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سذم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be largely unused in classical Arabic, with the author noting a lack of derived forms in core Arabic vocabulary. Any potential uses are attributed to foreign origins.

Derived headwords

سَذُومadjective
  1. 1.
    foreign originclassical

    A term described as being of non-Arabic origin, possibly Persian or another foreign language.

بِسَذnoun
  1. 1.
    a substanceclassical

    Refers to a specific substance or jewel, identified as being of foreign, non-Arabic origin.

سَبَذَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Persian termclassical

    A word identified explicitly as Persian, not belonging to classical Arabic vocabulary.

Parallel reading

أهملت السين مع التاء والذال والظاء فلم يستعمل من جميع وجوهها شيء في مصاص كلام العرب
The letter Sīn with Tāʼ, Dhāl, and Ẓāʼ were neglected, so nothing from all its derivations was used in the pure speech of the Arabs.
وأما قولهم: هذا قضاء سذوم، بالذال، فقد تقدم القول فيه إنه أعجمي
As for their saying: 'This is a foreign judgment (qadāʼ suthūm),' with Dhāl, it has already been stated that it is non-Arabic.
وكذلك البسذ لهذا الجوهر ليس بعربي
Likewise, al-bisadh for this substance is not Arabic.
وكذلك السبذة فارسي
And likewise, al-sabadhah is Persian.