صمح

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to intense heat and its effects, causing pain, suffering, or even melting. It extends to concepts of roughness, hardness, and intensity in various contexts, including physical attributes, terrain, and even medical treatment. The root also encompasses terms for unpleasant odors and specific types of individuals or places.

Derived headwords

صَمَحَverb

1.
to be intensely hotclassical
The sun's heat is so intense it almost melts the brain.
2.
to be rough/toughclassical
To be rough or tough in a dispute or similar situation.
3.
to strikeclassical
To strike someone with a whip.

صمحتُه الشمس تصمحه صمحا إذا اشتد عليه حرها حتى كادت تذيب دماغه — The sun's heat afflicted him intensely, almost melting his brain.

صَمْحnoun

1.
intense heatclassical
The intense heat of the sun that causes discomfort or pain.
2.
foul odorclassical
A foul or unpleasant odor, especially from sweat.
3.
cauterizationclassical
The act of cauterizing a wound or ailment.

الصماح: العرق المنتن — Al-samah: the foul-smelling sweat.

الصماح: الكي — Al-samah: cauterization.

صَامِحَةadjective

1.
painful from heatclassical
Describing something that causes pain to the brain due to intense heat.

والصرة الصامحه — and the painful heat.

صَمُوحadjective

1.
intensely hotclassical
Describing a day or sun that is intensely hot.
2.
hard/strongclassical
Describing a hoof that is hard or strong.

شمس صموح وحرور كالهب — A hot sun and a burning heat like flames.

لا يتشكى الحافر الصموحا — The strong hoof does not complain.

صَامِحadjective

1.
intensely hotclassical
Describing a day that is intensely hot.

ويوم صامح شديد الحر — and a day of intense heat.

صَمَاحِيّadjective

1.
foul-smellingclassical
Derived from 'samah', referring to a foul or unpleasant smell, particularly of sweat.

من الساكنات دور دمشق يتضوعن، لو تضمخن بالمسك، ... صماحا — from those dwelling in Damascus, they exude, even if perfumed with musk, ... a foul odor.

إِهَابnoun

1.
tanned hideclassical
A hide that has not been properly tanned, often implying a foul smell.

وهو الإهاب المنتن — and it is the foul-smelling hide.

أَصْمَحَverb

1.
to inflict painclassical
To inflict pain on someone, particularly by intense heat affecting the brain.
2.
to be rough/toughclassical
To be rough or tough in a dispute or similar situation.

صمحتُ فلانا أصمحه صمحا إذا غلظت له في مسألة أو غير ذلك — I inflicted pain on so-and-so, making him rough or tough in a dispute or otherwise.

أَصْمَحadjective

1.
brave attackerclassical
One who deliberately targets the heads of warriors with blows and strikes due to his bravery.

الأصمح الذي يتعمد رؤوس الأبطال بالنقف والضرب لشجاعته — Al-asmah is one who deliberately targets the heads of heroes with blows and strikes due to his bravery.

صَمْحَاءnoun

1.
hard groundclassical
A type of rough, hard, or stony ground.

الأرض الغليظة — the rough ground.

صَمْحَاءَةnoun

1.
hard groundclassical
A type of rough, hard, or stony ground.

الأرض الغليظة — the rough ground.

حِرْبَاءَةnoun

1.
hard groundclassical
A type of rough, hard, or stony ground.

الأرض الغليظة — the rough ground.

صَمْحَمَحadjective

1.
strong/sturdy manclassical
A strong, well-built man, typically between thirty and forty years old.
2.
short and stoutclassical
A man who is short and stout, or bald.

من الرجال: الشديد المجتمع الألواح — of men: the strong, well-built one.

صَمْحَمْحِيّadjective

1.
strong/sturdy manclassical
A strong, well-built man, typically between thirty and forty years old.
2.
short and stoutclassical
A man who is short and stout, or bald.

من الرجال: الشديد المجتمع الألواح — of men: the strong, well-built one.

صَمْحَمْحَةnoun

1.
strong/sturdy womanclassical
The female equivalent of 'samhamah', a strong, well-built woman.

صمحمحة لا تشتكي الدهر رأسها — A strong woman who never complains of her head.

صَوْمَحname

1.
place nameclassical
A named location.

ويوم بالمجازة والكلندى، ... ويوم بين ضنك وصومحان — And a day at Al-Majazah and Al-Kilanda, ... and a day between Dhank and Sawmah.

صَوْمَحَانname

1.
place nameclassical
A named location.

ويوم بين ضنك وصومحان — and a day between Dhank and Sawmahan.

Parallel reading

صمحتُه الشمس «3» تصمحه وتصمحه صمحا إذا اشتد عليه حرها حتى كادت تذيب دماغه

The sun's heat afflicted him intensely, almost melting his brain.

من سموم كأنها لفح نار، ... صمحتها ظهيرة غراء

From poisons like the blast of fire, ... the bright midday afflicted it.

صمحه الصيف إذا كاد يذيب دماغه من شدة الحر

The summer afflicted him, almost melting his brain from the intensity of the heat.

ويخدر بالصرة الصامحه

And it numbs with the painful heat.

والصرة: شدة الحر.

And Al-Surrah: intense heat.

والصامحة: التي تؤلم الدماغ بشدة حرها.

And Al-Samihah: that which pains the brain with its intense heat.

وشمس صموح: حارة متغيرة

And a Samuh sun: hot and changing.

شمس صموح وحرور كالهب

A Samuh sun and a burning heat like flames.

ويوم صموح وصامح: شديد الحر.

And a Samuh and Samih day: intensely hot.

والصماح: العرق المنتن؛ وقيل: خبث الرائحة من العرق، والمعنيان متقاربان.

And Al-Samah: the foul-smelling sweat; and it is said: foulness of smell from sweat, and the two meanings are close.

والصماحي: مأخوذ من الصماح، وهو الصنان؛

And Al-Samahi: derived from Al-Samah, which is the stench.

من الساكنات العقيق أشهى، إلى النفس، ... من الساكنات دور دمشق يتضوعن، لو تضمخن بالمسك، ... صماحا، كأنه ريح مرق المرق

Those dwelling in Al-Aqiq are more desirable to the soul... than those dwelling in the houses of Damascus, they exude, even if perfumed with musk... a foul odor, like the smell of broth.

والصماح: الكي؛ عن كراع.

And Al-Samah: cauterization; according to Kara'.

الأصمح الذي يتعمد رؤوس الأبطال بالنقف والضرب لشجاعته

Al-Asmah is one who deliberately targets the heads of heroes with blows and strikes due to his bravery.

والداء قد يطلب بالصماح

And the ailment may be treated by cauterization.

وقوله بالصماح أي بالكي؛ يقول: آخر الدواء الكي؛

And his saying 'by cauterization' means by branding; he says: the last resort of treatment is branding.

والصمحاء والصمحاءة والحرباءة: الأرض الغليظة، وجمعها الصمحاء والحرباء.

And Al-Samha', Al-Samha'ah, and Al-Hirba'ah: the rough ground, and their plural is Al-Samha' and Al-Hirba'.

وصمح يصمح: غلظ له في مسألة ونحوها

And he was rough or tough in a dispute or similar matter.

زبنون صماحون ركز المصامح يقول: من شادهم شادوه فغلبوه.

A strong defender, they are rough; he who challenges them, they challenge him and overcome him.

وصمحت فلانا أصمحه صمحا إذا غلظت له في مسألة أو غير ذلك

And I made someone rough or tough, I inflicted roughness or toughness upon him, if I was harsh with him in a dispute or otherwise.

وصمحه بالسوط صمحا: ضربه.

And I struck him with the whip, striking him: I beat him.

وحافر صموح أي شديد، وقد صمح صموحا

And a Samuh hoof, meaning strong, and it became strong.

لا يتشكى الحافر الصموحا، ... يلتحن وجها بالحصى ملتوحا

The strong hoof does not complain, ... it strikes its face against the pebbles, bruised.

وقيل: حافر صموح شديد الوقع؛ عن كراع.

And it was said: a Samuh hoof, strong in its impact; according to Kara'.

والصمحمح والصمحمحي من الرجال: الشديد المجتمع الألواح، وكذلك الدمكمك، قال: وهو في السن ما بين الثلاثين والأربعين؛

And Al-Samhamah and Al-Samhamahi among men: the strong, well-built one, like Al-Damkamak, and he is between thirty and forty years old.

وقيل: هو القصير، وقيل: الغليظ القصير، وقيل: الأصلع، وقيل: المحلوق الرأس؛ عن السيرافي، والأنثى من كل ذلك بالهاء؛

And it is said: he is short, and it is said: stout and short, and it is said: bald, and it is said: with a shaved head; according to Al-Sirafi, and the female of all that is with 'ha'.

صمحمحة لا تشتكي الدهر رأسها، ... ولو نكزتها حية لأبلت

A strong woman who never complains of her head, ... even if a snake bit her, she would recover.

ورأس صمحمح أي أصلع غليظ شديد، وهو فعلعل، كرر فيه العين واللام.

And a Samhamah head, meaning bald, stout, and strong, and it is on the pattern 'fa'al'al', with the 'ayn' and 'lam' repeated.

وبعير صمحمح: شديد قوي

And a Samhamah camel: strong and powerful.

وصومح وصومحان: موضع؛ قال:

And Sawmah and Sawmahan: a place; he said:

ويوم بالمجازة والكلندى، ... ويوم بين ضنك وصومحان

And a day at Al-Majazah and Al-Kilanda, ... and a day between Dhank and Sawmahan.