Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

أسّلهُ

Root: اسل

Form: 2

Full Definition

أسّلهُII He made it thin. [He made it sharp, or pointed. ]
2 أسّل المَطَرَ, Verbal.Noun تَأْسِيلٌ, The rain moistened to the measure of the أَسَلَة [or thin part] of the arm. When it has moistened to the measure of the عَظَمَة [or thick part] of the arm, you say of it عَظَّمَ, Verbal.Noun تَعْظِيمٌ: one says, كَيفَ كَانَتْ مَطْرَتُكُمْ أَسَّلَتْ أَمْ عَظَّمَتْ [How was your rain? Did it moisten to the measure of the thin part of the arm, or did it moisten to the measure of the thick part thereof?]. And أسّل الثَّرَى, or , The moisture reached to the measure of the أَسَلَة.


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