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صدح

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

صَدُوحٌ ذ Having a loud cry or voice; as also ↓ صَدَّاحٌ; both applied to a cock [meaning loudcrowing ]; (A;) [and to a crow as meaning loudcroaking ]; and so the former applied to an ass [meaning loud-braying ]; and so ↓ صَيْدَحٌ applied to a horse [meaning loud-neighing ]; (S, K;) [and app. also applied to a camel as meaning loudbraying, for] صَيْدَحُ was the name of the she-camel of Dhu-r-Rummeh: (S, K:) or صَدُوحٌ (L, K) and ↓ صَدَّاحٌ (L) and ↓ صَيْدَحٌ and ↓ صَيْدَاحٌ and ↓ مِصْدَحٌ (L, K) signify that raises his voice much in singing or otherwise; (L;) [app. thus applied to a bird, and (assumed tropical:) to a man; (see 1;)] or that cries out vehemently, or much; or has a loud, or strong, voice; (L, K;) and so ↓ صَيْدَحِىٌّ. (Ham p. 558.) [Hence,] ↓ قَيْنَةٌ صَادِحَةٌ (tropical:) [ A loud-voiced female singer ]. (A, TA.) And ↓ حَادٍ صَيْدَحٌ (tropical:) [ A loud-voiced man urging camels by his singing ]. (A, TA.) And ↓ مِزْهَرٌ صَدَّاحٌ (tropical:) [ A loud-sounding lute ]. (S, A.)

Derived headwords

صَدُوحٌ
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