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سدك

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of sticking to, adhering to, or being devoted to something. It also extends to meanings of being skilled or quick in action, particularly with tools or weapons, and the act of stacking or piling things up.

Derived headwords

سَدَكَ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to stick toboth

    To adhere closely to something or someone, to be persistent.

سَدْكnoun
  1. 1.
    adherenceclassical

    The act of sticking to or adhering to something.

  2. 2.
    devotionclassical

    Being extremely fond of or devoted to something.

سَدَكadjective
  1. 1.
    devotedclassical

    Extremely fond of or devoted to something.

سَدَكadjective
  1. 1.
    quick-handedclassical

    Describing a person who is agile and efficient in their work.

سَدَكadjective
  1. 1.
    skilled fighterclassical

    Describing someone who is a skilled and swift combatant, particularly with a spear.

تَسْدِيكnoun
  1. 1.
    stackingclassical

    The act of piling or stacking things, such as dates, one on top of another.

مُسَدَّكَةadjective
  1. 1.
    stackedclassical

    Describing something that has been piled or stacked up.

Parallel reading

سَدَكَ به، بالكسر، سَدْكًا وسَدْكًا، فهو سَدِكٌ ولكي به لَكِيٌّ
He stuck to it, with kasra, a sticking and a sticking, so he is one who sticks and one who is attached.
وَلَزِمَهُ
And he adhered to it.
والسَّدَكُ: المُولَعُ بالشيءِ
And al-sadak: one who is extremely fond of something.
طائِيَّةٌ
A term used by the Tayy tribe.
قال بعضُ مُحَرِّمِي الخمرِ على نَفسِهِ في الجاهِلِيَّةِ
Some of those who forbade wine for themselves in the pre-Islamic era said:
وَوَزَعْتُ القِدَاحَ، وَقَدْ أَرَانِي ... بِهَا سَدَكٌ، وَإِنْ كَانَتْ حَرَامًا
And I restrained the lots, and they showed me... a devotion to them, even though they were forbidden.
أَرَادَ بالقِدَاحِ هُنَا جَمْعَ القَدَحِ المَشْرُوبِ بِهِ
He intended by 'al-qidāḥ' here the lots used for drinking.
وَرَجُلٌ سَدَكٌ: خَفِيفُ اليَدَيْنِ في العَمَلِ
And a man is sadak: light of hand in work.
وَرَجُلٌ سَدَكٌ بالرُّمْحِ: طَعَّانٌ بِهِ رَفِيقٌ سَرِيعٌ
And a man is sadak with the spear: a skilled, swift, and quick thrusting fighter with it.
وسَمِعْتُ أَعْرَابِيًّا يَقُولُ سَدَكَ فُلانٌ جِلالَ التَّمْرِ تُسْدِيكًا إِذَا نَضَّدَ بَعْضَهَا فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ
And I heard a Bedouin say: So-and-so stacked the date-loads, tasdīkan, if he piled some of them on top of others.
فَهِيَ مُسَدَّكَةٌ
So they are stacked.