Arabic vocabulary
أَسَدٍAsad in Arabic
أَسَدٍ is how you say “Asad” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root ا س د (ʾ-s-d)nounPronounced asad
Meaning of Asad in Arabic
- lion — the well-known beast of prey; the female is أَسَدَةٌ (asadah), and أَسَدٌ can itself be used for both sexes
- a man of exceeding boldness or ferocity — figurative (tropical) use — cf. the phrase لَقِيتُ مِنْهُ أَسَدًا, 'I found him to be extremely bold'
- the constellation Leo — astronomical, figurative use
- the star Regulus (Cor Leonis) — astronomical, figurative use
أَسَدٌ literally names the lion but is frequently used tropically for a bold, fierce, or lion-hearted man, and by extension for the constellation Leo and the star Regulus. It has an unusually large number of recorded plurals, including آسَادٌ, أُسُودٌ, أُسْدٌ, and أُسْدَانٌ.
Words from the same root
- أَسَدَةٌlioness, the female lion
- أَسِدٌlion-like; bold, daring
- أَسِدَto become like a lion in boldness (verb, form I)
- آسَدَto incite a dog to the chase, or to stir up strife between people (verb, form IV)
- استأسدto become emboldened; also said of a plant growing tall, strong and luxuriant (verb, form X)
- مَأْسَدَةٌa place or land having lions in it
- مُؤْسِدٌone who trains a dog to the chase
Common questions
- How do you say "lion" in Arabic?
- أَسَدٌ (asad).
- What is the plural of أَسَدٌ?
- Several forms are recorded, including آسَادٌ, أُسُودٌ, أُسْدٌ, and أُسْدَانٌ.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
وَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَى عَمِّهَا عَمْرُو بْنِ أَسَدٍ لِيُزَوِّجَهَا فَحَضَرَ،
She sent to her uncle Amr ibn Asad to have him marry her, and he came.
أَسَدٍ — Asad. A man's proper name, the owned half of '...son OF Asad', in the genitive within the lineage. Set right after 'son of' with no word for 'of', it completes the patronymic identifying the uncle.
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