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طسب

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to water, specifically stagnant or collected water. The primary derived term refers to such bodies of water.

Derived headwords

المطاسبnoun
  1. 1.
    stagnant watersclassical

    Bodies of water that are still and not flowing. The singular form is 'sadūm'.

سدومnoun
  1. 1.
    stagnant water (singular)classical

    The singular form of 'al-maṭāsib', referring to a single instance or type of stagnant water.

Parallel reading

المطاسب: المياه السدم، الواحد سدوم.
Al-maṭāsib: the stagnant waters, the singular is sadūm.