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صمرد

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of scarcity, abundance, and firmness, particularly concerning livestock, water sources, and land. It describes animals with either little or abundant milk, lean or fat livestock, and solid, unyielding ground.

Derived headwords

الصمردnoun
  1. 1.
    Scant-milking she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that produces little milk.

  2. 2.
    Abundant-milking she-camelclassical

    A she-camel that produces abundant milk.

الصماردnoun
  1. 1.
    Lean sheepclassical

    Sheep that are emaciated or in poor condition.

الصماريدnoun
  1. 1.
    Fat sheepclassical

    Sheep that are plump and well-fed.

  2. 2.
    Hard landsclassical

    Ground that is firm, solid, and unyielding.

بئر صمردnoun
  1. 1.
    Water cisternclassical

    A well or cistern that holds water, implying a reliable source.

Parallel reading

الصمرد، بالكسر، من الإبل: الناقة القليلة اللبن
As-samrad, with kasra, from camels: the she-camel with little milk.
الصمرد الناقة الغزيرة اللبن
As-samrad is the she-camel with abundant milk.
الصمارد الغنم المهازيل
As-samārid are the lean sheep.
والصماريد: الغنم السمان
And as-samārīd are the fat sheep.
والصماريد: الأرضون الصلاب
And as-samārīd are the hard lands.
وبئر صمرد: قلية الماء
And a samrad well: a cistern of water.
جمعة بئر من بئار متح، ... ليست بثمد للشباك الرشح ولا الصماريد البكاء البلح
A full well from the wells of Matḥ, ... not a stagnant pool for the nets to drip, nor the samārīd, the weeping, the unripe.