Alasa (transliteration: ʿAlasah, Arabic: علسة) that is described as “an insect that looks like an ant or a large tick” in Arabic sources.123 Alasa may also be spelled Alasah.
There is one Companion of the Prophet Muhammad named Alasa:
- Alasah bin Adi al-Balawi علسة بن عدي البلوي
Below is the name Alasa written in Arabic naskh script:
Below is the name Alasa written in Arabic kufi script:
Footnotes
- Al-Muhkam wal Muheet al-Aadham by Ibn Seedah al-Mursi (d. 1066 CE), entry for علس.
- Lisaan al-Arab by Ibn Manzur (d. 1311 CE), entry for علس.
- Al-Ubaab al-Zaakhir by al-Saghaani (d. 1252 CE), entry for علس.
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