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صيك

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the concept of sticking, adhering, or becoming attached to something. It extends to the idea of something becoming dry and thus sticking, like dried blood.

Derived headwords

صَاكَverb
  1. 1.
    to stickboth

    To adhere firmly to something, to become attached.

صِيكًاnoun
  1. 1.
    stickingclassical

    The act or state of sticking or adhering.

صَاكَverb
  1. 1.
    to dry and stickclassical

    To become dry and consequently adhere to a surface, specifically used for blood.

صَاكَverb
  1. 1.
    to stick toclassical

    To adhere closely to someone or something, often used with fragrances.

Parallel reading

صَاكَ الشَّيْءَ صِيكًا: لَزِقَ.
Something stuck, with a sticking, meaning it adhered.
وَصَاكَ الدَّمُ يَبِسَ، وَهُوَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ لِأَنَّهُ إِذَا يَبِسَ لَزِقَ.
And the blood stuck, it dried, and it is from that [root] because when it dries, it sticks.
وَصَاكَ بِهِ الطَّيِّبُ يَصِيكُ أَيْ لَصِقَ بِهِ.
And the fragrance stuck to it, it sticks to it, meaning it adhered to it.
وَمِثْلُكَ مُعْجَبَةٌ بِالشَّبَابِ، ... صَاكَ الْعَبِيرُ بِأَجْلَادِهَا «4».
And one like you is charmed by youth, ... the fragrance stuck to her skin.