assistance, support

, aor. , (S, O, Msb, K,) inf. n. عَضْدٌ, (Msb,) He hit, or hurt, his عَضُد [or upper arm, between the elbow and the shoulder-blade]; (S, O, Msb, K;) i. e., a man's. (Msb.) ― -b2- And, aor. as above, (S, A, &c.,) and so the inf. n., (Msb,) (tropical:) He aided, or assisted, him; (S, A, O, Msb, K;) he was, or became, an عَضُد i. e. aider, or assistant, to him: (Msb:) thus used, it is doubly tropical; for عَضُدٌ primarily [and properly] relates to the arm, then it was metaphorically applied to signify an aider, or assistant, then they formed the verb in this meaning, and it obtained so extensively as to become a حَقِيقَة عُرْفِيَّة [i. e. a word so much used in this tropical sense as to be, in the said sense, conventionally regarded as proper]; therefore it is not mentioned by Z [in the A] as tropical; (TA;) and ↓ عاضدهُ, (K, * TA,) inf. n. مُعَاضَدَةٌ, (S, A, O, TA,) likewise signifies he aided him against another. (S, * K, * TA.) ― -b3- Also, عَضَدَهُ, He (a camel) took him (another camel) by his عَضُد [i. e. arm], and threw him down. (L.) ― -b4- عَضَدَهُ فِى العَضُدِ [He bound it, or attached it, upon the عضد (or upper arm)]; namely, a thong, or the like; (O, K, TA;) such, for instance, as an amulet. (TA.) ― -b5- عَضَدَ الدَّابَّةَ, aor. , [thus I find it in this instance,] inf. n. عُضُودٌ [in the TA عضد,] He walked by the side [as though by the عَضُد (or arm)] of the beast, (L, Msb,) on the right or left, (Msb,) or sometimes on its right and sometimes on its left, not quitting it. (L.) ― -b6- عَضَدَ الرَّكَايأِبَ, (L, K,) aor. , inf. n. عَضْدٌ, (L,) He came to the camels, or other beasts, used for riding, from the tracts, or parts, surrounding them, and gathered them together. (L, K. *) ― -b7- See also 4. ― -b8- عَضَدَ الشَّجَرَ, aor. , (S, Mgh, O, &c.,) inf. n. عَضْدٌ, (Mgh, Msb,) (tropical:) He cut, or lopped, the trees (S, Mgh, O, Msb, K *) with a مِعْضَد; (S;) as also ↓ استعضدهُ. (Hr, O, K. *) ― -b9- And عَضَدَ الشَّجَرَةَ (tropical:) He scattered the leaves from the tree for his camels. (Th, TA.) ― -b10- عَضَدَهُ القَتَبُ, (O, K,) inf. n. عَضْدٌ, (TA,) The saddle galled and wounded him; namely, a camel. (O, K.) -A2- عُضِدَ, (L, K,) a verb like عُنِىَ, (K,) He had a complaint of his عَضُد [or upper arm]. (L, K.) And in like manner are formed verbs relating to all other members, or parts of the body. (L.) -A3- عَضِدَ He (a camel) had the disease termed عَضَدٌ [q. v.]. (S, O, K.)

see 4, in two places.

see 1, second sentence.

, and ↓ عضّد, The moisture of the rain reached [or penetrated] to the [measure of the] عَضُد [or upper arm]. (L.) ― -b2- رَمَى فَأَعْضَدَ; as also ↓ عضّد, inf. n. تَعْضِيدٌ; [and app. ↓ عَضَدَ likewise, said of an arrow; (see its part. n. عَاضِدٌ;)] (tropical:) He shot, or cast, and it [i. e. the arrow or other missile] went to the right and left (O, K) [or fell on the right, or left, of the butt: see عَاضِدٌ].

see 8.

(tropical:) They aided, or assisted, one another. (O, Msb, K.)

He put it, or placed it, (i. e. a thing, S,) upon (فِى) his عَضُد [or upper arm]: (S, O, K:) [or] he placed it under his arm; as also ↓ تعضّدهُ; syn. اِحْتَضَنَهُ. (A.) -A2- اعتضد (tropical:) He became strong; or he strengthened himself. (TA.) ― -b2- اعتضد بِهِ (assumed tropical:) He asked, begged, or desired, aid, or assistance, of him. (S, A, O, K.)

: see 1, last quarter. ― -b2- Also He gathered it; namely, fruit; (O, K;) he cut it off and gathered it from a tree, to eat it. (Hr, O. *)

: see عَضُدٌ, first sentence: ― -b2- and عَضَادٌ.

: see عَضُدٌ, first sentence.

: see عَضُدٌ, first sentence.

A certain disease in the أَعْضَاد [or arms (pl. of عَضُدٌ)] of camels, (S, O, K,) on account of which they are slit [in those parts]. (S, O.) -A2- And (tropical:) What is cut, or lopped, of trees; (S, O, K;) as also ↓ عَضِيدٌ (TA) and ↓ مَعْضُودٌ: (S, O:) or العَضَدُ signifies what is cut, or lopped, from trees; or the leaves that are made to fall by beating trees, and used as food for camels: as also ↓ عَضِيدٌ: (TA:) or the leaves scattered off from a tree for camels. (Th, TA.) -A3- See also عَضُدٌ, first sentence: ― -b2- and again, near the middle, in two places.