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سءسء

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of urging, driving, or calling an animal, particularly a donkey, to stop or move forward. It can also extend metaphorically to describe a state of disarray or confusion in affairs.

Derived headwords

سَأْسَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to urge (animal)both

    To urge or call out to a donkey to make it stop, or to encourage it to drink or move forward.

سَأْسَأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    urging (donkey)classical

    The act of urging or calling out to a donkey, as described in the verb.

سَأْسَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    urging (donkey)classical

    An alternative form for the act of urging or calling out to a donkey.

تَسَأْسَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to become disorderedclassical

    Used for affairs or matters that become disordered, confused, or varied.

Parallel reading

سأسأ بالحمار سأسأة وسأساء
He urged the donkey with a 'sa'sa' sound, a sa'sa'ah and a sa'saa'.
زجره ليحتبس
He rebuked it to make it stop.
أو دعاه ليشرب أو يمضي
Or called it to drink or to proceed.
وتسأسأت الأمور
And the affairs became disordered.
اختلفت
They differed/became varied.