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صندل

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of fragrant red or yellow wood, often associated with trees. It also extends to describe something large, strong, and stout, particularly in reference to donkeys and camels, specifically their large heads. Additionally, it is linked to the profession of a druggist or perfumer.

Derived headwords

الصندلnoun
  1. 1.
    Sandalwoodboth

    A fragrant red or yellow wood, derived from a tree known for its pleasant scent.

  2. 2.
    Large-headed donkeyclassical

    A description for a donkey that is large, strong, and has a big head.

  3. 3.
    Large-headed camelclassical

    A description for a camel that is large and has a big head.

صندلverb
  1. 1.
    To have a large headclassical

    To be characterized by a large and stout head, used for describing animals like camels.

وصندل البعير: ضخم رأسه — And the camel is large-headed: its head is huge.
صندلadjective
  1. 1.
    Large-headedclassical

    Describing an animal, particularly a donkey or camel, as being large, strong, and having a big head.

صنادلnoun
  1. 1.
    Large-headed onesclassical

    Plural form referring to large-headed donkeys or camels.

صنادلاadjective
  1. 1.
    Large-headed (pl.)classical

    An emphatic or plural form describing something as large-headed and strong.

الصيدلانيnoun
  1. 1.
    Druggistclassical

    A person who deals in drugs, perfumes, and medicinal herbs; an apothecary or perfumer.

  2. 2.
    Perfumerclassical

    One who prepares or sells perfumes.

الصيدنانيnoun
  1. 1.
    Druggistclassical

    An alternative form for الصيدلاني, referring to a druggist or apothecary.

الصيدنnoun
  1. 1.
    Silver stonesclassical

    Literally 'silver stones', used metaphorically to refer to the stones used by druggists for grinding herbs and spices.

الصيدnoun
  1. 1.
    Silver stonesclassical

    An alternative term for الصيدن, referring to stones used for grinding medicinal substances, likened to silver.

Parallel reading

وقيل: الصندل شجر طيب الريح.
And it is said: Sandalwood is a tree with a pleasant fragrance.
وحمار صندل وصنادل: عظيم شديد ضخم الرأس، وكذلك البعير.
And a sandal donkey and sanadil: is large, strong, with a big head, and likewise the camel.
وصندل البعير: ضخم رأسه.
And the camel is sandal-headed: its head is huge.
أنعت عيرا صندلا صنادلا
I describe a wild ass as large-headed, stout.
رأت لعمرو، وابنه الشريس، ... عنادلا صنادل الرؤوس
She saw for Amr, and his son Al-Sharīs, ... stubborn ones, large-headed ones.
الصيدلاني لغة في الصيدناني
Al-Saydalānī is a variant pronunciation for Al-Saydanānī.
والأصل فيهما حجارة الفضة، فشبه بها حجارة العقاقير
And the origin of both is silver stones, by which the stones for medicinal herbs were likened.
وزورا ترى في مرفقيه تجانفا ... نبيلا، كدوك الصيدناني، دامكا
And a chest you see between its forelegs leaning... noble, like the grinding stone of the druggist, elevated.
ويروى: الصيدلاني دامكا.
And it is narrated: Al-Saydalānī, elevated.
والدوك: الصلاءة، ويقال للحجر الذي يطحن به الطيب
And the duk: is the grinding stone, and it is said to be the stone with which perfume is ground.
والدامك: المرتفع.
And the dāmak: is the elevated one.