Dream of Yusuf
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Mortar in a dream: meaning in Ibn Sirin, al-Nabulsi and Ibn Shahin
Interpret my dream16 passages from 4 sources, quoted as written, every one linked to its page.
attributed to Ibn Sirin, Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam
(The mortar) is a man who works and bears hardship in setting right matters that others are incapable of.
Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 705–709
Kinds and conditions of Mortar
mortar and pestle
Ibn Shahin al-Zahiri, al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat
As for the mortar and its pestle, they are interpreted as two partners who are inseparable from one another; and when they are together they indicate their benefit to their owner.
al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 239
Whoever sees one of them alone, then it indicates a lack of benefit.
al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 239
mortar (large stone mortar)
Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam
It in a dream is a man who works and toils and puts in order wealth that he is not able to put in order.
Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 329
And the mortar indicates quarrelling, hardship, and harshness in seeking.
Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 329
stone mortar
Ibn Shahin al-Zahiri, al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat
As for the basin and the stone mortar, they are both interpreted as women. So whoever sees that he is pounding something hot in them, then he will have intercourse with a woman, and their abundance is not blameworthy.
al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 239
Abu Sa'id al-Wa'iz said: the stone mortar is interpreted as a man who works and bears hardship in setting right matters which others are incapable of setting right.
al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 239
mortar and its pestle
Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam
They are, in a dream, a man and a woman, neither of whom can do without his companion; they perform difficult, heavy tasks that no one but they can carry out.
Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 363
And the mortar indicates might and elevation, and a son who is a reciter, or a slave girl who sings well, or a boy who talks a great deal.
Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 363
pestle and mortar
Artemidorus of Daldis, Oneirocritica (1644 English translation)
the pestle is the man, the Morter the woman
Oneirocritica (1644 English translation), The Second Booke of Artimedorus His Exposition of Dreames.
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