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صنق

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to strong, unpleasant odors, particularly from the armpits and body. It also extends to concepts of managing wealth well, a wooden ring or loop, and the description of large or robust animals and things.

Derived headwords

صَنِقَverb
  1. 1.
    to have a strong odorboth

    To possess a strong, pungent, and unpleasant odor, especially from the armpits or the body.

صَنَقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    strong odorboth

    A strong, pungent, and unpleasant odor, particularly emanating from the armpits or the body.

  2. 2.
    wooden ringclassical

    A ring or loop made of wood, typically found at the end of a rope or strap (marir).

أَصَنَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to have odorclassical

    To cause something or someone to emit a strong, unpleasant odor, often attributed to sweat.

  2. 2.
    to manage wealth wellclassical

    To manage one's wealth effectively and prudently, ensuring its good upkeep and growth.

إِصْنَاقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    good management of wealthclassical

    The act of managing wealth well, with good care and attention.

مِصْنَقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    managing wealth wellclassical

    Describing a person who is good at managing and taking care of their wealth.

أَصْنَاقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    wooden ringsclassical

    Plural of 'sanaq', referring to wooden rings or loops found at the end of straps or ropes.

جَمَلٌ صَنَقَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    large, robust camelclassical

    Describing a camel that is large, massive, and robust in build.

صَنَقَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    thickness, robustnessclassical

    Referring to something that is thick, robust, or substantial in its nature.

Parallel reading

الصنق شدة ذفر الإبط والجسد
Al-sanaq is the intensity of the odor of the armpit and the body.
صنِقَ الرجلُ فهو صَنِقٌ
The man had a strong odor, and he is one who has a strong odor.
وأصنقه العرق
And the sweat caused him to have a strong odor.
وأصنق الرجل في ماله إصناقا إذا أحسن القيام عليه
And the man managed his wealth well, with good upkeep, if he was good at taking care of it.
ورجل مصناق ومصاب إذا لزم ماله وأحسن القيام عليه
And a man is 'misnaq' and 'misab' if he sticks to his wealth and takes good care of it.
والصنق: الحلقة من الخشب تكون في طرف المرير
And 'al-sanaq' is the ring of wood that is at the end of the strap.
والجمع أصناق
And the plural is 'asnaq'.
أمرة الليف وأصناق القطف
The ropes of the palm fiber and the wooden rings of the Qatf tree.
يقال جمل صنقة وصنخة وقبصاة وقبصة إذا كان ضخما كبيرا
It is said a camel is 'sanqah', 'sakhah', 'qabsah', and 'qabsah' if it is massive and large.
وصنقة من الحرار وصمقة وصمغة: وهو ما غلظ
And 'sanqah' from the الحرار (a type of rock or land) and 'samqah' and 'samghah': which is that which is thick.