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الصاءة

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the fluid found within the amniotic sac of a fetus or covering the head of a newborn. It also extends to the idea of slightly wetting or incompletely washing something, and to the initial coloring of date fruits.

Derived headwords

الصَّاءَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Amniotic fluidboth

    The fluid found within the amniotic sac, or covering the head of a newborn child.

الصَّاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Amniotic fluidboth

    Synonymous with الصَّاءَة, referring to the fluid within the amniotic sac or covering a newborn's head.

الصَّآةnoun
  1. 1.
    Amniotic fluidboth

    Another variant form for the amniotic fluid or fluid covering a newborn's head.

صَيَّأَverb
  1. 1.
    To wet slightlyclassical

    To wet one's head slightly, or to wash it without thoroughly cleaning it.

الصِّيْئَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Slight wettingclassical

    The act of wetting something slightly, or the result of an incomplete washing.

النَّخْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Date palmsclassical

    Refers to date palms, specifically when the color of their unripe fruit (busr) begins to show.

Parallel reading

الماء يكون في السلى، أو على رأس الولد
The water is in the amniotic sac, or on the head of the child.
كالصَّآة، كقناة
Like the amniotic fluid, like a channel.
وصيأ رأسه: بله قليلا
And he slightly wet his head: he wetted it a little.
أو غسله فلم ينقه
Or he washed it and did not clean it thoroughly.
والاسم: الصيئة، بالكسر
And the noun is: Al-Sī'ah, with a kasra.
والنخل: ظهرت ألوان بسره
And the date palms: the colors of their unripe fruit appeared.