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سعط

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of introducing something into the nose, particularly medicine, and by extension, the substances or instruments used for this purpose. It also extends to meanings related to sharp or pungent scents and intense understanding.

Derived headwords

سَعَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to administer nasal medicineboth

    To introduce medicine into the nose, either by the person themselves or by another.

سُعِطَverb
  1. 1.
    to have medicine administered nasallyboth

    To receive medicine administered into the nose.

اسْتَعَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to take nasal medicineboth

    To administer medicine into one's own nose.

  2. 2.
    to sniff camel's urineclassical

    A camel sniffing something from a she-camel's urine and then being able to identify and mate with her.

أَسْعَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to administer nasal medicineboth

    To cause someone to take medicine nasally.

  2. 2.
    to stab in the noseclassical

    To stab someone in the nose with a spear.

  3. 3.
    to make understand intenselyclassical

    To make someone understand something thoroughly by repeated explanation.

السُّعُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    nasal medicineboth

    Medicine administered through the nose.

  2. 2.
    act of administering nasal medicineboth

    The act of introducing medicine into the nose.

  3. 3.
    pleasant scentclassical

    A pleasant smell, often from wine or other substances.

النَّشُوقnoun
  1. 1.
    sniffingclassical

    The act of sniffing or inhaling through the nose, often used for medicine.

النُّشُوغnoun
  1. 1.
    sniffingclassical

    The act of sniffing or inhaling through the nose.

الصَّعُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    nasal medicineclassical

    Medicine administered through the nose.

السَّعِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    nasal medicine containerclassical

    A vessel used to hold and administer nasal medicine.

  2. 2.
    pungent scentclassical

    The sharpness and intensity of a smell, especially in the nose.

  3. 3.
    pleasant scentclassical

    A pleasant aroma from wine or other sources.

  4. 4.
    oil of masticclassical

    Oil derived from the mastic tree.

  5. 5.
    wine dregsclassical

    The sediment or dregs found at the bottom of wine.

  6. 6.
    mustard oilclassical

    Oil extracted from mustard seeds.

  7. 7.
    lily oilclassical

    Oil extracted from lilies.

المِسْعَطnoun
  1. 1.
    nasal medicine containerclassical

    A vessel used for holding and administering nasal medicine.

المِسْعَطnoun
  1. 1.
    nasal medicine containerclassical

    A vessel used for holding and administering nasal medicine.

السُّعَاطnoun
  1. 1.

Parallel reading

السعوط والنشوق والنشوغ في الأنف
Nasal medicine, sniffing, and inhaling through the nose.
سعطه الدواء يسعطه ويسعطه سعطا
He administered the medicine nasally to him, he administers it and he administers it, a nasal administration.
وفي الحديث: شرب الدواء واستعط
And in the hadith: He drank the medicine and took it nasally.
وأسعطه الدواء أيضا، كلاهما: أدخله أنفه
And he administered the medicine nasally to him, both mean: he introduced it into his nose.
وقد استعط
And he took it nasally.
أسعطت الرجل فاستعط هو بنفسه
I administered medicine nasally to the man, and he took it nasally himself.
والسعوط، بالفتح، والصعوط: اسم الدواء يصب في الأنف
And al-su'ūṭ, with fatha, and al-ṣu'ūṭ: is the name of the medicine poured into the nose.
والسعيط والمسعط والمسعط: الإناء يجعل فيه السعوط ويصب منه في الأنف
And al-sa'īṭ, and al-mis'aṭ, and al-mis'aṭ: is the vessel in which the nasal medicine is placed and from which it is poured into the nose.
وأسعطته الرمح إذا طعنته في أنفه
And I stabbed him with the spear if I pierced his nose.
ويقال: أسعطته علما إذا بالغت في إفهامه وتكرير ما تعلمه عليه
And it is said: I made him understand knowledge intensely if I went to great lengths to make him comprehend and repeat what he learned.
واستعط البعير: شم شيئا من بول الناقة ثم ضربها فلم يخطئ اللقح
And the camel sniffed: it smelled something of the she-camel's urine, then mounted her and did not miss the mating.
والسعيط والسعاط: ذكاء الريح وحدتها ومبالغتها في الأنف
And al-sa'īṭ and al-sa'āṭ: are the sharpness, intensity, and overwhelming nature of a scent in the nose.
والسعاط والسعيط: الريح الطيبة من الخمر وغيرها من كل شيء
And al-sa'āṭ and al-sa'īṭ: are the pleasant scent from wine and other things.
ويسقى السعيط من رفاض الصندل
And the oil of mastic is given from the abundant sandalwood.
أشربت بالسعيط والسباب
I was given wine dregs and other things.
والسعيط: دهن الخردل ودهن الزنبق
And al-sa'īṭ: is mustard oil and lily oil.
وقال مرة: السعوط من السعط كالنشوق من النشق
And Murra said: Al-su'ūṭ is from al-sa'ṭ as al-nushūq is from al-nashq.
ويقال: هو طيب السعوط والسعاط والإسعاط
And it is said: It is the pleasantness of the nasal medicine, the scent, and the act of administering it nasally.
حمضية طيبة السعاط
Sour, with a pleasant scent.
عليكـن بهذا العود الهندي فإن فيه سبعة أشفية: يسعط من العذرة
You should use this Indian oud, for in it are seven cures: it is administered nasally for the sore throat.