عَاشٍ
Root: عشو
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عَاشٍ
: see عَشْيَانُ. The fem., عَاشِيَةٌ, applied to camels, means Eating the [evening-pasture, or evening-feed, called the] عَشَآء. It is said in a prov., العَاشِيَةُ تَهِيجُ الآبِيَةَ [Such as are eating the
عشآء
excite such as desire not, or refuse; or she that is eating &c.]: i. e., when the camels that desire not, or refuse, the عشآء see those that are eating it, they follow them, and eat it with them. And [the pl.] العَوَاشِى, [when indeterminate, عَوَاشٍ,] as an epithet in which the quality of a subst. predominates, signifies Those camels, and sheep or goats, that are pasturing by night.
2 See also 1, former half.
3 [Hence,] عَاشِيَةٌ signifies also Anything [meaning any man or animal] looking and repairing, by night, towards the fire of a person who entertains guests.
2 See also 1, former half.
3 [Hence,] عَاشِيَةٌ signifies also Anything [meaning any man or animal] looking and repairing, by night, towards the fire of a person who entertains guests.
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