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سمق

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes height, elevation, and length, applied to plants, trees, and even people. It also extends to concepts of purity and intensity, as well as specific agricultural and tool-related terms.

Derived headwords

سَمَقَverb
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    to grow tallboth

    The plant grew tall and elevated.

سَمْقًاnoun
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    growing tallboth

    The masdar (verbal noun) indicating the act of growing tall or becoming elevated.

سُمُوقًاnoun
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    growing tallboth

    Another masdar (verbal noun) for the act of growing tall, similar to 'samqan'.

سَامِقadjective
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    tallboth

    Describing something that has grown tall, elevated, and long.

سَمِيقadjective
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    tallboth

    An adjective indicating height and elevation, often used for plants and trees.

نخلة سامقةother
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    very tall palm treeboth

    A specific description for a palm tree that is exceptionally tall.

السَّمِيقَانnoun
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    yoke polesclassical

    Two wooden poles in a yoke, fitted at their ends and surrounding the bull's neck like a collar, secured with a rope.

الأَسْمِقَةnoun
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    wooden parts of a yokeclassical

    The plural of 'sumayqan', referring to wooden pieces inserted into the apparatus used for carrying milk.

السَّمْقnoun
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    tall manclassical

    A term for a tall man, attributed to Kuraa'.

كَذِب سِمَاقother
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    pure falsehoodclassical

    Describes a lie that is entirely pure or unadulterated.

حُبًّا سِمَاقًاother
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    pure loveclassical

    An expression meaning pure or sincere love, with a softened 'mim'.

السُّمَّاقnoun
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    sumac plantboth

    A plant found on cliffs and mountains, with sour, clustered fruit containing small seeds that are cooked. It is described as intensely red and primarily grows in the Levant.

سِمَاكَةnoun
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    sumac berryboth

    The individual sour berry of the sumac plant, also referred to as 'abrab'.

قَدْر سِمَاقِيَّةother
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    sumac-like potclassical

    A pot or vessel described as being like sumac, possibly referring to its shape or use.

سُمَيْمِقَةnoun
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    small sumac-like potclassical

    A diminutive form of 'samāqiyyah', referring to a small pot or vessel.

Parallel reading

سمق النبات إذا طال
The plant grew tall when it lengthened.
سمق النبت والشجر والنخل يسمق سمقا وسموقا، فهو سامق وسميق: ارتفع وعلا وطال.
The plant, tree, and palm tree grew tall, becoming elevated, high, and long, so it is tall and lofty.
ونخلة سامقة: طويلة جدا.
And a very tall palm tree: extremely long.
والسميقان: عودان في النير قد لوقي بين طرفيهما يحيطان بعنق الثور كالطوق لوقي بين طرفيهما تحت غبغب الثور وأسرا بخيط
And the sumayqan: two poles in the yoke whose ends are fitted and surround the bull's neck like a collar, fitted at their ends and bound with a thread.
والجمع الأسمقة: خشبات يدخلن في الآلة التي ينقل عليها اللبن.
And the plural al-asmqah: wooden pieces that are inserted into the apparatus upon which milk is transported.
والسمق: الطويل من الرجال؛ عن كراع.
And al-samq: the tall one among men; according to Kuraa'.
وكذب سماق: خالص بحت؛ قال القلاخ بن حزن
And kadhibun simaq: pure falsehood; Qalakh bin Huzn said
أبعدكن الله من نياق، ... إن لم تنجين من الوثاق، بأربع من كذب سماق
May God distance you, O she-camels, ... if you do not escape from the tether, with four of pure falsehood.
ويقال: أحبك حبا سماقا أي خالصا، والميم مخففة.
And it is said: I loved you with a pure love, meaning sincere, and the mim is softened.
والسماق، بالتشديد: من شجر القفاف والجبال وله ثمر حامض عناقيد فيها حب صغار يطبخ؛ حكاه أبو حنيفة
And al-summaq, with emphasis: from the trees of cliffs and mountains, and it has sour fruit in clusters containing small seeds that are cooked; Abu Hanifa narrated it.
قال: ولا أعلمه ينبت بشيء من أرض العرب إلا ما كان بالشأم، قال: وهو شديد الحمرة.
He said: And I do not know it to grow in any part of the land of Arabia except what is in the Levant, he said: and it is intensely red.
التهذيب: وأما الحبة الحامضة التي يقال لها العبرب فهو السماق، الواحدة سماقة.
Al-Tahdhib: As for the sour berry which is called al-abrab, it is al-summaq, the singular is samāqah.
وقدر سماقية وتصغيرها سميمقة وعبربية وعربربية بمعنى واحد.
And a sumāqiyyah pot, and its diminutive is sumaymiqah, and 'abrabiyyah, and 'arbarabiyyah, all meaning the same thing.