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السمحج

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes things that are long, particularly in their back or body. It extends to describe long bows and also a tall, disliked person. The concept of length is generalized to encompass any kind of elongation.

Derived headwords

السَّمَحْجadjective
  1. 1.
    long-backedclassical

    Describing horses and female donkeys that have a long back.

السَّمَحَاجadjective
  1. 1.
    long-backedclassical

    Similar to السَّمَحْج, referring to a long back, specifically for horses and female donkeys.

الفَرَس القَبَّاء الغَلِيظَة النَّحْضnoun
  1. 1.
    stout mareclassical

    A description of a mare that is stout, fleshy, and broad.

القَوْس الطَّوِيلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    long bowclassical

    A bow that is characterized by its length.

السَّمَحُوجadjective
  1. 1.
    tall and dislikedclassical

    Describing a person who is tall and generally disliked or considered unpleasant.

السَّمَحْجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lengthinessclassical

    The quality of being long or extended in any dimension.

Parallel reading

السمحج من الخيل والأتن: الطويلة الظهر
As-samḥaj from horses and female donkeys: the long-backed ones.
كالسمحاج
Like as-samḥāj.
والفرس القباء الغليظة النحض، تخص الإناث
And the mare that is stout, fleshy, specifically for females.
والقوس الطويلة
And the long bow.
والسمحوج: الطويل البغيض
And as-samḥūj: the tall, disliked one.
والسمحجة: الطول في كل شيء
And as-samḥajah: lengthiness in everything.