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يَسَارٌ

Root: يسر

Full Definition

يَسَارٌ : see يُسْرٌ, in two places.

def.2 Also, and يِسَارٌ , the former of which is the more chaste, or the latter is so, or the latter is a variation used for the sake of assimilation to [its syn.] شِمَالٌ, or it is vulgar, and not allowable, or J is in error in disallowing it, or it is disapproved because the incipient ى with kesr is deemed difficult to pronounce, but there are three other words commencing like it, namely, يِوَامٌ, an Verbal.Noun of يَاوَمَهُ, though this is disallowed by some, and يِعَارٌ, pl. of يَعْرٌ, and يِسَافٌ, a proper name of a man, also pronounced with fet-h [to the ى]; and another form is يَسَّارٌ ; contr. of يَمِينٌ; and so is يُسْرَى of يُمنَى, and يَسْرَةٌ of يَمْنَةٌ, and مَيْسَرَةٌ of مَيْمَنَةٌ, and أَيْسَرُ of أَيْمَنُ: يَسَارٌ and يُسْرَى signify The left [hand, or arm, or foot, or leg, or] limb: and the same two words, and يَسْرَةٌ and مَيْسَرَةٌ , the left, meaning the left side or direction or relative location or place: and أَيْسَرُ , the left side: or a person [or thing] that is on the left side: (Msb, art. يمن:) [and مَيْسَرَةٌ the left wing of an army:] the pl. of يَسَارٌ is يُسُرٌ and يُسْرٌ, or يُسَرٌ; which last is [also] pl. of يُسْرَى ; [and the pl. of مَيْسَرَةٌ is مَيَاسِرُ.] You say, قَعَدَ فُلَانٌ Such a one sat on the left side. And قَعَدُوا يَمْنَةً , and عَلَى يَمِينٍ وَيَسَارٍ, and اليُمْنَى , and المَيْمَنَةِ , or يَمِينًاوَيَسَارًا, and عَنِ الْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ الْيَسَارِ, and اليُمْنَى وَالْيُسْرَى, and المَيْمَنَةِ وَالْمَيْسَرَةِ, meaning, They sat on the right side and on the left. And وَلَّاهُ [He turned his left parts towards him].
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