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سمهج

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to intensity, firmness, and sometimes unpleasantness or ease, applied to actions like twisting, oaths, speech, and descriptions of liquids, land, and wind. It also encompasses terms for specific places and types of camel milk.

Derived headwords

السَّمْهَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Intense twistingclassical

    Refers to a strong, vigorous twisting or twisting action.

سَمْهَجَverb
  1. 1.
    To twist intenselyclassical

    To twist something, such as a rope or an oath, with great force or intensity.

  2. 2.
    To lieclassical

    To speak falsely or lie within a discourse.

مُسَمْهَجadjective
  1. 1.
    Intensely twistedclassical

    Describes something that has been twisted with great force, like a rope or an oath.

يَمِين سَمْهَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Strong oathclassical

    An oath that is firm and intense.

  2. 2.
    Light oathclassical

    An oath that is considered light or easy, though this usage is questioned.

الكَلَام السَّمْهَجnoun
  1. 1.
    False speechclassical

    Speech that contains lies or falsehoods.

السَّمْهَجadjective
  1. 1.
    Easy, smoothclassical

    Describes something that is easy, smooth, or effortless, like land or wind.

لَبَن سَمْهَجnoun
  1. 1.
    Sweet, rich milkclassical

    Milk that is sweet and rich, often implying good quality.

  2. 2.
    Diluted milkclassical

    Milk that has been mixed with water.

  3. 3.
    Unpleasant milkclassical

    Milk that is rich but has an unpleasant taste or is spoiled.

أَرْض سَمْهَجnoun
  1. 1.
    Vast, easy landclassical

    Land that is extensive and easy to traverse or cultivate.

رِيح سَمْهَجnoun
  1. 1.
    Gentle windclassical

    A wind that is easy, smooth, or gentle.

سَمَاهِيجname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific location or place.

  2. 2.
    Island nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to an island in the sea, known in Persian as 'Mash Mahi'.

السَّمْهَجِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel milk preservedclassical

    Camel milk that has been stored in a waterskin without spoiling or taking on an off-flavor.

الهُزَالِجnoun
  1. 1.
    Swift wolvesclassical

    Refers to wolves that are fast or swift.

حَبْل مُسَمْهَجnoun
  1. 1.
    Intensely twisted ropeclassical

    A rope that has been twisted with great strength.

حِلْف مُسَمْهَجnoun
  1. 1.
    Intense oathclassical

    An oath that is made with great intensity or force.

فَرَس مُسَمْهَجnoun
  1. 1.
    Well-proportioned horseclassical

    A horse that is well-balanced and has well-formed limbs.

العُمَاهِج والسَّمَاهِجnoun
  1. 1.
    Milk neither sweet nor flavoredclassical

    Refers to milk that is neither sweet nor has acquired any particular flavor.

السَّمْهَج والسَّمْهِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    Rich, unpleasant milkclassical

    Milk that is rich and fatty but has a bad taste.

السَّمْهَج والسَّمْلَجnoun
  1. 1.
    Rich, unpleasant milk (variant)classical

    An alternative term for rich, fatty milk with an unpleasant taste, possibly with added 'h' and 'l' sounds.

Parallel reading

الفَتْل الشَّدِيد.
Intense twisting.
وقد سَمْهَج الحَبْلَ
And he twisted the rope intensely.
وكذلك سَمْهَجَ اليَمِينَ
And likewise, he intensified the oath.
يَحْلِفُ بِجٍّ حِلْفًا مُسَمْهَجًا
He swears by a jinn an intensely made oath.
ويَمِينٌ سَمْهَجَةٌ: شَدِيدَةٌ
And a 'samhajah' oath: is intense.
وسَمْهَجَ الكَلَامَ: كَذَبَ فِيهِ
And he distorted the speech: he lied in it.
والسَّمْهَجُ: السَّهْلُ
And 'as-samhaj': is the easy one.
فوَرَدْتُ مَاءً نَقَّاخًا سَمْهَجًا
So I arrived at a clear, easy water.
ولَبَنٌ سَمْهَجٌ: حُلْوٌ دَسِمٌ
And 'laban samhaj': is sweet and rich.
وأَرْضٌ سَمْهَجٌ: وَاسِعَةٌ سَهْلَةٌ
And 'ard samhaj': is vast and easy.
ورِيحٌ سَمْهَجٌ: سَهْلَةٌ
And 'rih samhaj': is easy.
أو سَمَاهِيجَ أَرَادَ: جَرَتْ عَلَيْهَا ذَيْلَهَا، فَحُذِفَ
Or 'Samahij' he intended: it dragged its tail over it, so it was omitted.
والسَّمْهَجِيجُ مِنْ أَلْبَانِ الإِبِلِ: مَا حُقِنَ فِي سِقَاءٍ غَيْرِ ضَارٍّ فَلَبِثَ ولَمْ يَأْخُذْ طُعْمًا
And 'as-samhajij' from camel milk: is what is retained in a waterskin without harm, so it lasts and does not acquire a taste.
والهُزَالِجُ: السِّرَاعُ مِنَ الذِّئَابِ
And 'al-huzalij': are the swift ones from the wolves.
وحَبْلٌ مُسَمْهَجٌ؛
And an intensely twisted rope;
وحِلْفٌ حِلْفًا مُسَمْهَجًا
And an oath, an intensely made oath.
يُقَالُ لِلْبَنِ إِنَّهُ لَسَمْهَجٌ سَمْلَجٌ إِذَا كَانَ حُلْوًا دَسِمًا
It is said of milk that it is 'samhaj samlij' if it is sweet and rich.
وفَرَسٌ مُسَمْهَجٌ: مُعْتَدِلُ الأَعْضَاءِ
And a 'musamhaj' horse: is one with balanced limbs.
مُعْتَدِلٌ سَمْهَجٌ فِي غَيْرِ عَصَلٍ
Balanced, 'samhaj' without crookedness.
مِنَ اللَّبَنِ العُمَاهِجُ والسَّمَاهِجُ، وَهُمَا اللَّذَانِ لَيْسَا بِحُلْوَيْنِ ولَا آخِذِي طَعْمٍ
From the milk are 'al-umahij' and 'as-samahij', and they are those that are neither sweet nor acquire a taste.
ولَبَنٌ سَمْهَجٌ: قَدْ خُلِطَ بِالمَاءِ
And 'laban samhaj': has been mixed with water.
والسَّمْهَجُ والسَّمْهِيجُ: اللَّبَنُ الدَّسِمُ الخَبِيثُ الطَّعْمِ
And 'as-samhaj' and 'as-samhij': is the rich milk with a bad taste.
وكَذَلِكَ السَّمْهَجُ والسَّمْلَجُ، بِزِيَادَةِ الهَاءِ واللَّامِ
And likewise 'as-samhaj' and 'as-samlaj', with the addition of 'ha' and 'lam'.
وقِيلَ فِي سَمَاهِيجَ الجَزِيرَةِ: إِنَّهَا بَيْنَ عُمَانَ والبَحْرَيْنِ فِي البَحْرِ
And it was said about 'Samahij' the island: that it is between Oman and Bahrain in the sea.
وإِذَا أَدْبَرَتْ، تَقُولُ: قُصُورٌ ... مِنْ سَمَاهِيجَ، فَوْقَهَا آطَامٌ
And when she turned away, you would say: 'Palaces ... from Samahij, above them are ramparts.'