عَاسِلٌ
Root: عسل
Full Definition
عَاسِلٌ
A gatherer of honey from the hive or from its place; as also
عَسَّالٌ . [And نَحْلٌ عَوَاسِلُ
Bees occupied in gathering honey: see a verse of Aboo-Dhu-eyb cited in art. خلف, conj. 3.]
2 Also, as a possessive epithet, A place in which is honey. One says خَلِيَّةٌ عَاسِلَةٌ A hive containing honey.
3 Also an epithet applied to a man, said by Az to be as though it were for ذُو , meaning
def.2 See also عَسَّالٌ.
2 العَاسِلُ also signifies The wolf; [because of his manner of running; ] and so ; and أَبُو and ابو غِسْلَةَ, with ع and غ: pl. of the first عُسَّلٌ and عَوَاسِلُ [and عَاسِلَاتٌ is mentioned by Freytag as signifying wolves from the Deewán of the Hudhalees].
2 Also, as a possessive epithet, A place in which is honey. One says خَلِيَّةٌ عَاسِلَةٌ A hive containing honey.
3 Also an epithet applied to a man, said by Az to be as though it were for ذُو , meaning
def.2 See also عَسَّالٌ.
2 العَاسِلُ also signifies The wolf; [because of his manner of running; ] and so ; and أَبُو and ابو غِسْلَةَ, with ع and غ: pl. of the first عُسَّلٌ and عَوَاسِلُ [and عَاسِلَاتٌ is mentioned by Freytag as signifying wolves from the Deewán of the Hudhalees].
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