عِصَابَةٌ
Root: عصب
Full Definition
عِصَابَةٌ
A thing with which another thing is bound, or wound round; as also
عِصَابٌ and
عَصْبٌ : or a thing with which the head is bound, or wound round: and
عِصَابٌ signifies a thing with which a thing other than the head is bound, or wound round; anything, such as a piece of rag, or a fillet, or bandage, with which a broken limb, or a wound, is bound, is termed thus, i. e. عِصَابٌ: and عِصَابَةٌ signifies also a turban; syn. عِمَامَةٌ: or this [in the TA by mistake written عمامة] signifies a small thing that serves as a covering for the head, [such as a kerchief or a fillet,] being wound round it; and what is larger is termed عِمَامَةٌ: or whatever is bound, or wound, round the head, whether it be a turban or a kerchief or a piece of rag: and
عَصْبٌ [likewise] signifies a turban, and anything with which the head is bound, or wound round: the pl. of عِصَابَةٌ is عَصَائِبُ. El-Farezdak says,
2 And [hence]
3 See also عَصْبٌ, latter half.
4 And see عُصْبَةٌ, in four places.
5 And for the pl. applied to winds, see 1, former half.
[And a company of riders in such a state that it seemed as though the wind desired to take for itself spoil from them, by its dragging away the turbans]: he means that the wind untwisted their turbans by its violence, as though it despoiled them thereof.وَرَكْبٌ كَأَنَّ الرِّيحَ تَطْلُبُ مِنْهُمُ لَهَا سَلَبًا مِنْ جَذْبِهَا بِالعَصَائِبِ
2 And [hence]
3 See also عَصْبٌ, latter half.
4 And see عُصْبَةٌ, in four places.
5 And for the pl. applied to winds, see 1, former half.
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