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صهرج

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns structures for collecting and holding water, specifically cisterns or reservoirs. It also extends to the act of lining or plastering such structures, often with a specific type of material.

Derived headwords

الصَّهْرِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    cisternboth

    A reservoir or cistern where water is collected, similar to a basin.

صَهَارِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    cisternsboth

    The plural form of صهريج, referring to multiple cisterns or reservoirs.

صَهْرَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to plasterclassical

    To coat or line a basin or cistern, typically with plaster or a similar material.

مُصَهْرَجَةadjective
  1. 1.
    plasteredclassical

    Describing a basin or cistern that has been plastered or lined.

حَوْضٌ صَهَارِجnoun
  1. 1.
    plastered basinclassical

    A basin or cistern that has been lined or plastered.

الصَّهَارِجnoun
  1. 1.
    cisternsclassical

    A term for cisterns, similar to صهاريج, but with a different vocalization.

صِهْرِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    cisternclassical

    An alternative or original Persian term for a cistern, from which صهريج is derived.

صَهَارِيnoun
  1. 1.
    cisternsclassical

    A plural form of صهريج, as reported by Abu Zayd.

Parallel reading

الصهريج: واحد الصهاريج، وهي كالحياض يجتمع فيها الماء
The cistern: singular of cisterns, and they are like basins where water gathers.
حتى تناهى في صهاريج الصفا
Until it reached the cisterns of the rock.
يقول: حتى وقف هذا الماء في صهاريج من حجر
He means: until this water stopped in cisterns made of stone.
ابن سيده: الصهريج مصنعة يجتمع فيها الماء، وأصله فارسي، وهو الصهري، على البدل
Ibn Sidah said: The cistern is a structure where water gathers, and its origin is Persian, and it is the 'sihri', by substitution.
وحكى أبو زيد في جمعه: صهاري
And Abu Zayd narrated for its plural: 'sahari'.
وصهرج الحوض: طلاه
And 'sahraja' the basin: meant to plaster it.
وَدِدْتُ أَنَّ الْكُوفَةَ بِرْكَةٌ مُصَهْرَجَةٌ
I wish that Al-Kufah were a plastered pool.
وحوض صهارج: مطلي بالصاروج
And a basin 'saharij': plastered with plaster.
والصهارج، بالضم: مثل الصهريج
And 'as-saharij', with dammah: is like the cistern.
قَصَبَتْ حَابِيَةٌ صَهَارِجَا
A water-skin has reached cisterns.
وقد صهرجوا صهريجا
And they have plastered a cistern.
تناول الهيم أرشاف الصهاريج
The thirsty ones drank sips from the cisterns.