cane, crutch, staff

, (K,) and عَلَى عَصَاهُ, aor. , (A, O,) inf. n. عَكْزٌ and عَكَزَانٌ, (O,) He learned, or stayed himself, (A, O, K,) upon his عُكَّازَة, (K,) and upon his staff; (A, O;) as also ↓ تعكّز: (O, * K:) or this verb signifies he bent himself upon the عُكَّازَة. (O.) ― -b2- عَكَزَ بِالشَّىْءِ, (IKtt, K,) inf. n. عَكْزٌ, (O,) He used the thing as a leader, or guide; (IKtt;) he guided himself with the thing. (O, * K.) ― -b3- And He grasped the thing with his fingers. (IKtt.) ― -b4- عَكَزَ الرُّمْحَ He stuck the spear into the ground. (O, K.) ― -b5- And عَكَزَهُ He struck him with the عُكَّازَة. (O.)

, inf. n. تَعْكِيزٌ, He fixed the عُكَّاز [or pointed iron foot] upon it; (O, K;) namely, the spear. (O, K.)

: see 1. ― -b2- تعكّز قَوْسَهُ He made use of his bow as an عُكَّازَة. (A.)

, or عُكُوزٌ: see the next paragraph.

, (K,) or ↓ عَكُوزٌ, like صَبُورٌ as written by Sgh, (TA,) or ↓ عُكُوزٌ, (thus accord. to the O,) [or more probably, I think, ↓ عَكُّوزٌ,] A thing like the جُبَّة [or socket of a spear-head], of iron, into which the أَجْذَم [app. meaning the person afflicted with elephantiasis] puts his leg, or foot. (Ibn- 'Abbád, O, K.) ― -b2- See also عُكَّازَةٌ.

: see عُكَّازَةٌ. ― -b2- Also A زُجّ [or pointed iron foot of a spear or the like]; as also ↓ عُكُّوزٌ [or ↓ عَكُّوزٌ?]. (O.)

: see عُكَّازَةٌ: ― -b2- and عَكْوَزٌ: ― -b3- and عُكَّازٌ.

: see عُكَّازٌ.

(S, A, O, Msb, K *) and ↓ عُكَّازٌ, (A, K,) or this is a pl., (O,) [or a coll. gen. n.,] and accord. to the K ↓ عَكْوَزٌ, but correctly ↓ عَكُّوزٌ, as written by Sgh, (TA,) A staff having a زُجّ [i. e. a pointed iron foot] (S, A, O, K) at the lower extremity, (O,) upon which a man leans, or stays himself: (TA:) or i. q. عَنَزَةٌ [q. v.]: (Msb:) pl. عَكَاكِيزُ (S, O, Msb) and عُكَّازَاتٌ. (O, Msb.) ― -b2- The first of these words is also used metonymically for مَنْصِبٌ [(tropical:) A post, an office, a function, or a magistracy]: hence the saying فُلَانٌ مِنْ أَرْبَابِ العَكَاكِيزِ [(tropical:) Such a one is of the functionaries, or magistrates: because officers of rank made use of walking-sticks]. (TA.)