] when the sun has disappeared: (Az, TA:) or [the time] from sunset (K) [i. e.] from the prayer of sunset (Msb, TA) to the عَتَمَة [or darkness after nightfall]; (Msb, K, TA;) [and this is what is meant by its being said that it is] syn. with عَشِىٌّ : (S:) or [the time] from the زَوَال [meaning the declining of the sun from the meridian] to the rising of the dawn: (S, K:) so some assert, and they cite, as an ex., 1 [We went early in the morning, a little before daybreak, in a period between the declining of the sun from the meridian and the rising of the dawn, after the daytime had become halved]: (S, TA:) [sometimes] the Arabs said, أَقْبَلَتِ العِشَآءُ , meaning العَشِيَّةُ ; and هٰذَا العَشِيَّةُ , meaning العِشَآءُ . (Msb voce صَوْتٌ .) العِشَاآنِ means The time of sunset and the عَتَمَة [or darkness after nightfall]: (IF, S, Msb, K: [compare in Exodus xii. 6 and xvi. 12:]) this is accord. to the saying that the عِشَآء is from the prayer of sunset to the عَتَمَة . (TA.) غَدَوْنَا غُدْوَةً سَحَرًا بِلَيْلٍ | عِشَآءً بَعْدَ مَا ٱنْتَصَفَ النَّهَارُ

Nounعَشَاوَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — weakness of sight; bad sight by night and by daygenerated

See عَشًا.

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: see عَشًا .

Nounعَشِىٌّ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the late part of the evening, the afternoon; clouds coming at eveninggenerated

1I came to him late in the evening of yesterday—أَتَيْتُهُ عَشِىَّ أَمْسِ

The late part of the evening; or the evening; or the afternoon: that is, the last, or the latter, part of the day; also عَشِيَّةٌ. This is the meaning commonly known.

Or the time from the prayer of sunset to the عَتَمَة [or darkness after nightfall]; like عِشَآءٌ, and so عَشِيَّةٌ.

Also عَشِيَّةَ أَمْسِ.

Or عَشِىٌّ has the meaning explained in the K and given above, while عَشِيَّةٌ relates to one day.

I came to him late in an evening—جِئْتُهُ عَشِيَّةً

late this evening—عَشِيَّةَ

I came to him in the late part of the evening of this day—أَتَيْتُهُ العَشِيَّةَ

The period named here is the عشيّة.

I will come to him in the late part of the evening of tomorrow—آتِيهِ عَشِىَّ غَدٍ

In my original اتيته, an obvious mistranscription; ة is left out when the reference is to the future.

I came to you in the late part of an evening—أَتَيْتُكَ عَشِيًّا

I came to him early in the morning and late in the evening—أَتَيْتُهُ بِالغَدَاةِ وَالعَشِىِّ

That is, every عَشِيَّة [or عَشِىّ] and غَدَاة.

Or, as some say, عَشِيَّةٌ is a singular [or ism waḥda] and عَشِىٌّ is its plural [or a collective noun].

IAmb says that sometimes the Arabs make عَشِيَّةٌ masculine, as meaning عَشِىٌّ.

Or عَشِىٌّ means the time between the declining of the sun from the meridian and sunset.

Er-Rāghib: the time from the declining of the sun from the meridian to the صَبَاح [apparently here, as generally, meaning morning]. And sometimes it means the night.

The plural is عَشَايَا and عَشِيَّاتٌ; the former [is plural of عَشِيَّةٌ, like the latter, or perhaps of عَشِىٌّ as well, and] is originally عَشَايِوُ, then عَشَايِىُ, then عَشَائِىُ, then عَشَاءَى, then عَشَايَا.

The diminutive of عَشِىٌّ is عُشَيَّانٌ, irregular, as though formed from عَشْيَانٌ, and its plural is عُشَيَّانَاتٌ; another form of its diminutive is عُشَيْشِيَانٌ, plural عُشَيْشِيَانَاتٌ; and the diminutive of عَشِيَّةٌ is عُشَيْشِيَةٌ, plural عُشَيْشِيَاتٌ.

I met him in a short period of a late part of an evening—لَقِيتُهُ عُشَيْشَةً

Another form of the diminutive; and in the same way one says عُشَيْشَانًا and عُشَيَّانًا [in some copies of the K عشّانا], and عُشَيْشِيَةً [according to the Mgh meaning عِشَآءً], and عُشَيْشَاتٍ and عُشَيْشِيَانَاتٍ.

the two prayers of the afternoon—صَلَاتَا العَشِىِّ

It means the two prayers of the ظُهْر and the عَصْر, because they fall in the latter part of the day, after the زَوَال [or declining of the sun from the meridian].

a late part of an evening, or an early portion of the forenoon of the same day—عَشِيَّةً أَوْضُحَاهَا

In the Kur-án [79, last verse]; the ضحى is prefixed to the pronoun referring to the عشيّة because the ضحى and the عشيّة belong to the same civil day, this day being reckoned from sunset to sunset; and also, by a kind of poetic licence for the sake of the rhyme, because ضحاها occurs as a فَاصِلَة [q. v.].

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عَشِىٌّ, and also عَشِيَّةٌ, means clouds coming late in the evening, or at eventide.

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The former, as an adjective applied to a camel: that goes on long eating the عَشَآء [i.e. the evening-pasture, or evening-feed]; feminine formed with ة.

[See also عَشٍ.]

Qur’ānic occurrences عَشِىّ 3 shown of 10

30:18

وَلَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَعَشِيًّا وَحِينَ تُظْهِرُونَ

Yea, to Him be praise, in the heavens and on earth; and in the late afternoon and when the day begins to decline.

38:18

إِنَّا سَخَّرْنَا ٱلْجِبَالَ مَعَهُۥ يُسَبِّحْنَ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِشْرَاقِ

It was We that made the hills declare, in unison with him, Our Praises, at eventide and at break of day,

38:31

إِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ ٱلصَّـٰفِنَـٰتُ ٱلْجِيَادُ

Behold, there were brought before him, at eventide coursers of the highest breeding, and swift of foot;

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[The late part of the evening: or the evening: or the afternoon: i. e.] the last, or the latter, part of the day; (Mgh, Msb, K, TA;) as also عَشِيَّةٌ : (K, TA:) this is the meaning commonly known: (Mgh:) or [the time] from the prayer of sunset to the عَتَمَة [or darkness after nightfall]; (S, Msb, TA;) like عِشَآءٌ ; (Msb;) and so عَشِيَّةٌ : you say, أَتَيْتُهُ عَشِىَّ أَمْسِ and عَشِيَّةَ أَمْسِ [I came to him late in the evening, or in the time between sunset and nightfall, &c., of yesterday]: (S, TA:) or عَشِىٌّ has the meaning expl. in the K [and mentioned above]; but عَشِيَّةٌ relates to one day: and one says, جِئْتُهُ عَشِيَّةً [I came to him late in an evening, &c.] and عَشِيَّةَ [late this evening, &c.], and أَتَيْتُهُ العَشِيَّةَ I came to him in the عشيّة [or late part of the evening, &c.,] of this day; and آتِيهِ عَشِىَّ غَدٍ [I will come to him in the late part of the evening, &c., of to-morrow (in my original اتيته , an obvious mistranscription,)] without ة when relating to the future; and أَتَيْتُكَ عَشِيًّا [I came to thee in the late part of an evening, &c.]; and أَتَيْتُهُ بِالغَدَاةِ وَالعَشِىِّ i. e. [I came to him early in the morning and late in the evening, &c., meaning,] every عَشِيَّة [or عَشِىّ ] and غَدَاة : (TA:) or, as some say, عَشِيَّةٌ is a sing. [or n. un.] and عَشِىٌّ is its pl. [or a coll. gen. n.]: and, as IAmb says, sometimes the Arabs make عَشِيَّةٌ masc., as meaning عَشِىٌّ : (Msb:) or عَشِىٌّ signifies the time between the declining of the sun [from the meridian] and sunset: (Az, Mgh, Msb, TA:) or [the time] from the declining of the sun [from the meridian] to the صَبَاح [app. here, as generally, meaning morning]: (Er-Rághib, Msb, TA:) and sometimes it means the night: (TA:) the pl. is عَشَايَا and عَشِيَّاتٌ , (K, TA,) the former of which [is pl. of عَشِيَّةٌ , like the latter, or perhaps of عَشِىٌّ also, and] is originally عَشَايِوُ , then عَشَايِىُ , then عَشَائِىُ , then عَشَاءَى , and then عَشَايَا : (TA:) the dim, of عَشِىٌّ is عُشَيَّانٌ , irreg., as though formed from عَشْيَانٌ , and its pl. is عُشَيَّانَاتٌ ; and another form of its dim. is عُشَيْشِيَانٌ , pl. عُشَيْشِيَانَاتٌ : and the dim. of عَشِيَّةٌ is عُشَيْشِيَةٌ , pl. عُشَيْشِيَاتٌ : (S, TA:) one says, لَقِيتُهُ عُشَيْشَةً [another form of dim., properly meaning I met him in a short period of a late part of an evening, &c.], and [in like manner] عُشَيْشَانًا , and عُشَيَّانًا [in some copies of the K عشّانا ], and عُشَيْشِيَةً [accord. to the Mgh meaning عِشَآءً ], and عُشَيْشَاتٍ , and عُشَيْشِيَانَاتٍ . (K.) صَلَاتَا العَشِىِّ [The two prayers of the afternoon] means the two prayers of the ظُهْر and the عَصْر ; (Az, Mgh, Msb, K;) because they are in the latter part of the day ( فِى آخِرِ النَّهَارِ ), after the زَوَال [or declining of the sun from the meridian]. (TA.) In the phrase عَشِيَّةً أَوْضُحَاهَا [i. e. A late part of an evening, &c., or its early portion of the forenoon, meaning or an early portion of the forenoon of the same civil day], in the Kur lxxix. last verse, the ضحى is prefixed to [the pronoun referring to] the عشيّة because the ضحى and the عشيّة belong to the same [civil] day, [for this day is reckoned as the period from sunset to sunset,] (Ksh Bd, Jel, *) and also [by a kind of poetic license, for the sake of the rhyme, i. e.] because ضحاها occurs as a فَاصِلَة [q. v.]. (Jel.) عَشِىٌّ also signifies, (K, TA,) and so does عَشِيَّةٌ , (K,) Clouds (K, TA) coming late in the evening or at eventide ( عَشِيًّا ). (TA.) And the former, as an epithet applied to a camel, That continues long eating the عَشَآء [i. e. evening-pasture, or evening-feed]: fem. with ة . (K. [See also عَشٍ .])

Nounعَشِيَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the late part of the evening, the eveninggenerated

See عَشِىٌّ in ten places.

Qur’ānic occurrences عَشِيَّة

79:46

كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَىٰهَا

The Day they see it, (It will be) as if they had tarried but a single evening, or (at most till) the following morn!

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: see عَشِىٌّ , in ten places.

Nounعُشَيَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a short period of the late part of the eveninggenerated

Diminutive of عَشْوَةٌ, q. v.

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dim. of عَشْوَةٌ , q. v.

Nounعُشَيَّانٌ1 sense

Core sense — a short period of the late part of the eveninggenerated

Plural عُشَيَّانَاتٌ: see عَشِىٌّ in two places.

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, pl. عُشَيَّانَاتٌ : see عَشِىٌّ , in two places.

Nounعُشَيْشَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a short period of the late part of the eveninggenerated

And عُشَيْشِيَةٌ, plurals عُشَيْشَاتٌ and عُشَيْشِيَاتٌ: see عَشِىٌّ, the latter in two places.

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and عُشَيْشِيَةٌ , pls. عُشَيْشَاتٌ and عُشَيْشِيَاتٌ : see عَشِىٌّ ; the latter in two places.

Nounعُشَيْشَانٌ1 sense

Core sense — a short period of the late part of the eveninggenerated

And عُشَيْشِيَانٌ, the plural of the latter being عُشَيْشِيَانَاتٌ: see عَشِىٌّ.

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and عُشَيْشِيَانٌ , pl., of the latter عُشَيْشِيَانَاتٌ : see عَشِىٌّ .

Nounعَاشٍ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — pasturing by night; eating the evening-pasture; going at night to a host's firegenerated

1such as are eating the evening-pasture rouse such as refuse it—العَاشِيَةُ تَهِيجُ الآبِيَةَ

See عَشْيَانُ.

The feminine, عَاشِيَةٌ, applied to camels, means eating the عَشَآء [i.e. the evening-pasture, or evening-feed].

A proverb; or: she that is eating it rouses her that refuses. The pasture is the عشآء.

That is, when the camels that do not desire, or that refuse, the عشآء see those that are eating it, they follow them and eat it with them.

The plural العَوَاشِى [when indefinite, عَوَاشٍ], as an adjective in which the quality of a noun predominates, means those camels, and sheep or goats, that are pasturing by night.

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