عَاسٌّ
Root: عس
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عَاسٌّ
One who patrols, or goes the rounds, by night, for the Sultán, to guard the people: who makes search by night after suspicious persons, or persons to be suspected, and investigates, or discovers, their opinions, or sentiments: and any seeker of a thing: used as a sing and pl.: or it is a quasi-pl. n. also: being, without idghám, [i. e., in its original form, عَاسِسٌ.] like بَاقِرٌ and جَامِلٌ: or the pl. is
عَسَسٌ , or this is a quasi-pl. n., and
عَسِيسٌ , like حَجِيجٌ, [or this is also a quasi-pl. n.,] and عُسَّاسٌ and عَسَسَةٌ. [See طَائِفٌ.]
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