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سحجه

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of scraping, rubbing, or wearing away. It extends to concepts of excessive action, hard work, and swift movement, particularly in animals. It also encompasses a specific type of oath-taking and a tool for sharpening.

Derived headwords

سَحَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to scrape offboth

    To remove the outer layer or surface of something by scraping.

  2. 2.
    to rubboth

    To cause friction by rubbing one surface against another.

اِنْسَحَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to be scraped offboth

    To have its outer layer removed by scraping.

تَسَحَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    to be abundantclassical

    To occur in great quantity or frequency.

مِسْحَجadjective
  1. 1.
    hard-workingclassical

    Describing an animal, particularly a donkey, that works diligently and exerts much effort.

  2. 2.
    bitingclassical

    Describing a donkey that bites.

مِسْحَاجadjective
  1. 1.
    hard-workingclassical

    Describing an animal, particularly a donkey, that works diligently and exerts much effort.

سَحَّاجadjective
  1. 1.
    scraping the groundclassical

    Describing a camel that scrapes the ground with its hooves while walking.

السَّحْجnoun
  1. 1.
    gentle rubbingboth

    A light stroking or rubbing, especially on the scalp.

  2. 2.
    speedboth

    Moving at a fast pace.

  3. 3.
    moderate paceboth

    A gait for animals that is faster than a walk but not a full gallop.

سَيْحُوجother
  1. 1.
    a type of animalclassical

    An unspecified animal, possibly related to the root's meaning of movement or effort.

مِبْرَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    sharpenerclassical

    A tool used for sharpening wood, like a pencil sharpener.

المِسْحَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    oath-takerclassical

    A woman who frequently swears oaths, often falsely.

السُّحُوجnoun
  1. 1.
    oath-takerclassical

    A woman who frequently swears oaths, often falsely.

Parallel reading

سحجه، كمنعه: قشره فانسحج.
He scraped it, like 'man'a', so it was scraped off.
وسحجه فتسحج: للكثرة.
And he scraped it, and it became abundant: used for excess.
وحمار مسحج: معضض، مكدح.
And a hard-working donkey: biting, toiling.
وبعير سحاج: يسحج الأرض بخفه.
And a camel that scrapes the ground with its hooves.
والسحج، كالمنع: تسريح لين على فروة الرأس
And al-sahj, like al-man', is a gentle stroking on the scalp
والإسراع
and speed
وجري دون الشديد للدواب
and a gait faster than a walk but not a full gallop for animals
وحمار مسحج ومسحاج.
and a hard-working donkey and a fast-moving donkey.
وكمنبر: المبراة يبرى بها الخشب.
And like 'manbar': the sharpener with which wood is sharpened.
والمسحاح والسحوج: المرأة الحلوف، التي تسحج الأيمان.
And al-misahh and al-suhuj: the oath-taking woman, who swears oaths.