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صحر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

صُحْرَةٌ ذ (S, K, in the CK, صُحَرَةٌ [which is a mistake,]) and ↓ صَحَرٌ (K [in some copies of the K صَحْرٌ, which, as observed in the TA, is wrong,]) A colour in which is [ the kind of red termed ] شُقْرَةٌ: (S:) or a colour nearly the same as [ the kind of red termed ] صُبْهَةٌ: (K:) or the latter, (TA, [and app. the former also,]) a dust-colour with a slight redness, (in the K, in حُمْرَة خَفِيَّة, the latter of these two words is a mistake for خَفِيفَة, TA,) inclining to a little whiteness: (K, TA:) or the former, redness inclining to dustcolour: (TA:) or dust-colour with redness: (A:) and [ redness of the kind termed ] شُقْرَة in the head: (As, TA:) and both words, a colour in which is whiteness and redness: (TA:) and whiteness overspreading blackness; like سُحْرَةٌ and سَحَرٌ: (TA in art. سحر:) and the latter, accord. to Sgh, whiteness. (TA.) -A2- Also, both words, The quality of a صَحْرَاآء [q. v.]. (ISh.) ― -b2- And the former, A clear space in a [ stony tract such as is called ] حَرَّة, (S, K,) consisting of soft and clean soil with stones in it: (TA:) pl. صُحَرٌ; (S, K;) the only pl. (TA.) ― -b3- See also صَحْرَة.

Derived headwords

صُحْرَةٌ
  1. 1.
حُمْرَة خَفِيَّة