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سمرت

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of being tall or long, particularly when referring to a man. It can also extend to the idea of being dark-skinned or tanned, often associated with prolonged exposure to the sun.

Derived headwords

سَمِرُوتadjective
  1. 1.
    Tall manclassical

    A man who is exceptionally tall in stature.

سَمِرَverb
  1. 1.
    To be tallclassical

    To possess a tall stature.

  2. 2.
    To be dark-skinnedboth

    To have a dark complexion, often due to sun exposure.

سَمْرَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Dark-skinned womanboth

    A woman with a dark complexion.

أَسْمَرadjective
  1. 1.
    Dark-skinned manboth

    A man with a dark complexion.

  2. 2.
    Tannedboth

    Having a skin color darkened by exposure to the sun.

سُمْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Darkness of skinboth

    The quality or state of having a dark complexion.

  2. 2.
    Tanninessboth

    The state of being tanned.

سَمِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Dark-skinned personboth

    A person, male or female, with a dark complexion.

سَمَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Darkness of complexionboth

    The state of having a dark complexion.

Parallel reading

السمروت الرجل الطويل
As-samrūt is a tall man.