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صجج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the sound produced by striking metal against metal. It describes the act of hitting iron on iron and the resulting noise.

Derived headwords

صَجَّverb
  1. 1.
    to strike metalclassical

    To strike iron against iron, producing a sound.

صَجِيْجnoun
  1. 1.
    clanging soundclassical

    The sound produced by striking iron against iron.

Parallel reading

صج إذا ضرب حديدا على حديد فصوتا
He made a sound when he struck iron on iron.
والصجيج: ضرب الحديد بعضه على بعض
And the clanging sound is the striking of iron against itself.