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سمج

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns unpleasantness, ugliness, and foulness, often related to taste or character. It can also refer to rich, but potentially unpleasant, milk.

Derived headwords

سَمُجَverb
  1. 1.
    to be uglyboth

    To be characterized by ugliness, unpleasantness, or foulness in appearance, character, or taste.

سَمَاجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    uglinessboth

    The state or quality of being ugly, unpleasant, or foul.

سَمِجٌadjective
  1. 1.
    uglyboth

    Possessing ugliness, unpleasantness, or foulness.

سَمِجٌadjective
  1. 1.
    foul-tastingclassical

    Having an unpleasant or foul taste, often referring to milk.

سَمِيجٌadjective
  1. 1.
    uglyboth

    Possessing ugliness, unpleasantness, or foulness.

سَمِيجٌnoun
  1. 1.
    rich milkclassical

    Milk that is rich and fatty, but can sometimes have an unpleasant or foul taste.

سِمَاجٌnoun
  1. 1.
    uglinessesclassical

    Plural form of ugliness or unpleasantness.

سَمَّجَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make uglyboth

    To cause something or someone to become ugly, unpleasant, or foul.

تَسْمِيجًاnoun
  1. 1.
    making uglyclassical

    The act of causing something or someone to become ugly, unpleasant, or foul.

السَّمِجُnoun
  1. 1.
    rich milkclassical

    Milk that is rich and fatty, but can sometimes have an unpleasant or foul taste.

Parallel reading

سَمُجَ، ككَرُمَ، سَمَاجَةً
It was ugly, like generosity, with ugliness.
فَهُوَ سَمِجٌ وَسَمِجٌ وَسَمِيجٌ
So he is ugly, and ugly, and ugly.
جَمَاعُهُ سَمَاجٌ
Its plural is 'samaj'.
وَسَمَّجَهُ تَسْمِيجًا
And he made it ugly, with making it ugly.
وَالسَّمِجُ وَالسَّمِيجُ: اللَّبَنُ الدَّسِمُ، الْخَبِيثُ الطَّعْمِ
And 'as-samij' and 'as-samij': the rich milk, the foul-tasting.