عصو
ʿ-ṣ-w
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root عصو across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root ESw primarily refers to a staff or stick, originally 'عَصَوٌ'. It's used metaphorically for unity, as in 'collecting people together'.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ʿ-ṣ-w
Listen:
عَصَاكَ
28:31
Root letters:
ع — ص — و
Word Family Tree (6 forms)
All word forms derived from the root عصو as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 12×
Concordance — 12 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root عصو appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (12)
Noun (12 verses — showing first 5)
Ta Ha 20:18
Noun
قَالَ هِیَ عَصَایَ أَتَوَكَّؤُا۟ عَلَیۡهَا وَأَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلَىٰ غَنَمِی وَلِیَ فِیهَا مَءَارِبُ أُخۡرَىٰ ١٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
He said, "It is my staff; I lean upon it, and I bring down leaves for my sheep and I have therein other uses."
Ta Ha 20:66
Noun
قَالَ بَلۡ أَلۡقُوا۟ۖ فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمۡ وَعِصِیُّهُمۡ یُخَیَّلُ إِلَیۡهِ مِن سِحۡرِهِمۡ أَنَّهَا تَسۡعَىٰ ٦٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
He said, "Rather, you throw." And suddenly their ropes and staffs seemed to him from their magic that they were moving [like snakes]
The Poets 26:32
Noun
فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِیَ ثُعۡبَانࣱ مُّبِینࣱ ٣٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest
The Poets 26:44
Noun
فَأَلۡقَوۡا۟ حِبَالَهُمۡ وَعِصِیَّهُمۡ وَقَالُوا۟ بِعِزَّةِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَـٰلِبُونَ ٤٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the might of Pharaoh, indeed it is we who are predominant."
The Poets 26:45
Noun
فَأَلۡقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِیَ تَلۡقَفُ مَا یَأۡفِكُونَ ٤٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it devoured what they falsified
Derived Forms (6)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| عَصَاكَ | ʿaṣaāka | Noun | 3× | |
| بِّعَصَاكَ | biʿaṣaāka | Noun | 3× | |
| عَصَاهُ | ʿaṣaāhu | Noun | 3× | |
| وَعِصِيَّهُمْ | waʿiṣiyahum | Noun | 1× | |
| وَعِصِيُّهُمْ | waʿiṣiyuhum | Noun | 1× | |
| عَصَاىَ | ʿaṣaāāa | Noun | 1× |