عَسْكَرَ الرَّجُلُ

[The man collected an army]. (S.)

عَسْكَرْتُ الشَّىْءَ I collected the thing. (Msb.)

عَسْكَرَ القَوْمُ The people collected themselves together, (K,) بِالْمَكَانِ in the place: (TA:) or the people fell into difficulty, distress, or adversity: (K:) or into dearth, scarcity, or drought. (TA.)

عَسْكَرَ اللَّيْلُ The night became densely dark. (O, K.)