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سود

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

The root 'سود' primarily relates to the color black, but extends to concepts of darkness, intensity, and even leadership or prominence. It also encompasses various specific terms for animals, places, and objects associated with blackness or dark qualities.

Derived headwords

أسودadjective
  1. 1.
    blackboth

    The primary meaning refers to the color black, the opposite of white.

  2. 2.
    darkboth

    Can refer to darkness or lack of light.

سوادnoun
  1. 1.
    blacknessboth

    The state or quality of being black.

  2. 2.
    darknessboth

    The absence of light.

  3. 3.
    datesclassical

    In a specific context, it refers to dates, contrasted with milk (white).

  4. 4.
    populationclassical

    Can refer to the common people or a large group.

سوداءadjective
  1. 1.
    black (feminine)both

    The feminine form of the adjective 'black'.

سُودnoun
  1. 1.
    black peopleboth

    Plural referring to black-skinned people.

سَوَّدَverb
  1. 1.
    to make blackboth

    To cause something to become black.

  2. 2.
    to make prominentboth

    To make someone or something distinguished, honored, or influential.

سَائِدadjective
  1. 1.
    dominantboth

    Prevailing, predominant, or in control.

  2. 2.
    blackclassical

    Can refer to something black.

مُسَوَّدadjective
  1. 1.
    blackenedboth

    Made black or darkened.

  2. 2.
    prominentclassical

    Made distinguished or honored.

مَسْوَدّadjective
  1. 1.
    blackenedclassical

    Made black, especially by blood.

سُوَيداءnoun
  1. 1.
    blackbirdboth

    A type of bird, often black.

  2. 2.
    spleenclassical

    An organ in the body, historically associated with blackness or melancholy.

  3. 3.
    a place nameclassical

    A specific location mentioned in the text.

سُوَيْدname
  1. 1.
    a male nameboth

    A given name for a male.

أسْوَدname
  1. 1.
    a mountain nameclassical

    The name of a mountain.

  2. 2.
    a place nameclassical

    The name of a location.

أسْوَدَةname
  1. 1.
    a mountain nameclassical

    The name of a mountain.

  2. 2.
    a well nameclassical

    The name of a well.

أسْوَدُ العَيْنname
  1. 1.
    a mountain nameclassical

    The name of a mountain, literally 'black of the eye'.

أسْوَدَانname
  1. 1.
    a tribal ancestor nameclassical

    The name of an ancestor of a tribe.

السُّودَانِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of birdclassical

    A bird that eats grapes and locusts.

السُّودَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of birdclassical

    A bird that eats grapes and locusts.

المَسْأَدnoun
  1. 1.
    container for ghee or honeyclassical

    A vessel used to hold clarified butter or honey.

المُسَوَّدother
  1. 1.
    a dish made from intestinesclassical

    A dish prepared by stuffing camel intestines with meat and cooking them.

سَهْم أَسْوَدnoun
  1. 1.
    arrow stained with bloodclassical

    An arrow that has become black from blood after hitting its target.

سَهْم مُدْمَىnoun
  1. 1.
    arrow stained with bloodclassical

    An arrow that has become black from blood after hitting its target.

سُودname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A location mentioned in the text.

سَوَادَةname
  1. 1.
    a male nameboth

    A given name for a male.

الأسْوَدname
  1. 1.
    a man's nameclassical

    The name of a man.

  2. 2.
    a landmarkclassical

    A prominent point on top of a mountain.

Parallel reading

والحمار الوحشي سيد عانته
And the wild ass is the master of its territory.
إذا كثر البياض قل السواد؛ يعنون بالبياض اللبن وبالسواد التمر
When the white is abundant, the black is scarce; they mean by white milk and by black dates.
قال لي الشر أقم سوادك أي اصبر
Evil said to me, 'Endure your blackness,' meaning, 'Be patient.'
وأم سويد: هي الطبيجة
And Umm Suwayd: she is the physician.
والمسأد: نحي السمن أو العسل، يهمز ولا يهمز، فيقال مساد، فإذا همز، فهو مفعل، وإذا لم يهمز، فهو فعال
And al-Mas'ad: a container for ghee or honey, it is hamzated and not hamzated, so it is said masad, and if hamzated, it is maf'al, and if not hamzated, it is fa'al.
ورمى فلان بسهمه الأسود وبسهمه المدمى وهو السهم الذي رمي به فأصاب الرمية حتى اسود من الدم
And so-and-so threw with his black arrow and with his bloodied arrow, which is the arrow with which he shot and hit the target until it blackened from blood.
هلا رميت ببعض الأسهم السود؟
Why didn't you shoot with some of the black arrows?
الذي صح عندي في هذا أن الجموح أخا بني ظفر بيت بني لحيان فهزم أصحابه، وفي كنانته نبل معلم بسواد، فقالت له امرأته: أين النبل الذي كنت ترمي به؟ فقال هذا البيت: قالت خليدة.
What is confirmed to me in this is that al-Jamuh, brother of Banu Zafir, raided Banu Lihyan and defeated his companions, and in his quiver were arrows marked with black, so his wife said to him: Where are the arrows you used to shoot with? And he recited this verse: Qalat Khulaydah.
والسودانية والسودانة: طائر من الطير الذي يأكل العنب والجراد
And al-Sudaniyya and al-Sudana: a type of bird that eats grapes and locusts.
المسود أن تؤخذ المصران فتفصد فيها الناقة وتشد رأسها وتشوى وتؤكل
Al-Musawwad is when the intestines are taken, the she-camel is slit open in them, its head is tied, it is roasted and eaten.
أسود: اسم جبل
Aswad: the name of a mountain.
أسودة: اسم جبل آخر
Aswada: the name of another mountain.
والأسود: علم في رأس جبل
And al-Aswad: a landmark on top of a mountain.
من رأس شاهقة إلينا، الأسودا
From a towering peak towards us, al-Aswad.
أسود العين: جبل
Aswad al-'Ayn: a mountain.
إذا ما فقدتم أسود العين كنتم كراما، وأنتم ما أقام ألائم
If you lose Aswad al-'Ayn, you will be noble, and while it stands, you are blameworthy.
أسودة: بئر
Aswada: a well.
أسود والسود: موضعان
Aswad and al-Sud: two places.
والسويداء: موضع بالحجاز
And al-Suwayda': a place in the Hejaz.
خرجت بنصف الليل، من أسود الدم؟
They went out in the middle of the night, from Aswad al-Dam?
والسويداء: طائر
And al-Suwayda': a bird.
أسودان: أبو قبيلة وهو نبهان
Aswadan: the father of a tribe, and he is Nabhan.
وسويد وسوادة: اسمان
And Suwayd and Sawada: two names.
والأسود: رجل
And al-Aswad: a man.