سمسر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the role of an intermediary or agent in trade, particularly in selling goods. It describes the person who facilitates transactions between buyers and sellers, often acting on behalf of producers or bringing goods to market.

Derived headwords

السِّمْسَارnoun

1.
Broker, agentboth
A person who sells goods for others, acting as an intermediary between the seller and the buyer to finalize a sale. This term was originally Persian and later Arabized.
2.
Manager, custodianclassical
One who is in charge of a matter and preserves it; a custodian or steward.

السَّمَاسِرَةnoun

1.
Brokers, agentsboth
The plural of سمسار (simsar), referring to multiple intermediaries in trade.

السَّمْسَرَةnoun

1.
Brokerage, agencyboth
The act or profession of acting as a broker or intermediary in trade.
2.
Buying and sellingclassical
The general act of engaging in trade, including both buying and selling.

Parallel reading

السمسار: الذي يبيع البر للناس.

The simsar: he who sells grain for people.

السمسار فارسية معربة، والجمع السماسرة.

The simsar is an Arabized Persian word, and the plural is simasirah.

أن النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، سماهم التجار بعد ما كانوا يعرفون بالسماسرة

That the Prophet, peace be upon him, named them 'merchants' after they were known as 'simsarah'.

والمصدر السمسرة، وهو أن يتوكل الرجل من الحاضرة للبادية فيبيع لهم ما يجلبونه

And the masdar is al-simsarah, which is when a man from the settled areas acts as an agent for the Bedouins, selling what they bring.

وقيل في تفسير قوله: ولا يبيع حاضر لباد ، أراد أنه لا يكون له سمسارا

And it was said in interpretation of his saying: 'Let not a townsman sell for a Bedouin', it meant that he should not be a simsar for him.

والاسم السمسرة؛ وقال: قد وكلتني طلتي بالسمسره

And the noun is al-simsarah; and he said: 'My companions have appointed me to brokerage'.

كنا قوما نسمى السماسرة بالمدينة في عهد رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، فسمانا النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، التجار

We were a people called simsarah in Medina during the time of the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, so the Prophet, peace be upon him, named us 'merchants'.

وقيل: السمسار القيم بالأمر الحافظ له

And it was said: The simsar is the one in charge of the affair, its preserver.

وهو في البيع اسم للذي يدخل بين البائع والمشتري متوسطا لإمضاء البيع.

And in selling, it is a name for the one who enters between the seller and the buyer, mediating to finalize the sale.

والسمسرة البيع والشراء.

And al-simsarah is buying and selling.