عرصف
Q. 1 عَرْصَفَهُ He pulled it, (
Lth,
O,
L,
K,) namely, a thing, (
O,) so that he slit it, or divided it lengthwise. (
Lth,
O,
K.) عَرْصَفٌ A certain plant, called in ancient Greek كَمَافِيطُوس [i. e.
χαμαίπιτυς, the chamæpitys, or ground-pine], (
K,
TA,) by which name it is commonly known to the physicians, who say, (
TA,) when a mixture of some of its leaves with hydromel is drunk for forty days, it cures the sciatica; and when for seven days, it cures the jaundice. (
K,
TA.) عِرْصَافٌ One of the عَرَاصِيف of the [camel's saddle called] رَحْل [or قَتَب], (
S,
O,) which are four pegs, or pins of wood, that unite, or conjoin, the heads of [the curved pieces of wood called] the أَحْنَآء of the قَتَب; in the head of each حِنْو are two pegs, or pins of wood, bound with [the sinews called]
عَقَب, (
S,
O,
K,) or with [pieces of] the skins of camels; and in it [or appertaining to the same part] are the ظَلِفَات; (
S, O;) and they are also called the عَصَافِير, which is formed from عراصيف by
transposition: (
S and O in art. عصفر:) or, (
K,)
accord. to
As, (
O,) they are the two pieces of wood (
O,
K) that bind, (
O,) or are bound, (
K,) between [the upright piece of wood called] the وَاسِط [in the fore part] of the رَحْل and its آخِرَة [which is in its hinder part]; on the right and left. (
O,
K.)
b2: The عِرْصَاف of the [kind of saddle called] إِكَاف, also called its ↓ عُرْصُوف and its عُصْفُور, is A piece of wood bound between [or conjoining] the anterior [curved pieces called]
حِنْوَانِ. (
S,
O,
K.)
b3: And, [so in the
O, but in the
K “ or,”]
accord. to
Az, (
O,) عِرْصَافٌ signifies A whip made of [the sinews called]
عَقَب; (
O,
K;) as also عِرْفَاصٌ. (
O.) And, (
O,
K,)
accord. to
Lth, (
O,) Elongated
عَقَب; (
O,
K;) mostly applied to the
عَقَب of the two sides and of the two elongated portions of flesh between which is the backbone: (
O:) or, (
K.)
accord. to
IDrd, as also عِرْفَاصٌ, (
O,
TA,) a fascicle (خُصْلَة) of
عَقَب and of thongs, (
O,
TA,) upon a قُبَّة [
q. v.], with which the [women's camel-vehicle called] هَوْدَج is bound, or made fast. (
TA.) عُرْصُوفٌ: see عِرْصَافٌ.
b2: العُرْصُوفَانِ signifies Two sticks (عُودَانِ) inserted in the دَجْرَانِ of the plough, (Ibn-'Abbád,
O,
K,) forking; the دُجْر being the piece of wood upon which is bound the iron [or share] of the plough. (Ibn-'Abbád, O.)
b3: The عَرَاصِيف of the hump of the camel are The extremities of the سَنَاسِن [
pl. of سِنْسِنٌ,
q. v.,] of his back; (Ibn-'Abbád,
O,
K;)
sing. عُرْصُوفٌ: (Ibn-'Abbád, O:) or what are upon the سَنَاسِن; and also called the عَصَافِير; and
ISd says, I think that العَرَافِيصُ is a
dial. var. thereof. (
L,
TA.)
A2: The عَرَاصِيف of the خُرْطُوم [or nose, or fore part of the nose, &c.,] are Certain bending bones in the [part called] خَيْشُوم [
q. v.]. (Ibn-'Abbád,
O,
K.)
