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صمعد

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of firmness, solidity, and steadfastness, often applied to a person's character or physical build. It also extends to meanings of going, proceeding, and becoming swollen or inflamed.

Derived headwords

صَمَعْدadjective
  1. 1.
    firm, solidclassical

    Describing a person who is firm, solid, or robust in build or character.

صَمَعْدadjective
  1. 1.
    firm, solidclassical

    Describing a person who is firm, solid, or robust in build or character.

المُصَمِّعَدnoun
  1. 1.
    one who goesclassical

    The one who is going or proceeding.

اصْمَعَدَّverb
  1. 1.
    to go, proceedclassical

    To go or proceed into the land, often implying going deeply or far.

  2. 2.
    to become swollen, inflamedclassical

    To become swollen or inflamed, particularly referring to body parts like feet.

المُصَمِّعَدadjective
  1. 1.
    swollen, inflamedclassical

    Describing something that is swollen or inflamed, either due to fat or illness.

المُصَمِّعَدadjective
  1. 1.
    straight, levelclassical

    Describing a part of the land that is straight, level, or even.

الاصْمِعْدَادnoun
  1. 1.
    swift going, speedclassical

    The act of going swiftly or moving with great speed.

Parallel reading

رجل صمعد: صلب
A firm man: solid.
والمصمعد: الذاهب
And al-musam'ad: the one who goes.
واصمعد في الأرض: ذهب فيها وأمعن
And he went far into the land: he went in it and proceeded deeply.
الأصل أصعد فزادوا الميم وقالوا اصمعد فشددوا
The origin is 'as'ada' (to ascend), so they added the 'mim' and said 'ismada' and intensified it.
والمصمعد: الوارم إما من شحم وإما من مرض
And al-musam'ad: the swollen, either from fat or from illness.
أصبح وقد اصمعدت قدماه أي انتفختا وورمتا
He woke up and his feet had become swollen, meaning they had puffed up and become inflamed.
والمصمعد: المستقيم من الأرض
And al-musam'ad: the straight part of the land.
على ضحوك النقب مصمعد
Upon the wide, open path, straight.
والاصمعداد: الانطلاق السريع
And al-ismidad: the swift going.
تسمع للريح إذا اصمعدا
You hear the wind when it goes swiftly,
بين الخطى منه إذا ما ارقدا
Between its steps when it rests,
مثل عزيف الجن هدت هدا
Like the howling of jinn, it rushes with a great rush.