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صندق

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a box or container, and by extension, a bag or pouch. It also extends to describe loud, harsh sounds and individuals, particularly women, who are vociferous.

Derived headwords

الصندوقnoun
  1. 1.
    Box, chestboth

    A container, typically rectangular, used for storage or transport. It can also refer to a chest or coffer.

  2. 2.
    Bag, pouchclassical

    A flexible container, often made of cloth or leather, used for carrying things.

صناديقnoun
  1. 1.
    Boxes, chestsboth

    The plural form of صندوق (ṣundūq), referring to multiple boxes or containers.

صهصلقadjective
  1. 1.
    Loud, harsh (sound)classical

    Describing a sound that is intense, loud, and possibly harsh or clamorous.

  2. 2.
    Vociferous, clamorous (person)classical

    Describing a person, especially a woman, who is loud, noisy, and clamorous.

صهصليقadjective
  1. 1.
    Loud, harsh (sound)classical

    Similar to صهصلق (ṣahṣalaq), describing an intense and harsh sound.

  2. 2.
    Vociferous, clamorous (woman)classical

    Specifically describing an old woman who is loud and clamorous.

شمشليقadjective
  1. 1.
    Swift-footed, fast-movingclassical

    Describing someone or something that moves quickly or is swift in pace.

Parallel reading

الصندوق لغة في السندوق
Al-ṣundūq is a variant pronunciation for al-sundūq.
ويجمع صناديق
And its plural is ṣanādīq.
وقال يعقوب: هي الصندوق بالصاد
And Ya'qub said: it is al-ṣundūq with the letter ṣād.
صهصلق: صوت صهصلق أي شديد
Ṣahṣalaq: a loud sound, meaning intense.
قد شيبت رأسي بصوت صهصلق
It has whitened my head with a loud, harsh sound.
ورجل صهصلق الصوت: شديده
And a man whose voice is ṣahṣalaq: intense.
وامرأة صهصلق وصهصليق: شديدة الصوت صخابة
And a woman who is ṣahṣalaq and ṣahṣalīq: loud-voiced and clamorous.
الصهاصلق العجوز الصخابة
The ṣahṣalaq is the clamorous old woman.
صهصلق الصوت بعينيها الصبر
Her eyes were wide with a loud sound, patience.
تعدو على الذئب بعود منكسر
She rushes at the wolf with a broken stick.
وكذلك الصهصليق
And likewise is al-ṣahṣalīq.
شديدة الصيحة صهصليقها
Her loud cry, ṣahṣalīq her.
والشمشليق: السريعة المشي
And al-shamshaliq: the swift-walker.