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سندس

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses a type of fine, green silk or brocade, often associated with fine garments. It also touches upon related concepts like dyeing and the preparation of horses.

Derived headwords

سندسnoun
  1. 1.
    Fine silk/brocadeboth

    A type of fine, thin silk or brocade, often green in color, used for clothing.

  2. 2.
    Green silkclassical

    Specifically refers to a green silk fabric.

البزيونnoun
  1. 1.
    Fine silk/brocadeclassical

    A type of fine silk or brocade, similar to سندس.

شموسnoun
  1. 1.
    Horseclassical

    Refers to a horse, specifically a mare.

تضميرnoun
  1. 1.
    Grooming/conditioning (horse)classical

    The act of grooming or conditioning a horse, making it fit and strong.

حبشيةadjective
  1. 1.
    Ethiopian (color)classical

    Describing something as having a dark, blackish color, like that of an Ethiopian.

سدوسnoun
  1. 1.
    Green cloak/mantleclassical

    A type of green cloak or mantle, often worn over garments.

جبةnoun
  1. 1.
    Robe/garmentboth

    A type of robe or outer garment.

ديباجnoun
  1. 1.
    Brocade/silkboth

    A type of rich silk fabric, often brocaded.

إستبرقnoun
  1. 1.
    Thick silk/brocadeclassical

    A type of thick, rich silk or brocade fabric.

برودnoun
  1. 1.
    Woven cloths/brocadesclassical

    A type of woven cloth or brocade.

مرعزىnoun
  1. 1.
    Goat/sheepclassical

    Refers to goats or sheep, from which wool might be sourced.

Parallel reading

السندس البزيون
Al-sundus is al-bazyun.
ألا هل أتاها أن شكة حازم ... لدي، وأني قد صنعت الشموسا؟
Has she been informed that the armor of Hazim is with me, and that I have prepared the horses?
وداويتها حتى شتت حبشية، ... كأن عليها سندسا وسدوسا
And I treated her until she became dark-colored, as if she were covered with green silk and a green cloak.
الشموس: فرسه وصنعه لها: تضميره إياها
Al-shumus: his mare, and preparing her means conditioning her.
وقوله حبشية يريد حبشية اللون في سوادها
And his saying 'habashiyyah' means dark in color due to its blackness.
ولهذا جعلها كأنها جللت سدوسا، وهو الطيلسان الأخضر
And for this reason, he made it as if it were covered with sadus, which is the green mantle.
أن النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، بعث إلى عمر، رضي الله عنه، بجبة سندس
That the Prophet, peace be upon him, sent to Umar, may God be pleased with him, a robe of sundus.
إنه رقيق الديباج ورفيعه
It is fine and superior silk.
وفي تفسير الإستبرق: إنه غليظ الديباج
And in the interpretation of al-istabraq: it is thick silk.
السندس ضرب من البزيون يتخذ من المرعزى
Al-sundus is a type of al-bazyun made from goats/sheep.
أنهما معربان
That they are loanwords.
وقيل: السندس ضرب من البرود
And it is said: Al-sundus is a type of brocade.