muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُ·ـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarعَضٌّ عَضِيضٌ
Core sense — I bit it with my teeth; he held fast to him; it became severegenerated
1.1[I bit it; or] I seized it, or took hold of it, with my teeth, and pressed it — namely, a thing, or a morsel of food—عَضِضْتُ عَلَيْهِ
Also بِهِ.
Third person عَضَّ, that is يَعَضُّ; imperative عَضّ [i. e. عَضَّ and عَضِّ] and اِعْضَضٌ; maṣdar عَضٌّ and عَضِيضٌ and عُضَاضٌ.
Or with the tongue, as, for instance, a serpent does; but not a scorpion, for that stings.
According to the Book of Verbs by IKtt, one also says عَضَضْتُ; and it has been asserted that one says, though rarely, عَضَضْتُ.
ISk cites AO as asserting that عَضَضْتُ with fet-h [to the first ض] is a dialectal variant used among the tribes of Er-Ribáb. But IB says this is a mistranscription: what ISk says in the book called El-Isláh is غَصِصْتُ بِاللُّقْمَةِ فَأَنَا أَغَصُّ بِهَا غَصَصًا قَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ وَغَصَصْتُ لُغَةٌ فِى الرِّبَابِ, with [the pointed غ and] the unpointed ص. SM adds that it is so found in the handwriting of Aboo-Zekereeyà and of Ibn-El-Jawáleekee in the Isláh of ISk, and that they expressly assert the other reading to be a mistranscription.
1.1.1[The horse champed his bit]—عَضَّ الفَرَسُ عَلَى لِجَامِهِ
1.1.2figurative · مجاز — inferred[And when they are alone, they bite the ends of the fingers by reason of wrath, or rage, against you]—وَإِذَا خَلَوْا عَضَّوا عَلَيْكُمُ الأَنَامِلَ مِنَ الغَيْظِ
[He bit his hand in wrath, or rage]—عَضَّ عَلَى يَدِهِ غَيْظًا
[And the day when the wrong-doer shall bite his hands]—وَيَوْمَ يَعَضُّ الظَّالِمُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ
[He bit his tongue]—عَضَّ عَلَى شِبْدِعِهِ
In the Qur'ān 3:115. It means that, through the violence of their hatred of the believers, they bite their hands in rage.
Said when a man is excessive in his enmity.
In the Qur'ān 25:29; meaning, in repentance and regret.
A proverb, that is, لِسَانِهِ; applied to one who is mild, or forbearing.
he bit the fingers—عَضَّ بِالْخَمْسِ
1.1.3figurative · مجازhe confirmed his knowledge; he made it sound—عَضَّ فِى العِلْمِ بِنَاجِذِهِ
1.1.4figurative · مجاز[Keep to my course of conduct, and the course of conduct of the orthodox Khaleefehs after me]—عَلَيْكُمْ بِسُنَّتِى وَسُنَّةِ الخُلَفَآءِ الرَّشِدِينَ مِنْ بَعْدِى عَضُّوا عَلَيْهَا بِالنَّوَاجِذِ
he kept, or clave, to his companion; he stuck to him—عَضَّ بِصَاحِبِهِ
Said by Mohammad; the meaning is: cleave to it, hold fast to it.
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he kept, or clave, to him—عَضَّهُ
I clave, or held fast, to my property—عضضت بِمَالِى
This is said to be the primary meaning; or it means he seized him with his teeth, because doing so is a means of cleaving.
So in the TA, without any vowel-signs on the verb. Maṣdar عُضُوضَةٌ and عَضَاضَةٌ; to agree with which the past tense should by rule be عَضُضْتُ.
such a one kept, or clave, to evil, or mischief, and did not leave it—عَضَّ فُلَانٌ بِالشَّرِّ
1.1.5figurative · مجازhe defamed him; he spoke evil of him; or he backbit him—عَضَّهُ
Aboo-Is-hák; see also art. همز. Or عَضَّهُ بِلِسَانِهِ.
1.1.6figurative · مجازthe straightening-instrument held fast to [or pinched] the internodal portions of the spear—عَضَّ الثِّقَافُ بِأَنَابِيبِ الرُّمْحِ
Also عَضَّ عَلَيْهَا.
1.1.7figurative · مجاز[The camel's saddle hurt him] as though it bit him—عَضَّهُ القَتَبُ
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1.1.8figurative · مجاز[The weapon, or weapons, wounded them]—عَضَّهُمُ السِّلَاحُ
1.1.9figurative · مجازthe thing, or affair, was, or became, severe, or distressing, to him—عَضَّهُ الأَمْرُ
war, or the war, was, or became, severe to him—عَضَّتْهُ الحَرْبُ
Also عَضَّتْ بِهِ. See an example under رَحِيمٌ.
the severity, or rigour, of time, or fortune, and of war—عَضُّ الزَّمَانِ
Also الحَرْبِ; or in these two cases the former word is with ظ; or, according to IKtt and others, عَضّ and عَظّ are two dialectal variants.
he, or it, was, or became, strong, or hard—عَضَّ
the same as اِشْتَدَّ and صَلُبَ. Apparently said of a man; or, thus used, it has a wider meaning, for it is said that عَضِضْتَ, addressed to a man, means you have become such as is termed عِضٌّ [q. v.], and the like is said in the A; and Sgh adds that its maṣdar is عَضَاضَةٌ.
1.1.10figurative · مجاز — inferredtravels rendered him experienced, or expert—عَضَّتْهُ الأَسْفَارُ
[The management of affairs rendered him experienced so that they taught him]—عَضَّتْهُ الأَمُورُ بِأَضْرَاسِهَا وَأَكَلَتْهُ حَتَّى عَرَّفَتْهُ
See art. جرس.
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
3:119
هَـٰٓأَنتُمْ أُو۟لَآءِ تُحِبُّونَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِبُّونَكُمْ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْكِتَـٰبِ كُلِّهِۦ وَإِذَا لَقُوكُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوْا۟ عَضُّوا۟ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْأَنَامِلَ مِنَ ٱلْغَيْظِ ۚ قُلْ مُوتُوا۟ بِغَيْظِكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِAh! ye are those who love them, but they love you not,- though ye believe in the whole of the Book. When they meet you, they say, "We believe": But when they are alone, they bite off the very tips of their fingers at you in their rage. Say: "Perish in your rage; Allah knoweth well all the secrets of the heart."
25:27
وَيَوْمَ يَعَضُّ ٱلظَّالِمُ عَلَىٰ يَدَيْهِ يَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى ٱتَّخَذْتُ مَعَ ٱلرَّسُولِ سَبِيلًاThe Day that the wrong-doer will bite at his hands, he will say, "Oh! would that I had taken a (straight) path with the Messenger!
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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, and عَضِضْتُ عَلَيْهِ , (S, O, Msb, K,) and بِهِ (S, O, Msb,) third pers. عَضَّ , (S,) aor. عَضَضَ , (S, Msb, K,) i. e. يَعَضُّ , (ISk, S, O,) imp. عَضّ [i. e. عَضَّ and عَضِّ ] and اِعْضَضٌ , (TA,) inf. n. عَضٌّ (Mgh, O, Msb, K) and عَضِيضٌ (O, K) and عُضَاضٌ , (TA, [see also عِضَاضٌ , below,]) [I bit it; or] I seized it, or took hold of it, with my teeth, (A, Mgh, Msb, K,) and pressed it therewith; (TA;) namely, a thing, (A,) or a morsel of food: (S, Msb:) or with my tongue; (A, K;) as, for instance, a serpent does; but not a scorpion; for this latter stings: (TA:) accord. to the Book of Verbs by IKtt, one also says عَضَضْتُ , aor. عَضُضَ : (Msb:) and [it has been asserted that] one says, (Msb, K,) though rarely, (Msb,) عَضَضْتُ , aor. عَضَضَ : (Msb, K:) it is said in the S [and O] that ISk cites AO as asserting that عَضَضْتُ , with fet-h [to the first ض ] is a dial. var. [which obtained] among [the tribes of] Er-Ribáb: but, IB says, this is a mistranscription; for what ISk says, in the book entitled “ ElIsláh, ” is, غَصِصْتُ بِاللُّقْمَةِ فَأَنَا أَغَصُّ بِهَا غَصَصًا قَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ وَغَصَصْتُ لُغَةٌ فِى الرِّبَابِ , with [the pointed غ and] the unpointed ص : to which [says SM] I add, that thus it is found in the handwriting of Aboo-Zekereeyà and of Ibn-El-Jawáleekee, in the “ Isláh ” of ISk, and they expressly assert that what is in the S is a mistranscription. (TA.) عَضَّ الفَرَسُ عَلَى لِجَامِهِ [The horse champed his bit]. (Msb.) It is said in the Kur [iii. 115], وَإِذَا خَلَوْا عَضَّوا عَلَيْكُمُ الأَنَامِلَ مِنَ الغَيْظِ [And when they are alone, they bite the ends of the fingers by reason of wrath, or rage, against you]: meaning that, by reason of the vehemence of their hatred of the believers, they eat [or rather bite] their hands in wrath, or rage. (O, TA.) You say also, عَضَّ عَلَى يَدِهِ غَيْظًا [He bit his hand in wrath, or rage], when a man is inordinate in his enmity. (TA.) In like manner, it is said in the Kur [xxv. 29], وَيَوْمَ يَعَضُّ الظَّالِمُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ [And the day when the wrong-doer shall bite his hands]; meaning, in repentance and regret. (O, TA.) And it is said in a prov., عَضَّ عَلَى شِبْدِعِهِ , i. e. لِسَانِهِ [He bit his tongue]: applied to the clement, or forbearing. (O, TA.) One says also, عَضَّ بِالْخَمْسِ , meaning He bit the fingers. (Ham p. 790.) عَضَّ فِى العِلْمِ بِنَاجِذِهِ He confirmed his knowledge; made it sound. (Mgh.) Mohammad said, عَلَيْكُمْ بِسُنَّتِى وَسُنَّةِ الخُلَفَآءِ الرَّشِدِينَ مِنْ بَعْدِى عَضُّوا عَلَيْهَا بِالنَّوَاجِذِ , meaning [Keep ye to my course of conduct, and the course of conduct of the orthodox Khaleefehs after me:] cleave ye, or hold ye fast, thereto. (Mgh, * Msb.) And you say, of a man, عَضَّ بِصَاحِبِهِ , (S, O, K,) aor. عَضَضَ , (S,) inf. n. عَضِيضٌ (S, O, K) and عَضٌّ , (TA,) He kept, or clave, to his companion; (S, O, K;) he stuck to him: (TA:) and عَضَّهُ has the same, which is said to be the primary, signification; (TA;) or this signifies he seized him with his teeth, because the doing so is a means of cleaving. (IAth, TA.) You say also عضضت بِمَالِى , [so in the TA, without any vowel-signs to the verb,] inf. n. عُضُوضَةٌ and عَضَاضَةٌ , [to agree with which, the pret. by rule should be عَضُضْتُ ,] I clave, or held fast, to my property. (TA.) And عَضَّ فُلَانٌ بِالشَّرِّ Such a one kept, or clave, to evil, or mischief, and did not leave it. (A, TA.) عَضَّهُ , (Aboo-'Is-hák, TA in art. همز ,) or عَضَّهُ بِلِسَانِهِ , (A, TA, *) inf. n. عَضٌّ , (TA,) He defamed him; spoke evil of him; or backbit him. (Aboo-Is-hák, ubi suprà; A, TA.) عَضَّ الثِّقَافُ بِأَنَابِيبِ الرُّمْحِ , and عَضَّ عَلَيْهَا , inf. n. عَضٌّ , The straighteninginstrument held fast to [or pinched] the internodal portions of the spear. (TA.) عَضَّهُ القَتَبُ , inf. n. عَضٌّ , [The camel's saddle hurt him] as though it bit him. (IB.) عَضَّهُمُ السِّلَاحُ [The weapon, or weapons, wounded them]. (O, TA.) عَضَّهُ الأَمْرُ The thing, or affair, was, or became, severe, or distressing, or afflictive, to him. (A, TA.) And you say also, عَضَّتْهُ الحَرْبُ (A, O) and عَضَّتْ بِهِ War, or the war, was, or became, severe to him. (Ham p. 628. See an ex. voce رَحِيمٌ .) عَضُّ الزَّمَانِ and الحَرْبِ signify The severity, or rigour, of time, or fortune, and of war: or in these two cases, the former word is with ظ : (K:) or, accord. to IKtt and others, عَضّ and عَظّ are two dial. vars. (TA.) And عَضَّ , aor. عَضَضَ , inf. n. عَضِيضٌ , signifies also He, or it, was, or became, strong, or hard; syn. اِشْتَدَّ and صَلُبَ : (IKtt, TA:) app. said of a man: (TA:) [or, thus used, it has a more comprehensive meaning; for] it is said in the S that عَضِضْتَ , addressed to a man, signifies thou becamest, or hast become, such as is termed عِضٌّ [q. v.]; and the like is said in the A; and Sgh adds [in the O] that its inf. n. is عَضَاضَةٌ . (TA.) عَضَّتْهُ الأَسْفَارُ Travels rendered him experienced, or expert. (A, TA.) And one says, عَضَّتْهُ الأَمُورُ بِأَضْرَاسِهَا وَأَكَلَتْهُ حَتَّى عَرَّفَتْهُ [The management of affairs rendered him experienced so that they taught him]. (A in art. جرس .)