عصم

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Form 1عَصَمَ6 senses · 5 main

muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarعَصْمٌ عِصْمَةٌ عَصَمٌ

Core sense — he defended, or protected, him; he preserved him; he gained, or earnedgenerated

1.1the food prevented him, or defended him, from being hungry—عَصَمَهُ الطَّعَامُ

. Same as مَنَعَ [as meaning He, or it, prevented, or hindered: or, as is usually the case, defended, or protected]; this is said to be the primary meaning, but see عِصْمَةٌ. It also means he, or it, preserved, or kept, synonym وَقَى; and it withheld a thing.

It stands for عَصَمَهُ مِنَ الجُوعِ; the verb here is مَنَعَهُ.

God defended, or protected, him; or preserved him—عَصَمَهُ ٱللّٰهُ

Muḍāriʿ as above, or this is a simple noun and the maṣdar is عَصْمٌ. One says مِنَ السُّوْءِ [from evil], or مِنَ المَكْرُوهِ [from what was disliked, or hated].

I defended, or protected, him; or preserved him—عَصَمْتُهُ

1.1.1he put a tie on the water-skin—عَصَمَ القِرْبَةَ

. The tie is the عِصَام.

he put a tie on the water-skin—أَعْصَمَهَا

Or it means, or also means, he bound it with the عِصَام, that is, the [tie called] وِكَآء, which is bound round its head to confine the contents.

1.2

عَصَمَ إِلَيْهِ: see form 8.

1.3he gained, or earned; or he sought means of subsistence—عَصَمَ

. Same as اِكْتَسَبَ.

1.4the dust stuck to his central incisor—عَصَمَ ثَنِيَّتَهُ الغُبَارُ

Like عَصَبَ.

1.5he was such as is termed أَعْصَمُ—عَصِمَ

. Said of a gazelle and of a mountain-goat, and apparently of a horse.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1

5:67

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ ۖ وَإِن لَّمْ تَفْعَلْ فَمَا بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالَتَهُۥ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْصِمُكَ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

O Messenger! proclaim the (message) which hath been sent to thee from thy Lord. If thou didst not, thou wouldst not have fulfilled and proclaimed His mission. And Allah will defend thee from men (who mean mischief). For Allah guideth not those who reject Faith.

11:43

قَالَ سَـَٔاوِىٓ إِلَىٰ جَبَلٍ يَعْصِمُنِى مِنَ ٱلْمَآءِ ۚ قَالَ لَا عَاصِمَ ٱلْيَوْمَ مِنْ أَمْرِ ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ ۚ وَحَالَ بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلْمَوْجُ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُغْرَقِينَ

The son replied: "I will betake myself to some mountain: it will save me from the water." Noah said: "This day nothing can save, from the command of Allah, any but those on whom He hath mercy! "And the waves came between them, and the son was among those overwhelmed in the Flood.

33:17

قُلْ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَعْصِمُكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ إِنْ أَرَادَ بِكُمْ سُوٓءًا أَوْ أَرَادَ بِكُمْ رَحْمَةً ۚ وَلَا يَجِدُونَ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلِيًّا وَلَا نَصِيرًا

Say: "Who is it that can screen you from Allah if it be His wish to give you punishment or to give you Mercy?" Nor will they find for themselves, besides Allah, any protector or helper.

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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, aor. عَصِمَ , (K, TA,) inf. n. عَصْمٌ , (TA,) i. q. مَنَعَ [as meaning He, or it, prevented, or hindered: or, as is generally the case, defended, or protected]: (K, TA:) this is [said to be] the primary signification: (TA: [but see عِصْمَةٌ ]) and he, or it, preserved, or kept; syn. وَقَى : (K, TA:) and it withheld ( أَمْسَكَ ) a thing. (TA.) One says, عَصَمَهُ الطَّعَامُ [for عَصَمَهُ مِنَ الجُوعِ ] The food prevented him, or defended him, ( مَنَعَهُ ,) from being hungry. (S, K.) And عَصَمَهُ ٱللّٰهُ , (Mgh, Msb, TA,) aor. as above, (Msb, TA,) inf. n. عِصْمَةٌ , (Mgh,) or this is a simple subst., (Msb,) and the inf. n. is عَصْمٌ , (TA,) God defended, or protected, him; (TA;) or preserved him; (Mgh, Msb, TA;) مِنَ السُّوْءِ [from evil], (Mgh,) or مِنَ المَكْرُوهِ [from what was disliked, or hated]. (Msb.) And عَصَمْتُهُ I [defended, or protected, him; or] preserved him. (S.) And [hence,] عَصَمَ القِرْبَةَ , (K, TA,) aor. عَصِمَ , inf. n. عَصْمٌ , (TA,) He put, or made, to the water-skin, an عِصَام ; (K, TA;) as also أَعْصَمَهَا : (ISk, S, K, TA:) or the latter signifies, (TA,) or signifies also, (K,) he bound it with the عِصَام , (K, TA,) i. e. the [tie called] وِكَآء [which is bound round its head to confine the contents]. (TA.) عَصَمَ إِلَيْهِ : see 8. عَصَمَ , aor. عَصِمَ , (S, K,) inf. n. عَصْمٌ , (S,) signifies also اِكْتَسَبَ [i. e. he gained, or earned; or he sought means of subsistence]. (S, K.) عَصَمَ ثَنِيَّتَهُ الغُبَارُ means The dust stuck to his central incisor; like عَصَبَ [q. v.]. (TA.) عَصِمَ , aor. عَصَمَ , (K, TA,) inf. n. عَصَمٌ , (S, * TA,) said of a gazelle, and of a mountain-goat, [and app. of a horse,] He was such as is termed أَعْصَمُ . (K, TA.)

Form 4اعصم5 senses · 3 main

Core sense — he laid fast hold on something, he clung to it; he protected himselfgenerated

4.1he held fast by his covenant—اعصم بِحَبْلِهِ

He exerted his strength and laid fast hold on a thing, or clung to it, so that his horse or his camel should not throw him down. [Or rather اعصم بِشَىْءٍ has this meaning, or he laid hold, or fast hold, upon a thing, or clung to it;] and one says اعتصم بِهِ and استعصم به in the same way.

Er-Rāghib: اعتصم بِهِ means this; hence, in the Qur'ān 3:98, وَٱعْتَصمُوا بِحَبْلِ ٱللّٰهِ [explained under حبل].

That is, تَمَسَّكَ بِهِ.

he laid hold on one of the camel's ropes, so the camel should not throw him down—اعصم بِالبَعِيرِ

he laid hold on the horse's mane, so his horse should not throw him down—اعصم بِالفَرَسِ

he laid hold upon such a one—اعصم بِفُلَانٍ

he clung to his companion—اعصم بِصَاحِبِهِ

4.1.1

And from this: he took refuge, and defended, or protected, himself, مِنَ الشَّرِّ from evil; also اعتصم and استعصم.

4.2

Also: he was not firm in his seat on the horse's back.

4.3he prepared for such a one something to lay hold of—اعصم فُلَانًا

In the camel's saddle and in the horse's saddle, so that he should not fall.

4.3.1

اعصم القِرْبَةَ: see form 1, latter half.

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He exerted his strength, and laid hold, or fast hold, upon a thing, or clung to it, lest his horse, or his camel, should throw him down; [or rather اعصم بِشَىْءٍ has this meaning, or he laid hold, or fast hold, upon a thing, or clung to it;] and in like manner one says اعتصم بِهِ , and استعصم به ; (S;) اعتصم بِهِ is said by Er-Rághib, to signify thus; whence, in the Kur [iii. 98], وَٱعْتَصمُوا بِحَبْلِ ٱللّٰهِ [expl. in art. حبل ]: (TA:) and [hence, likewise,] اعصم بِحَبْلِهِ signifies تَمَسَّكَ بِهِ [meaning He held fast by his corenant]. (Mgh.) One says also, اعصم بِالبَعِيرِ He laid hold upon one of the cords, or ropes, of the camel, (K, TA,) lest the camel should throw him down. (TA.) And اعصم بِالفَرَسِ He laid hold upon the mane of the horse, (K, TA,) lest his horse should throw him down. (TA.) And اعصم بِفُلَانٍ He laid upon such a one: (K:) or اعصم بِصَاحِبِهِ He clung to his companion. (S.) And [hence,] He took refuge, and defended, or protected, himself, مِنَ الشَّرِّ from evil; as also اعتصم , and استعصم (Ham p. 810.) Also He was not firm [in his seat] upon the back of the horse. (K.) اعصم فُلَانًا He prepared for such a one, (S, K,) in the camel's saddle, and in the horse's saddle, (S,) a thing upon which he might lay hold, (S, K,) lest he should fall. (S.) اعصم القِرْبَةَ : see 1, latter half.

Form 7انعصم1 sense

Core sense — he became defended, protected, or preservedgenerated

7.1

He became [defended, or protected, or] preserved; quasi-passive of عَصَمْتُهُ.

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He became [defended, or protected, or] preserved; quasi-pass. of عَصَمْتُهُ . (S.)

Form 8إِعْتَصَمَ2 senses

Core sense — he held fast to God, he clung to something for protectiongenerated

8.1he held fast to God, or clung to God—اعتصم بِٱللّٰهِ

See form 4, first sentence, in three places.

Or: to His religion; or he had recourse to God for protection in the concurrences, or combinations, of his affairs; or he confided in, or relied on, God in the concurrences of his affairs, seeking aid from none but Him; or he defended, or preserved, himself, or he refrained, or abstained, by the grace of God, from disobedience.

عَصَمَ إِلَيْهِ means the same as اعتصم بِهِ. See also form 4, latter half.

Lane cites “Jel in iii. 96” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given

8.2she applied collyrium to her eyes—اِعْتَصَمَتْ

Said of a girl, or young woman, [from عِصَامٌ]. El-Muärrij.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 8 2 shown of 5

3:101

وَكَيْفَ تَكْفُرُونَ وَأَنتُمْ تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ ءَايَـٰتُ ٱللَّهِ وَفِيكُمْ رَسُولُهُۥ ۗ وَمَن يَعْتَصِم بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدْ هُدِىَ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

And how would ye deny Faith while unto you are rehearsed the Signs of Allah, and among you Lives the Messenger? Whoever holds firmly to Allah will be shown a way that is straight.

4:175

فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱعْتَصَمُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَسَيُدْخِلُهُمْ فِى رَحْمَةٍ مِّنْهُ وَفَضْلٍ وَيَهْدِيهِمْ إِلَيْهِ صِرَٰطًا مُّسْتَقِيمًا

Then those who believe in Allah, and hold fast to Him,- soon will He admit them to mercy and grace from Himself, and guide them to Himself by a straight way.

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see 4, first sentence, in three places. [Hence,] اعتصم بِٱللّٰهِ He held fast, or clung, unto God: (Jel in iii. 96:) or, to his religion: or he had recourse to God for protection, in, or in respect of, the concurrences, or combinations, of his affairs: (Bd ibid:) he confided in, or relied upon, God, (Bd and Jel in xxii. last verse,) in, or in respect of, the concurrences, or combinations, of his affairs, not seeking aid from any but Him: (Bd ibid.:) or he defended, or preserved, himself, or he refrained, or abstained, ( اِمْتَنَعَ ,) by the grace of God, (S, Msb, * K,) from disobedience. (S, K. [See also 10.]) And عَصَمَ إِلَيْهِ signifies the same as اعتصم بِهِ . (K.) See also 4, latter half. اِعْتَصَمَتْ , said of a girl, or young woman, [from عِصَامٌ ,] She applied collyrium to her eyes. (El-Muärrij, TA.)

Form 10استعصم2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he defended, or preserved, himself; he refrained, or abstainedgenerated

10.1

See form 4, in two places.

10.1.1

Also: he defended, or preserved, himself; or he refrained, or abstained; same as اِمْتَنَعَ.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 10

12:32

قَالَتْ فَذَٰلِكُنَّ ٱلَّذِى لُمْتُنَّنِى فِيهِ ۖ وَلَقَدْ رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ فَٱسْتَعْصَمَ ۖ وَلَئِن لَّمْ يَفْعَلْ مَآ ءَامُرُهُۥ لَيُسْجَنَنَّ وَلَيَكُونًا مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰغِرِينَ

She said: "There before you is the man about whom ye did blame me! I did seek to seduce him from his (true) self but he did firmly save himself guiltless!.... and now, if he doth not my bidding, he shall certainly be cast into prison, and (what is more) be of the company of the vilest!"

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: see 4, in two places. Also He defended, or preserved, himself, or he refrained, or abstained; syn. اِمْتَنَعَ . (TA. [See also 8.])

Derived nouns 15

Nounعُصْمٌ2 senses

Core sense — a relic, or trace, of anything, such as tar or dyegenerated

1[Give me] what you have wiped off and thrown away of your حِنَّآء—أَعْطِينِى عُصْمَ حنَّائِكِ

This, and عُصُمٌ and عَصِيمٌ: a relic, and a trace, of anything, such as tar [with which camels are smeared when mangy], and خِضَاب [that is, hinnà and the like, with which the hair and so on is dyed], and the like.

عُصْمٌ is also explained as a trace of anything such as وَرْس or saffron or the like.

As said: I heard an Arab woman of the desert say this to her fellow-wife, meaning after she had dyed her hands with it.

عُصْمٌ is also a plural of عِصَامٌ.

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(S, K) and عُصُمٌ (K) and عَصِيمٌ (S, K) A relic, and a trace, of anything, (S, K,) such as tar [with which camels are smeared when mangy], (S,) and خِضَاب [i. e. hinnà ( حِنَّآء ) and the like, with which one dyes, or tinges, the hair &c.], and the like: (S, K:) and عُصْمٌ is also expl. as signifying a trace of anything such as وَرْس [q. v.] or saffron or the like. (TA.) As says, I heard an Arab woman of the desert say to her follow-wife, أَعْطِينِى عُصْمَ حنَّائِكِ , meaning [Give me] what thou hast wiped off and cast away of thy حِنَّآء (S, TA *) after thy dyeing of thy hands with it. (TA.) عُصْمٌ is also a pl. of عِصَامٌ [q. v.]. (TA.)

Nounعِصْمٌ1 sense

Core sense — a relic, or trace, of anything, such as tar or dyegenerated

See عُصْمَةٌ.

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: see عُصْمَةٌ .

Nounعُصُمٌ2 senses

Core sense — a relic, or trace, of anything, such as tar or dyegenerated

See عُصْمٌ.

Also a plural of عِصَامٌ.

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: see عُصْمٌ . Also a pl. of عِصَامٌ [q. v.]. (Msb.)

Nounعُصْمَةٌ2 senses

Core sense — a collar for a dog; a strap on a dog's neck; whiteness in the fore legsgenerated

1I gave it to him altogether—دَفَعْتُهُ إِلَيْهِ بِعُصْمَتِهِ

A قِلَادَة [meaning collar for a dog]. Er-Rāghib: also عِصْمَةٌ, resembling a bracelet.

Plural عِصَمٌ; plural of the plural أَعْصُمٌ and عِصَمَةٌ [in the CK عَصَمَةٌ, but, as the TA says, with kesr and then fet-h]; and plural of the plural of the plural أَعْصَامٌ.

Or this last, which the S says is plural of عُصْمةٌ, and which ISd thought to be formed from عِصْمَةٌ after rejecting the augmentative letter [ة], and which some say is a plural whose singular is عِصْمٌ, as أَعْدَالٌ is of عِدْلٌ, is correctly plural of عِصَمٌ, which is plural of عِصْمَةٌ, of which أَعْصِمَةٌ is also a plural [of pauc.].

أَعْصَامٌ also means the straps on the necks of dogs; the singular is عُصْمَةٌ, and some say عِصَامٌ, with kesr, [in the CK عَصامٌ], mentioned by Lth.

One says بِعِصَامِهِ in the same sense, as one says بِرُمَّتِهِ.

Also the quality denoted by the adjective أَعْصَمُ.

ISh: it is in the arm of the gazelle and of the mountain-goat.

IAar: it is in cloven-hoofed animals in the fore legs, and in the crow in the shanks; and sometimes, he says, it is in horses.

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A قِلَادَة [meaning collar for a dog]: (S, K;) as also عِصْمَةٌ ; (Kr, K, &c.;) resembling a bracelet: (Er-Rághib, TA:) pl. (of the latter, TA) عِصَمٌ , and pl. pl. أَعْصُمٌ and عِصَمَةٌ [in the CK عَصَمَةٌ , but, as is said in the TA, with kesr and then fet-h], and pl. pl. pl. أَعْصَامٌ ; (K;) or this last, which is said in the S to be pl. of عُصْمةٌ , and thought by ISd to be formed from عِصْمَةٌ after rejecting the augmentative letter [ ة ], and said by some to be a pl. of which the sing. is عِصْمٌ , like as أَعْدَالٌ is of عِدْلٌ , is correctly pl. of عِصَمٌ , which is pl. of عِصْمَةٌ , (IB, TA.) of which أَعْصِمَةٌ is also a pl. [of pauc.] (TA.) And أَعْصَامٌ signifies also The straps ( عَذَبَات ) that are upon the necks of dogs: and the sing, is عُصْمَةٌ , and, (K, TA,) some say, (TA,) عِصَامٌ , (K, TA,) with kesr, [in the CK عَصامٌ ,] mentioned by Lth. (TA.) [Hence,] one says, دَفَعْتُهُ إِلَيْهِ بِعُصْمَتِهِ and بِعِصَامِهِ [i. e. I gave it to him altogether]; like as one says, بِرُمَّتِهِ [q. v.]. (TA.) Also The quality denoted by the epithet أَعْصَمُ [q. v.]: (S, K:) ISh says, it is in the arm of the gazelle and of the mountain-goat: and IAar says, it is in cloven-hoofed animals in the fare legs; and in the crow, in the shanks; and sometimes, he says, it is in horses. (TA.)

Nounعِصْمَةٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — defence, protection, preservation by God; the tie, or bond, of marriagegenerated

1God's preservation of the prophets—عِصْمَةُ الأَنْبِيَآءِ

Mentioned in the Mgh as a maṣdar, but said in the Msb to be a simple noun. It primarily means مَنْعٌ [prevention, or hindrance; or, as most of its subordinate uses seem to show, defence, or protection].

Or, some say, its primary meaning is the act of tying, or binding, and from this comes the meaning of مَنْعٌ. Zj: it primarily means حَبْلٌ [that is, a rope, or cord]. Mohammad Ibn-Neshwán El-Himyeree: سَبَبٌ and حَبْلٌ [which mean the same].

Defence, or protection, or preservation, [in an absolute sense, and] as an act of God, from what would cause a man's destruction.

Er-Rāghib: first, by the special endowment of them with essential purity of constitution; then by conferring on them large and highly esteemed excellences; then by aid against opponents and making their feet firm; then by sending down on them tranquillity and preserving their hearts, or minds, and fitting them for what is right.

Qur’ān 9:26 approximate — somewhere between 9:19 and 9:32 Lane cites “Kur ix. 26”

1.1

Also [a defence, meaning] a defender from a state of perdition and from want; so in a saying of Aboo-Tálib in praise of the Prophet, cited under ثِمَالٌ.

1.2

A faculty of avoiding, or shunning, acts of disobedience, [or of keeping oneself from them,] while having the power to commit them. El-Munáwee.

Or, as the Muslim theologians use it, inability to disobey; or a disposition that prevents disobedience, not one that constrains a person to act.

1.3the tie, or bond, of marriage—عِصْمَةُ النِّكَاحِ

Plural عِصَمٌ.

[Also called, in the present day, عِصْمَةُ المَرْأَةِ, that is, the woman's matrimonial tie or bond, which is in her husband's hand, or power: a term used by the lawyers.]

in his hand, or power, is the tie, or bond, of marriage—بِيَدِهِ عِصْمَةُ النِّكَاحِ

And do not hold to the matrimonial ties, or bonds, of the unbelieving women—وَلَا تُمَسِّكُوا بِعِصَمِ الكَوَافِرِ

Qur'ān 60:10; the meaning is: divorce such women. But the common reading is ولا تُمْسِكُوا, which means the same.

1.4

See also عُصْمَةٌ.

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[mentioned in the Mgh as an inf. n., but said in the Msb to be a simple subst.,] primarily (TA) signifies مَنْعٌ [as meaning Prevention, or hindrance: or, as seems to be indicated by most of its subordinate applications, defence, or protection]: (S, K, TA:) or, as some say, its primary signification is the act of tying, or binding; and hence the meaning of مَنْعٌ : or, accord. to Zj, it primarily signifies حَبْلٌ [i. e. a rope, or cord]; and accord. to Mohammad Ibn-Neshwán El- Himyeree, سَبَبٌ and حَبْلٌ [which mean the same]. (TA.) Defence, or protection, (TA,) or preservation, (S, Msb, K,) [in an absolute sense, and] as an act of God, (Msb, TA,) from that which would cause destruction of a man. (TA.) عِصْمَةُ الأَنْبِيَآءِ signifies God's preservation of the prophets; first, by the peculiar endowment of them with essential purity of constitution; then, by the conferring of large and highly-esteemed excellences; then, by aid against opponents, and rendering their feet firm; then, by sending down upon them tranquillity ( السَّكِينَة , q. v.), [see the Kur ix. 26, &c.,] and the preservation of their hearts, or minds, and adaptation to that which is right. (Er-Rá- ghib, TA.) Also [A defence as meaning] a defender from a state of perdition and from want: so in a saying of Aboo-Tálib, in praise of the Prophet, cited voce ثِمَالٌ . (TA.) And A faculty of avoiding, or shunning, acts of disobedience, [or of self-preservation therefrom,] with possession of power to commit them: (El-Muná- wee, TA:) [or,] as used by the Muslim theologians, inability to disobey: or a disposition that prevents [disobedience], not such as constrains [to act]. (MF, TA.) عِصْمَةُ النِّكَاحِ means The tie, or bond, of marriage: [also called, in the present day, عِصْمَةُ المَرْأَةِ i. e. the woman's matrimonial tie or bond, which is in her husband's hand, or power: a term used by the lawyers:] one says, بِيَدِهِ عِصْمَةُ النِّكَاحِ i. e. [In his hand, or power, is] the tie, or bond, of marriage: pl. عِصَمٌ : whence, in the Kur [lx. 10], وَلَا تُمَسِّكُوا بِعِصَمِ الكَوَافِرِ [And hold ye not to the matrimonial ties, or bonds, of the unbelieving women; meaning divorce ye such women: but the common reading is ولا تُمْسِكُوا , which signifies the same]. (TA.) See also عُصْمَةٌ .

Nounعِصَامٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the tie of a water-skin; a carrying-strap; collyriumgenerated

The tie of a قِرْبَة [or water-skin], that is, its [tie called] وَكَآء; and the strap used for carrying it; or a cord used for tying the leathern bucket, the water-skin, and the leathern water-vessel called إِدَاوَة; and the loop-shaped handle by which the bag or other receptacle for travelling-provisions or goods called وِعَآء is suspended; and anything that serves for the protection, or preservation, of a thing.

Plural [of pauc.] أَعْصِمَةٌ and [of mult.] عُصْمٌ; or عُصُمٌ and عِصَامٌ, like the singular, of the class of دِلَاصٌ.

Az states, as what had been heard from the Arabs about the عُصْم of the leathern water-bags called مَزَاد, that they are the cords fixed in the loops of the pairs of water-bags, with which they are tied when they are bound on the camel's back; the [rope called] رِوَآء is then bound over them. Lth wrongly says that they are the طَرَائِق [apparently meaning borders] of the extremity of the مَزَادَة [or leathern water-bag], at the place of the كُلْيَة [or kidney-shaped piece of leather to which a loop is sewed]. [See also خُصْمٌ.]

A tradition mentions a place where a camel was shackled with عُصْم, meaning that its abundance of herbage confined him so that he would not go away in search of pasture.

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Also the cord, or bond, of the vehicle called مَحْمِل, which is bound at the extremity of each of the transverse pieces of wood called the عَارِضَانِ [correctly عَارِضَتَانِ], in the upper part of each of these.

Lth says there are two such cords, or bonds; and Az says that the عِصَامَانِ of the مَحْمِل are like those of the pair of leathern water-bags called مَزَادَتَانِ.

1.2

And the slender part of the end of the tail; عِضَامٌ is a variant of the same in another dialect [but see that word].

Or the tail with its hair and its عَسِيب. Plural أَعْصِمَةٌ.

1.3

See also عُصْمَةٌ, in two places.

1.4

Also collyrium, on the authority of El-Muärrij; so called because it defends and strengthens the eye.

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The tie of a قِرْبَة [or water-skin]; (S, Msb;) [i. e.] its [tie called] وَكَآء [which is bound round the head to confine the contents]: (TA:) and the strap that is used for the carrying thereof: (S, Msb:) or a cord that is used for the tying, or binding, of the leathern bucket and of the water-skin and of the [leathern vessel for water called] إِدَاوَة : and the loop-shaped handle that serves for the suspending of the [bag, or other receptacle, for travelling-provisions or for goods or utensils &c. called] وِعَآء : (K:) and anything that serves for the protection, or preservation, of a thing: (TA:) pl. [of pauc.] أَعْصِمَةٌ and [of mult.] عُصْمٌ , (K, TA,) or عُصُمٌ , (Msb, and so in some copies of the K,) and عِصَامٌ , like the sing., of the class of دِلَاصٌ : (AZ, K:) but Az states, as what had been heard [app. by him] from the Arabs, respecting the عُصْم of [the leathern water-bags called] مَزَاد , that they are the cords that are fixed in the loops of the pairs of water-bags, and with which they are tied when they are bound upon the back of the camel; after which the [rope called] رِوَآء is bound over them: they are erroneously said by Lth to be the طَرَائِق [app. meaning borders] of the extremity of the مَزَادَة [or leathern water-bag], at the place of the كُلْيَة [or kidney-shaped piece of leather to which a loop is sewed]. (TA. [See also خُصْمٌ .]) Mention is made, in a trad., of a place where a camel was shackled with عُصْم , as meaning that its abundance of herbage confined him so that he would not go away in search of pasturage. (TA.) Also The cord, or bond, of the [vehicle called] مَحْمِل , (K, * TA,) which is bound at the extremity of [each of the transverse pieces of wood called] the عَارِضَانِ [correctly عَارِضَتَانِ ], in the upper part of each of these: [for,] as Lth says, there are two of such cords, or bonds: and Az says that the عِصَامَانِ of the مَحْمِل are like those of the [pair of leathern water-bags called] مَزَادَتَانِ . (TA.) And The slender part of the end of the tail; (M, K;) and عِضَامٌ is a dial. var. thereof: (TA: [but see the latter:]) or the tail with its hair and its عَسِيب [q. v.]: (ISh, TA:) pl. أَعْصِمَةٌ . (K.) See also عُصْمَةٌ , in two places. Also Collyrium: (K, TA:) mentioned on the authority of El-Muärrij: so called because it defends and strengthens the eye. (TA.)

Nounعَصُومٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — eating much, greedy; said of a she-camel or of a persongenerated

Eating much, greedy; applied to a she-camel.

عَيْصُومٌ means the same, applied to a human being, male or female; the feminine occurs in the saying of a rájiz about an old woman, and is said to have this meaning, but as some relate it the word there is with ض.

Kr: عَيْضُومٌ means this, applied to a woman; عَيْصُومٌ, however, is of higher authority. In the article عَيْصَامٌ عضم it also means the same, applied to a man.

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Also a female whose family, or household, has become numerous.

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Edacious; voracious; (K, TA;) applied to a she-camel; (TA;) and عَيْصُومٌ signifies the same, (K, TA,) applied to a human being, male and female; (TA;) the latter occurring in the saying of a rájiz, applied to an old woman, (S, TA,) and said to have this meaning, (S,) but as some relate it, the word is there with ض ; (S, TA;) and عَيْضُومٌ signifies thus accord. to Kr, applied to a woman: عَيْصُومٌ , however, is of higher authority: (TA in art. عَيْصَامٌ عضم also signifies the same, applied to a man. (TA.) Also A female whose family, or household, have become numerous. (Az, TA.)

Nounعَصِيمٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a trace of dye or the like; sweat; dirt dried on camels' thighsgenerated

See عُصْمٌ.

1.1

Also sweat; or, according to Lth, rust [that is an effect] of sweat.

1.2

And dirt, and urine that dries, on the thighs of camels, so as to become like the road in thickness.

1.3

And black hair that grows beneath the fur of the camel when it falls off (إِذَا ٱنْتَسَلَ [perhaps a mistranscription for اذا أَنْسَلَ]).

1.4

And the leaves of trees.

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: see عُصْمٌ . Also Sweat: (K:) or, accord. to Lth, rust [that is an effect] of sweat. (TA.) And Dirt, and urine that dries, upon the thighs of camels, (K, TA,) so as to become like the road, in thickness. (TA.) And Black hair that grows beneath the fur of the camel when it falls off ( إِذَا ٱنْتَسَلَ [perhaps a mistranscription for اذا أَنْسَلَ ]). (K.) And The leaves of trees. (IB, TA.)

Nounعِصَامِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — of the class of 'Isám; self-ennobled, noble in himselfgenerated

1Be of the class of 'Isám, that is, be self-ennobled—كُنْ عِصَامِيًّا وَلَا تَكُنْ عِظَامِيًّا

A relative noun used as meaning of the class of 'Isám, and so self-ennobled.

عِصَامٌ is the name of a chamberlain of En-Noamán Ibn-El-Mundhir; the saying below is a proverb spoken in relation to him.

The latter clause means: and do not be one of those who glory in old and wasted and crumbling bones, [that is, in their ancestors.]

This alludes to his saying — so in the S and K and TA, but it is really the saying of En-Nábighah: [The soul of 'Isám ennobled 'Isám, and taught him the art of attack, and boldness]

shāhid

نَفْسُ عِصَامٍ سَوَّدَتْ عِصَامَاوَعَلَّمَتْهُ الكَرَّ وَالإِقْدَامَا

such a one is noble in respect of soul, or self, and of origin—فُلَانٌ عِصَامِىٌّ وَعِظَامِىٌّ

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[a rel. n. used as meaning Of the class of 'Isám; and hence, self-ennobled]. عِصَامٌ is the name of a chamberlain of En-Noamán Ibn-ElMundhir: and [in relation to him] it is said in a prov., كُنْ عِصَامِيًّا وَلَا تَكُنْ عِظَامِيًّا , (S, K, TA,) [the former clause meaning Be thou of the class of 'Isám, i. e. be thou self-ennobled, and] the latter clause meaning and be not of those who glory in old and wasted and crumbling bones, [i. e. in their ancestors,] (TA,) alluding to his saying, [so in the S and K and TA, but correctly the saying of En-Nábighah, (see Har p. 297,)] 1 [The soul of 'Isám ennobled 'Isám, and taught him the art of attack, and boldness]. (S, K, TA.) And [hence] one says also, فُلَانٌ عِصَامِىٌّ وَعِظَامِىٌّ i. e. Such a one is noble in respect of soul, or self, and of origin. (A, TA.) نَفْسُ عِصَامٍ سَوَّدَتْ عِصَامَا | وَعَلَّمَتْهُ الكَرَّ وَالإِقْدَامَا

Nounعَاصِمٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — defending; a defendergenerated

1there is no defender [this day from the decree of God]—لَا عَاصِمَ اليَوْمَ مِنْ أَمْرِٱللّٰهِ

Ism fāʿil of عَصَمَ: defending, or a defender.

In the Qur'ān 11:45. Or the meaning may be: no person defended; or no possessor of defence — so that عاصم may be an instance of فَاعِل in the sense of مَفْعُوا, or it may be a possessive adjective. [See also دَافِقٌ.]

1.1a name of El-Medeeneh—العَاصِمَةُ

1.2the meal of parched barley or the like—أَبُو عَاصِمٍ

That is, السَّوِيق.

And also the food called سِكْبَاج.

Qur’ānic occurrences عَاصِم

10:27

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَسَبُوا۟ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ جَزَآءُ سَيِّئَةٍۭ بِمِثْلِهَا وَتَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۖ مَّا لَهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِنْ عَاصِمٍ ۖ كَأَنَّمَآ أُغْشِيَتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ قِطَعًا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مُظْلِمًا ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ

But those who have earned evil will have a reward of like evil: ignominy will cover their (faces): No defender will they have from (the wrath of) Allah: Their faces will be covered, as it were, with pieces from the depth of the darkness of night: they are companions of the Fire: they will abide therein (for aye)!

11:43

40:33

يَوْمَ تُوَلُّونَ مُدْبِرِينَ مَا لَكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِنْ عَاصِمٍ ۗ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْ هَادٍ

"A Day when ye shall turn your backs and flee: No defender shall ye have from Allah: Any whom Allah leaves to stray, there is none to guide...

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[act. part. n. of عَصَمَ , signifying] Defending [&c.], or a defender [&c.]. (TA.) لَا عَاصِمَ اليَوْمَ مِنْ أَمْرِٱللّٰهِ , in the Kur [xi. 45], may mean There is no defender [this day from the decree of God]: (TA:) or the meaning may be, no [person] defended: or no possessor of defence: (S, TA:) so that عاصم may be an instance of فَاعِل in the sense of مَفْعُوا : (S:) or it may thus be a possessive epithet. (TA. [See also دَافِقٌ .]) [Hence,] العَاصِمَةُ is a name of El-Medeeneh. (K.) أَبُو عَاصِمٍ is an appellation of The meal of parched barley or the like ( السَّوِيق ). (S, K.) And also The food called سِكْبَاج [q. v.]. (K.)

Nounعَيْصَامٌ1 sense

Core sense — eating much, greedygenerated

See عَصُومٌ.

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: see عَصُومٌ .

Nounعَيْصُومٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — eating much, greedy; a woman who sleeps longgenerated

See عَصُومٌ.

1.1

Also a woman who sleeps long, and speaks angrily when she is roused.

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: see عَصُومٌ Also A woman who sleeps long, and speaks angrily when she is roused. (TA.)

Nounأَعْصَمُ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — having a whiteness in the fore legs; said of a gazelle, goat, horse, or crowgenerated

A gazelle, or a mountain-goat, with a whiteness in his arms, or in one of them, the rest of him being red or black; or a goat white in the fore legs, or in one fore leg.

Feminine عَصْمَآءُ; plural عُصْمٌ.

1.1

And a horse white in the fore leg; or with a whiteness in one of his fore legs, above the pastern; or with a whiteness in his fore shanks; or with a whiteness in one of his fore legs but none at all, little or much, in his hind legs — in which case he is called أَعْصَمُ اليُمْنَى or اليُسْرَى [white in respect of the right fore leg or of the left].

When the whiteness is in both fore legs, he is called أَعْصَمُ اليَدَيْنِ [white in respect of the two fore legs], unless he has a blaze on his face, in which case he is called مُحَجَّلٌ, not أَعْصَمُ; though a blaze on his face does not cause him to be called مُحَجَّلٌ when the whiteness is in one fore leg.

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And a crow with a white feather in its wing (S, K; [in some copies of the K, in its two wings]), that is, in one of its wings, because the bird's wing corresponds to the fore leg [of the beast]; or white in the wings; or white in the legs; or red in the legs and beak.

Az says this last is the correct explanation, but adds that the Arabs call whiteness حَمْرَة [which properly means redness], saying of a woman of white complexion that she is حَمْرَآء [so that the last of these explanations of أَعْصَمُ applied to a crow apparently means white in the legs and beak].

The Prophet is said to have explained this adjective, so applied, as meaning one of whose legs is white.

Some say that الغُرَابُ الأَعْصَمُ is like الأَبْلَقُ العَقُوقُ and بَيْضُ الأَنوقِ, applied to anything that is rarely found. It occurs in a number of traditions, and a righteous woman is likened to it.

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A gazelle, and a mountain-goat, having in his arms, (As, T, S, K,) or in one of them, (AO, S, M, K,) a whiteness, (S, K,) the rest of him being red or black: (K:) or a goat white in the fore legs, or in the fore leg: (Az, TA:) fem. عَصْمَآءُ : (S, K:) and pl. عُصْمٌ . (S.) And A horse white in the fore leg: (As, TA:) or having a whiteness in one of his fore legs, above the pastern: (ISh, TA:) or having a whiteness in his fore shanks: (Ham p. 18:) or having a whiteness in one of his fore legs, (S, TA,) but not in his hind legs, (TA,) little or much; in which case he is termed أَعْصَمُ اليُمْنَى or اليُسْرَى [white in respect of the right fore leg or of the left]: when the whiteness is in both of his fore legs, he is termed أَعْصَمُ اليَدَيْنِ [white in respect of the two fore legs]; unless having a blaze in his face, in which case he is termed مُحَجَّلٌ , not أَعْصَمُ ; (S, TA;) though a blaze in his face does not cause him to be termed مُحَجَّلٌ when the whiteness is in one fore leg. (S.) And A crow having a white feather in its wing; (S, K; [in some copies of the K, in its two wings;]) i. e., in one of its wings: (TA:) because the wing of the bird corresponds to the fore leg [of the beast]: (S, TA:) or white in the wings: (ISh, IAth, TA:) or white in the legs: (TA:) or red ( أَحْمَر ) in the legs and beak; (Az, K, TA;) and this is said by Az to be the correct explanation; [but] he adds that the Arabs term بَيَاض [i. e. whiteness] حَمْرَة [which properly signifies redness], saying of a woman of white complexion that she is حَمْرَآء : [so that by the last of the foregoing explanations of أَعْصَمُ applied to a crow is app. meant white in the legs and beak:] the Prophet is said to have explained this epithet, thus applied, as meaning of which one of the legs is white: (TA:) some say that الغُرَابُ الأَعْصَمُ is like الأَبْلَقُ العَقُوقُ and بَيْضُ الأَنوقِ , applied to anything that is rarely found: (S, TA:) it occurs in a number of trads.; and a righteous woman is likened thereto. (TA.)

Nounمِعْصَمٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — the part of the fore arm where the bracelet is worn, the wrist; the armgenerated

The part of the fore arm which is the place of the bracelet; [the wrist: plural مَعَاصِمُ].

In a line quoted from a poet, المَعَاصِيم is used by poetic licence for المَعَاصِم.

1.1

And the يَد [meaning arm]; used in this sense in a verse of El-Aashà.

Also, thus without the article ال, a name for the she-goat, which is called to be milked by saying مِعْصَمْ مِعْصَمْ, with the last letter sākin.

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The part, of the fore arm, which is the place of the bracelet; (S, Msb, K;) [the wrist: pl. مَعَاصِمُ :] in a citation from a poet (voce عَرَقَ ), المَعَاصِيم is used by poetic license for المَعَاصِم . (L in art. عرق .) And The يَد [meaning arm]; (K, TA;) used in this sense in a verse of ElAashà. (TA.) Also, thus without the article ال , a name for The she-goat; which is called to be milked by one's saying مِعْصَمْ مِعْصَمْ , with the last letter quiescent. (K.)

Nounمُعْتَصَمٌ1 sense

Core sense — a place of defence, protection, or preservationgenerated

A place of defence, protection, or preservation.

Lane cites “Bd in xi. 45” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given

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A place of defence, protection, or preservation. (Ksh and Bd in xi. 45.)