سعن

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to containers, particularly those made of leather for holding liquids or other substances. It also extends to meanings of shade, smallness, and specific terms in poetry and religious contexts.

Derived headwords

السُّعْنُnoun

1.
Leather containerclassical
A leather object resembling a bucket but elongated and rounded, sometimes with legs, used for fermenting liquids like dates.
2.
Old waterskinclassical
A worn-out waterskin with a damaged neck, used for cooling water.
3.
Fermentation vesselclassical
A waterskin or container with its bottom cut off and neck secured, hung to ferment liquids.
4.
Large cupclassical
A large cup, possibly used for milking.
5.
Honey containerclassical
A container similar to an 'akka (jar) used for honey.
6.
Shade structureclassical
A canopy or shade structure built on rooftops to protect from dew.

السُّعْنَةُnoun

1.
Small fermentation skinclassical
A small waterskin used for fermenting liquids.
2.
Container for belongingsclassical
A container, possibly the same as the fermentation vessel, used by women for their spinning or cotton.
3.
Small body (goat)classical
A small-bodied goat with a peculiar build.
4.
Abundanceclassical
A large quantity of food or other things.
5.
Ill-fated thingclassical
Something considered unlucky or ill-omened.

أسْعَنَverb

1.
To make a shade structureclassical
To construct a 'sa'nah' (shade structure).

المِسْعَنُnoun

1.
Leather bucket/scoopclassical
A scoop or bucket made of two pieces of leather, designed to stand upright.

السُّعْنَةُname

1.
Name of a manclassical
A proper name for a man.

ابنُ سُعْنَةَname

1.
Poet's nameclassical
A reference to a poet named Ibn Su'nah.

يومُ السَّعانينَname

1.
Christian festivalclassical
A Christian holiday celebrated a week before their major festival.

السُّعْنَةُnoun

1.
Scarcityclassical
A small amount or scarcity of food or other things.

السُّعْنُnoun

1.
Fat/greaseclassical
Animal fat or grease.

المَعْنُnoun

1.
Kindness/benevolenceclassical
Goodness, kindness, or benevolence.
2.
Trifling matterclassical
A trivial or insignificant thing.

السُّعْنَةُnoun

1.
Unlucky thingclassical
An unlucky or ill-omened thing.

المَعْنَةُnoun

1.
Fortunate thingclassical
A fortunate or blessed thing.

السُّعُونُnoun

1.
Plural of shade structureclassical
Plural of 'sa'nah', referring to shade structures.

أسْعانٌnoun

1.
Plural of honey containerclassical
Plural of 'sa'n', referring to containers for honey.

سُعْنونٌnoun

1.
Singular of Sa'ananeenclassical
The singular form of 'Sa'ananeen', a Christian festival.

Parallel reading

السعن والسعن: شيء يتخذ من أدم شبه دلو إلا أنه مستطيل مستدير وربما جعلت له قوائم ينتبذ فيه

The sa'n and sa'n: an object made of leather, like a bucket but elongated and rounded, sometimes with legs, in which [dates] are fermented.

والسعن: القربة البالية المتخرقة العنق يبرد فيها الماء

And the sa'n: the worn-out waterskin with a torn neck, in which water is cooled.

وقيل: السعن قربة أو إداوة يقطع أسفلها ويشد عنقها وتعلق إلى خشبة أو جذع نخلة، ثم ينبذ فيها ثم يبرد فيها

And it was said: the sa'n is a waterskin or container whose bottom is cut off and its neck is secured, and it is hung to a beam or a palm trunk, then [dates] are fermented in it, then water is cooled in it.

وهو شبيه بدلو السقائين يصبون به في المزائد

And it is similar to the bucket of water carriers with which they pour into the cisterns.

وفي حديث عمر: وأمرت بصاع من زبيب فجعل في سعن

And in the narration of Umar: 'I ordered a sa' of raisins to be made, and it was put in a sa'n'.

والسعنة: القربة الصغيرة ينبذ فيها

And the sa'nah: the small waterskin in which [dates] are fermented.

وقال في السعن: قربة ينبذ فيها ويستقى بها

And he said about the sa'n: a waterskin in which [dates] are fermented and from which water is drawn.

وربما جعلت المرأة فيها غزلها وقطنها

And sometimes a woman puts her spun thread and cotton in it.

والجمع سعنة مثل غصن وغصنة

And the plural is sa'nah, like ghusn and ghusnah.

والسعن: كالعكة يكون فيها العسل، والجمع أسعان وسعنة

And the sa'n: like an 'akka (jar) in which there is honey, and the plural is as'aan and sa'nah.

وفي الحديث: اشتريت سعنا مطبقا فذكر لأبي جعفر فقال: كان أحب الآنية إلى النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، كل إناء مطبق

And in the hadith: 'I bought a sealed sa'n', and it was mentioned to Abu Ja'far, so he said: 'Every sealed vessel was the most beloved of utensils to the Prophet, peace be upon him'.

قيل: هو القدح العظيم يحلب فيه؛ قال الهذلي: طرحت بذي الجنبين سعني وقربتي، ... وقد ألبوا خلفي وقل المسارب

It was said: it is the large cup into which milk is milked; Al-Hudhali said: 'I threw my sa'n and my waterskin at Dhi al-Janibayn, ... and they have gathered behind me, and the paths are few'.

والمسعن: غرب يتخذ من أديمين يقابل بينهما فيعرقان بعراقين، وله خصمان من جانبين، لو وضع قام قائما من استواء أعلاه وأسفله

And the mis'an: a scoop made of two pieces of leather, placed opposite each other, with two handles, and it has two sides; if placed, it stands upright due to the evenness of its top and bottom.

والسعن: ظلة أو كالظلة تتخذ فوق السطوح حذر ندى الومد، والجمع سعون؛ وقال بعضهم: هي عمانية لأن متخذيها إنما هم أهل عمان

And the sa'n: a canopy or like a canopy made on rooftops for fear of the dew of the heat, and the plural is sa'oon; and some said: it is Omani because its makers are the people of Oman.

وأسعن الرجل إذا اتخذ السعنة، وهي المظلة

And the man 'as'ana if he made the sa'nah, which is the umbrella/canopy.

وما عنده سعن ولا معن؛ السعن: الودك، والمعن: المعروف

And he has neither sa'n nor ma'n; the sa'n: the fat, and the ma'n: the kindness.

وما له سعنة ولا معنة، بالفتح، أي قليل ولا كثير، وقيل: السعنة المشؤومة «2». والمعنة الميمون، وكان الأصمعي لا يعرف أصلها

And he has neither sa'nah nor ma'nah, with the fatha, meaning little nor much, and it was said: the sa'nah is the ill-fated. And the ma'nah is the blessed, and Al-Asma'i did not know its origin.

وقيل: السعنة من المعزى صغار الأجسام في خلقها، والمعن الشيء الهين

And it was said: the sa'nah is from the goats that are small in body in their creation, and the ma'n is the easy thing.

والسعنة: الكثرة من الطعام وغيره، والمعنة القلة من الطعام وغيره

And the sa'nah: the abundance of food and other things, and the ma'nah: the scarcity of food and other things.

وابن سعنة، بفتح السين: من شعرائهم

And Ibn Su'nah, with the fatha on the sin: is from their poets.

وسعنة: اسم رجل

And Sa'nah: is the name of a man.

ويوم السعانين: عيد للنصارى

And Yawm al-Sa'ananeen: is a festival for the Christians.

وفي حديث شرط النصارى: ولا يخرجوا سعانين ؛ قال ابن الأثير: هو عيد لهم معروف قبل عيدهم الكبير بأسبوع، وهو سرياني معرب، وقيل: هو جمع، واحده سعنون

And in the hadith of the Christian stipends: 'And they shall not go out on Sa'ananeen'; Ibn al-Athir said: It is a known festival for them a week before their Great Festival, and it is a Arabized Syriac word, and it was said: it is a plural, its singular is sa'noon.