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سكع

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of being lost, confused, or wandering aimlessly. It extends to the idea of proceeding in error or being misguided, both in a physical and abstract sense.

Derived headwords

سَكَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk aimlesslyboth

    To walk in a confused or aimless manner, without a clear direction.

  2. 2.
    to walk crookedlyclassical

    To walk in a crooked or unsteady manner.

سَكْعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    aimless walkingclassical

    The act of walking aimlessly or confusedly.

تَسَكَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    to wander aimlesslyboth

    To wander about without a clear destination or purpose; to be lost.

  2. 2.
    to be confused in one's affairsboth

    To be bewildered or unable to find the right course of action in one's affairs.

  3. 3.
    to persist in falsehoodclassical

    To continue in error or falsehood, to be obstinate in wrongdoing.

سَكَعadjective
  1. 1.
    confusedclassical

    Confused, bewildered, or lost.

ساكِعadjective
  1. 1.
    strangerclassical

    A stranger or foreigner.

مَسْكَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    place of confusionclassical

    A confusing or misleading place, from which one cannot find the right way.

  2. 2.
    state of confusionclassical

    A state of being lost or bewildered in one's affairs.

Parallel reading

سكع الرجل يسكع سكعا وتسكع
The man walked aimlessly, wandering, and lost.
وما أدري أين سكع وأين تسكع
And I don't know where he went and where he wandered.
وتسكع في أمره: لم يهتد لوجهته
And he was confused in his affair: he did not find his way.
وهل يستوي ضلال قوم تسكعوا؟
And can the misguidance of people who have wandered aimlessly be equal?
أي تحيروا
Meaning, they were bewildered.
ورجل سكع: متحير
And a confused man: bewildered.
وهو ضد الختع وهو الماهر بالدلالة
And it is the opposite of being skilled in guidance.
وسكع الرجل: مثل صقع
And the man walked crookedly: like 'saqa'a'.
والتسكع: التمادي في الباطل
And 'tasakku' is: persisting in falsehood.
ألا إنه في غمرة يتسكع
Indeed, he is in a deep confusion, wandering.
أي لا يدرى أين يأخذ من أرض الله
Meaning, it is not known where he is heading on God's earth.
ورجل نفح ونفيح وساكع وشصيب أي غريب
And a man is 'nafah', 'nafih', 'sakia', and 'shasib', meaning a stranger.
فلان في مسكعة من أمره وفي مسكعة
So-and-so is in a state of confusion regarding his affair and in a misleading situation.
وهي المضللة المودرة التي لا يهتدى فيها لوجه الأمر
And it is the misleading, leading-astray place where one cannot find the right course of action.
والمسكعة من الأرضين: المضللة
And 'al-maska'ah' from lands: the misleading one.