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الصمت

Root entry · 31 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of silence, quietness, and being mute. It extends to related ideas of stillness, lack of sound, and even things that are solid or lack internal void. Metaphorically, it can refer to things that are unobtrusive or unnoticeable.

Derived headwords

الصمتnoun
  1. 1.
    Silenceboth

    The state of being silent or quiet; absence of speech or sound.

  2. 2.
    Quietnessboth

    A state of stillness and lack of disturbance.

الصموتnoun
  1. 1.
    Silenceboth

    A state of being silent or quiet.

  2. 2.
    Heavy shieldclassical

    A heavy shield, implying a protective stillness.

  3. 3.
    Penetrating swordclassical

    A sword that pierces deeply, suggesting a silent, decisive action.

  4. 4.
    Full honeycombclassical

    A honeycomb that is full and without empty spaces.

  5. 5.
    Mareclassical

    A specific mare belonging to Abbas ibn Mirdas or Khufaf ibn Nadbah.

الصماتnoun
  1. 1.
    Silenceboth

    The state of being silent or quiet.

  2. 2.
    What one is silenced withboth

    Something with which a child is silenced or appeased, like food.

  3. 3.
    Things one is silent aboutboth

    Matters that one remains silent about.

الإصماتnoun
  1. 1.
    Causing silenceboth

    The act of making someone or something silent.

التصميتnoun
  1. 1.
    Causing silenceboth

    The act of making someone or something silent.

أصمتهverb
  1. 1.
    To make silentboth

    To cause someone to become silent or to stop speaking.

صمتهverb
  1. 1.
    To make silentboth

    To cause someone to become silent or to stop speaking.

الصمات (بالضم)noun
  1. 1.
    Thirstinessclassical

    The state of being very thirsty.

الصامت (من اللبن)adjective
  1. 1.
    Thickenedclassical

    Referring to milk that has thickened or curdled.

الصامت (من الإبل)adjective
  1. 1.
    Twentyclassical

    Referring to a group of twenty camels.

الصامت (من المال)adjective
  1. 1.
    Gold and silverclassical

    Referring to precious metals like gold and silver, which are silent and inanimate.

الصموت (بالفتح)noun
  1. 1.
    Heavy shieldclassical

    A heavy shield.

  2. 2.
    Penetrating swordclassical

    A sword that pierces deeply into bones.

  3. 3.
    Full honeycombclassical

    A honeycomb that is full and without empty spaces.

  4. 4.
    Mareclassical

    A specific mare belonging to Abbas ibn Mirdas or Khufaf ibn Nadbah.

ضربة صموتadjective
  1. 1.
    Deep-penetrating blowclassical

    A strike that penetrates deeply into the bones and does not miss its target.

إصمتadjective
  1. 1.
    Desolate placeclassical

    A desolate, unknown, or remote place, like a desert or wilderness.

إصمتةadjective
  1. 1.
    Desolate placeclassical

    A desolate, unknown, or remote place, like a desert or wilderness.

المصمتadjective
  1. 1.
    Solidboth

    Having no hollow interior; solid.

  2. 2.
    Unadornedclassical

    Referring to a garment whose color is uniform and not mixed with other colors.

  3. 3.
    Swordclassical

    A sword belonging to Shayban al-Nahdi.

أصمته (أنا)verb
  1. 1.
    To make silentboth

    I made him or it silent.

مصمتadjective
  1. 1.
    Solidboth

    Having no hollow interior; solid.

  2. 2.
    Unadornedclassical

    Referring to a garment whose color is uniform and not mixed with other colors.

باب مصمتadjective
  1. 1.
    Solid doorclassical

    A door that is solid and perhaps difficult to open or understand.

قفل مصمتadjective
  1. 1.
    Solid lockclassical

    A lock that is solid and perhaps difficult to pick or understand.

ألف مصمتadjective
  1. 1.
    Completeclassical

    Referring to a thousand that is complete or full.

ألف مصمت (ويشدد)adjective
  1. 1.
    Completeclassical

    Referring to a thousand that is complete or full.

ثوب مصمتadjective
  1. 1.
    Unicolored garmentclassical

    A garment whose color is uniform and not mixed with other colors.

الحروف المصمتةadjective
  1. 1.
    Unvoiced lettersclassical

    Letters that are pronounced without vibration of the vocal cords, excluding certain specified letters.

الصمتة (بالضم والكسر)noun
  1. 1.
    What one is silenced withboth

    Something with which a child is silenced or appeased, like food.

المصمت (سيف)noun
  1. 1.
    Swordclassical

    A sword belonging to Shayban al-Nahdi.

الصميتadjective
  1. 1.
    Silentboth

    One who is silent; a quiet person.

صماتاnoun
  1. 1.
    Anythingclassical

    Used in negation to mean 'nothing at all'.

صمتverb
  1. 1.
    To be silentboth

    To refrain from speaking or making noise.

صموت الخلخالينadjective
  1. 1.
    Thick-ankledclassical

    Describing a woman with thick legs whose anklets make no sound when she walks.

أصمتت الأرضverb
  1. 1.
    Land became barrenclassical

    The land became barren or infertile after two years.

Parallel reading

ورماه بصماته، أي بما صمت منه.
And he accused him with his silences, meaning what he remained silent about.
وأصمته وصمته: أسكته، لازمان متعديان.
And 'asmatuhu' and 'samatahu': to make him silent, both intransitive and transitive.
والصامت من اللبن: الخاثر
And 'al-sāmit' of milk: the curdled.
ومن الإبل: عشرون
And of camels: twenty.
ومن المال: الذهب والفضة، والناطق منه: الإبل.
And of wealth: gold and silver, and the speaking (animate) among it: camels.
والصموت، بالفتح: الدرع الثقيل، والسيف الرسوب، والشهدة الممتلئة التي ليست فيها ثقبة فارغة، وفرس العباس بن مرداس، أو خفاف بن ندبة.
And 'al-ṣamūt', with the fatḥa: the heavy shield, the penetrating sword, the full honeycomb without an empty cell, and the mare of Abbas ibn Mirdas, or Khufaf ibn Nadbah.
وضربة صموت: تمر في العظام، لا تنبو عن عظم.
And a 'ṣamūt' blow: it penetrates the bones, not missing a bone.
و"تركته ببلدة إصمت، (كإربل) ، وبصحراء إصمت، وبوحش إصمت وإصمتة" (بكسرهن) ، بقطع الهمز ووصله، أي: بالفلاة، أو بحيث لا يدرى أين هو.
And 'I left him in the land of 'ismit' (like Irbil), and in the desert of 'ismit', and in the wilderness of 'ismit' and 'ismitah' (with kasra on all), with hamza cut and connected, meaning: in the desert, or in a place where one does not know where he is.
والمصمت: الذي لاجوف له.
And 'al-maṣmat': that which has no hollow.
وباب، وقفل مصمت: مبهم.
And a door and a lock 'maṣmat': obscure or solid.
وألف مصمت، ويشدد: متمم.
And a thousand 'maṣmat', and with shadda: complete.
وثوب مصمت: لا يخالط لونه لون.
And a 'maṣmat' garment: its color does not mix with another color.
والحروف المصمتة: (ماعدا) "مر بنفل".
And the 'maṣmat' letters: (excluding) 'm, r, b, n, f, l'.
والصمتة، بالضم والكسر: ما أصمت به الصبي من طعام ونحوه.
And 'al-ṣamtah', with damma and kasra: what a child is silenced with, like food and the like.
والمصمت: سيف شيبان النهدي.
And 'al-maṣmat': the sword of Shayban al-Nahdi.
والصميت: السكيت (زنة ومعنى).
And 'al-ṣamīt': the silent one (weight and meaning).
وما ذقت صماتا، كسحاب: شيئا.
And I did not taste 'ṣamāt', like 'ṣaḥāb': anything.
ولا صمت يوما أو يوم أو يوم إلى الليل، أي: لا يصمت يوم تام.
And he did not remain silent for a day or a day or a day until night, meaning: a full day did not pass without him speaking.
وجارية صموت الخلخالين: غليظة الساقين، لا يسمع لهما حس.
And a slave girl 'ṣamūt al-khalkhālayn': thick-legged, so her anklets make no sound.
وأصمتت الأرض: أحالت آخر حولين.
And the land 'aṣammatat': it became barren in the last of two years.