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سهج

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to continuous, intense movement, whether of travel, wind, or action. It also extends to the act of grinding or crushing, and metaphorically to a path or passage.

Derived headwords

سَهَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to travel continuouslyboth

    To journey or travel without stopping, covering a significant distance.

  2. 2.
    to blow stronglyboth

    Used to describe the wind blowing with intensity and persistence.

  3. 3.
    to grindboth

    To crush or pulverize something, especially spices or perfumes.

  4. 4.
    to peel offclassical

    Used for wind that scrapes or peels the surface of the earth.

سَهْجًاnoun
  1. 1.
    continuous travelboth

    The act of traveling or moving continuously, as described in the verb.

  2. 2.
    intense blowingboth

    The persistent and strong blowing of the wind.

  3. 3.
    grindingboth

    The act of crushing or pulverizing.

السُّهُوجnoun
  1. 1.
    eagleclassical

    A name for the eagle, attributed to its persistent and tireless flight.

  2. 2.
    strong windclassical

    A wind that blows continuously and intensely.

تُسَهِّجُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to grind itboth

    The act of grinding or crushing something, specifically referring to perfume or spices.

سَهْجnoun
  1. 1.
    grindingboth

    The act of crushing or pulverizing.

السَّهْجnoun
  1. 1.
    passage of windclassical

    A place or path through which the wind blows.

سَافِيadjective
  1. 1.
    blowingboth

    Describing wind that blows, often implying continuous or sweeping motion.

سَافِيَةadjective
  1. 1.
    blowingboth

    Describing wind that blows, often implying continuous or sweeping motion.

سَيْهُوجadjective
  1. 1.
    strongboth

    Describing a wind that is intense and blows forcefully.

سَيْهُجَةadjective
  1. 1.
    strongclassical

    Describing a wind that is intense and blows forcefully.

سَيْهَجadjective
  1. 1.
    strongclassical

    Describing a wind that is intense and blows forcefully.

المَسْهَجnoun
  1. 1.
    wind passageclassical

    A place or path where the wind passes through.

  2. 2.
    one who goes into everythingclassical

    Someone who engages in all matters, whether right or wrong.

الأسَاهِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    types of travelclassical

    Various kinds or modes of travel, specifically referring to the gait of camels.

الأسَاهِيnoun
  1. 1.
    types of travelclassical

    Various kinds or modes of travel, specifically referring to the gait of camels.

سَيْهُوكadjective
  1. 1.
    strongclassical

    Describing a wind that is intense and blows forcefully.

سَيْهُوكَةadjective
  1. 1.
    strongclassical

    Describing a wind that is intense and blows forcefully.

Parallel reading

سهج القوم ليلتهم سهجا: ساروا سيرا دائما
The people traveled through their night with a continuous journey: they traveled a constant travel.
وقد سهجناها، فطال السهج؟
And we traveled continuously through it, and the continuous travel was long?
والسهوج: العقاب لدؤوبها في طيرانها.
And the 'suhuj' (eagle) is named so due to its persistence in its flight.
وسهجت المرأة طيبها تسهجه سهجا: سحقته
And the woman ground her perfume, grinding it with a grinding: she pulverized it.
وسهجت الريح الأرض: قشرت وجهها
And the wind scraped the earth: it peeled its face.
وسهجت الريح سهجا: هبت هبوبا دائما واشتدت
And the wind blew strongly with a strong blowing: it blew a constant blowing and intensified.
ريح سيهج وسيهجة وسهوج وسيهوج: شديدة
A wind that is sayhaj, sayhajah, suhuj, and sayhuj: intense.
يا دار سلمى بين دارات العوج، ... جرت عليها كل ريح سيهوج
O dwelling of Salma between the homesteads of al-'Auj, ... every intense wind has swept over it.
سهجت الطيب سحقته.
She ground the perfume, she pulverized it.
والمسهج: ممر الريح
And the 'mas'haj' is: the passage of the wind.
إذا هبطن مستحارا مسهجا
When they descended into a wide, wind-swept place.
المسهج الذي ينطلق في كل حق وباطل.
The 'mas'haj' is one who goes into every truth and falsehood.
الأساهي والأساهيج ضروب مختلفة من السير، وفي نسخة: سير الإبل.
The 'asahi' and 'asahiij' are different types of travel, and in one version: the travel of camels.
وخطيب مسهج ومسهك، وريح سيهوك وسيهوج، وسيهك وسيهج
And an eloquent speaker who is 'mas'haj' and 'mas'hak', and a wind that is sayhuk and sayhuj, and sayhak and sayhaj.
والسهك والسهج: مر الريح
And 'sahk' and 'sahj' mean: the passage of the wind.