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صهصه

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the act of silencing or commanding silence, often through a sharp, abrupt sound or gesture. It encompasses the concept of calling for quiet and the specific interjection used for this purpose.

Derived headwords

صَهْparticle
  1. 1.
    Hush!both

    An interjection used to command silence or quiet.

صَهْصَهَverb
  1. 1.
    to silenceclassical

    To silence someone or a group; to command them to be quiet.

  2. 2.
    to drive awayclassical

    To drive away or repel, often by shouting or making a noise.

صَهْصِيتverb
  1. 1.
    to silence (variant)classical

    A variant form of 'صَهْصَهَ' (to silence), where the 'ه' is replaced by 'ي'.

Parallel reading

صه القوم وصهصه بهم: زجرهم
He said 'صه' to the people and 'صهصه' to them: he rebuked them.
وقد قالوا صهصيت فأبدلوا الياء من الهاء
And they said 'صهصيت', substituting the 'ya' for the 'ha'.
كما قالوا دهديت في دهدهت
Just as they said 'dahdayta' in place of 'dahdahta'.
صه: كلمة زجر للسكوت
'صه' is a word of rebuke for silence.
صه لا تكلم لحماد بداهية
Hush, do not speak to Hammad about a calamity.
عليك عين من الأجذاع والقصب
Upon you is an eye from logs and reeds.