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سرم

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

The root 'sarm' primarily relates to the posterior opening of the digestive tract, the anus, and by extension, the exit or opening of something. It can also refer to specific ailments, creatures, or actions associated with this area or concept.

Derived headwords

سَرْمnoun
  1. 1.
    anusboth

    The external opening of the rectum, the posterior end of the alimentary canal.

  2. 2.
    exit of the gutclassical

    The opening of the intestines, specifically the rectum.

  3. 3.
    opening of a hollow organclassical

    The mouth or opening of a hollow organ, such as the gut.

  4. 4.
    a type of waspclassical

    A type of wasp, described as yellow and black, or striped.

  5. 5.
    a type of beetleclassical

    A small insect resembling a partridge.

اللهم ارزقني ضرسا طحونا ومعدة هضوما وسرما نثورا — O Allah, grant me grinding molars, digesting stomachs, and a bursting anus.
السَّرْمnoun
  1. 1.
    the anusclassical

    Specifically refers to the anus.

السرم مخرج الثفل وهو طرف المعى المستقيم — The anus is the exit of excrement, which is the end of the rectum.
أَسْرَامnoun
  1. 1.
    anusesclassical

    The plural of 'sarm', referring to the openings of the intestines.

  2. 2.
    openings of burrowsclassical

    The openings of burrows, particularly those of animals with claws.

في عطن أكرس من أسرامها — In a burrow with wide openings.
مُتَسَرِّمَةadjective
  1. 1.
    torn apartclassical

    Describing camels that are fragmented or separated, implying they are in poor condition or scattered.

  2. 2.
    thickened in one part, thin in anotherclassical

    Describing a mark or patch that is thick in one area and thin in another.

وجاءت الإبل متسرمة أي متقطعة — And the camels came in a torn-apart state, meaning scattered.
وغرة متسرمة: غلظت من موضع ودقت من آخر — And a white blaze that is thickened in one part and thinned in another.
السِّرْمَانnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of waspclassical

    A large type of wasp, often described as yellow and black, or striped, and known for being particularly venomous.

  2. 2.
    a type of hornetclassical

    A large hornet.

والسرمان: ضرب من الزنابير أصفر وأسود ومجزع — And the sirman: a type of wasp, yellow and black and striped.
سَرْمَاinterjection
  1. 1.
    go on!classical

    A sound used to incite or urge on dogs.

يقال: سرما سرما إذا هيجته — It is said: 'Sarman, sarman' when one incites them (dogs).

Parallel reading

اللهم ارزقني ضرسا طحونا ومعدة هضوما وسرما نثورا
O Allah, grant me grinding molars, digesting stomachs, and a bursting anus.
قال ابن الأعرابي: السرم أم سويد
Ibn al-A'rabi said: 'Al-sarm' is Umm Suwayd.
وقال الليث: السرم باطن طرف الخوران.
And Al-Layth said: 'Al-sarm' is the inner part of the opening of the gut.
الجوهري: السرم مخرج الثفل وهو طرف المعى المستقيم، كلمة مولدة
Al-Jawhari said: 'Al-sarm' is the exit of excrement, which is the end of the rectum; it is a coined word.
وفي حديث علي: لا يذهب أمر هذه الأمة إلا على رجل واسع السرم ضخم البلعوم
And in the narration of Ali: The affair of this nation will not pass except to a man with a wide anus and a large throat.
قال ابن الأثير: يريد رجلا عظيما شديدا
Ibn al-Athir said: He means a great and strong man.
ومن قولهم إذا استعظموا الأمر واستصغروا فاعله: إنما يفعل هذا من هو أوسع سرما منك
And from their saying when they magnify an affair and belittle its doer: Only one who is wider of anus than you does this.
قال: ويجوز أن يريد به أنه كثير التبذير والإسراف في الأموال والدماء، فوصفه بسعة المدخل والمخرج.
He said: And it is possible that he means by it that he is very wasteful and extravagant with wealth and blood, so he described him with a wide entrance and exit.
ابن سيده: السرم حرف الخوران، والجمع أسرام
Ibn Sidah said: 'Al-sarm' is the opening of the gut, and the plural is 'asram'.
قال أبو محمد الحذلمي: في عطن أكرس من أسرامها
Abu Muhammad al-Hudhalimi said: In a burrow with wide openings.
وخص بعضهم به ذوات البراثن من السباع.
And some have restricted it to clawed beasts.
ابن الأعرابي: السرم وجع العواء وهو الدبر.
Ibn al-A'rabi said: 'Al-sarm' is the pain of howling, which is the anus.
وجاءت الإبل متسرمة أي متقطعة.
And the camels came in a torn-apart state, meaning scattered.
وغرة متسرمة: غلظت من موضع ودقت من آخر.
And a white blaze that is thickened in one part and thinned in another.
والسرمان: ضرب من الزنابير أصفر وأسود ومجزع
And 'al-sirman': a type of wasp, yellow and black and striped.
وفي التهذيب: صفر، ومنها ما هو مجزع بحمرة وصفرة وهو من أخبثها، ومنها سود عظام
And in Al-Tahdhib: yellow, and some of them are striped with redness and yellowness, and they are among the most malicious, and some are large black ones.
وقيل: السرمان العظيم من اليعاسيب، والضم لغة.
And it was said: 'Al-sirman' is the large type of hornet, and the pronunciation with damma is a dialectal variation.
والسرمان: دويبة كالحجل.
And 'al-sirman': a small creature like a partridge.
الليث: السرم ضرب من زجر الكلاب، يقال: سرما سرما إذا هيجته.
Al-Layth said: 'Sarman' is a type of calling to incite dogs; it is said: 'Sarman, sarman' when you incite them.