عَسْكَرٌ

, a Pers. word arabicized, (Ibn-El-Jawá- leekee, Mgh, Msb, K, *) from لَشْكَرٌ, (Mgh, TA,) An army: (S, A, O, Msb:) plural عَسَاكِرُ. (A, O.) You say, العَسْكَرُ مُقْبِلٌ, and مُقْبِلُونَ, The army is coming, and are coming. (Th, TA.)

A collection. (A, K.)

A large number, or quantity, of anything: (A, K:) as, of men, and of camels or other property, and of horses, and of dogs. (TA.)

The camels or sheep or goats of a man, collectively. (Az, O, TA.) You say, إِنَّهُ لَقَلِيلُ العَسْكَرِ Verily he has few beasts. (TS, O, TA.)

(assumed tropical:) The darkness of night. (TA.)

عَسَاكِرُ الهَمِّ (assumed tropical:) Anxieties, coming one upon another, consecutively. (O, TA.)

See also مُعَسْكَرٌ.

[Hence,] العَسْكَرَانِ 'Arafeh and Minè (عَرَفَةُ وَمِنًى): (S, A, O, Msb, K:) because places of assembling. (Msb.)