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سنج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of soot or residue from smoke, and also refers to a specific part of a scale or balance.

Derived headwords

السِّنْجnoun
  1. 1.
    soot, lampblackboth

    The residue of smoke, particularly from a lamp, found on jars and walls.

سِنْجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    part of a scaleclassical

    A part of a scale or balance, specifically a language variation of 'صنجة'. The form with 'س' is considered more eloquent.

Parallel reading

السنج العناب
Soot is the grape-like substance.
السناج أثر دخان السراج في الجرار والحائط
Soot is the trace of lamp smoke on jars and walls.
وسنجة الميزان: لغة في صنجته
And the 'sinjah' of the scale is a variant pronunciation of its 'sanjah'.
والسين أفصح
And the 'sin' (in 'sinjah') is more eloquent.