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صمء

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of appearing, emerging, or coming forth. It describes something becoming visible or present, often suddenly or unexpectedly.

Derived headwords

صَمَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to appearclassical

    To become visible, to emerge, to come forth. This verb describes the act of something appearing or showing itself.

صَمْءnoun
  1. 1.
    appearanceclassical

    The act or state of appearing or emerging. It refers to the phenomenon of something becoming visible.

Parallel reading

صمأ عليهم صمأ: طلع.
It appeared to them, it emerged: it came forth.
وما أدري من أين صمأ أي طلع.
And I do not know from where it appeared, meaning it came forth.