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سهج

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of intense movement, force, or action. It describes the crushing of substances, the intensification of wind, the scouring of land, and vigorous travel. It also extends to abstract concepts of forceful or unrestrained speech and movement.

Derived headwords

سَهَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to crushboth

    To crush or grind something, particularly fragrant substances like perfume.

  2. 2.
    to intensifyboth

    Used to describe the wind becoming strong and fierce.

  3. 3.
    to scourboth

    To scour or strip the surface of the land.

  4. 4.
    to travel through the nightboth

    To travel or journey through the night, covering a significant distance.

سَهْجnoun
  1. 1.
    crushingclassical

    The act of crushing or grinding.

سَهْجnoun
  1. 1.
    intensityclassical

    The state of being intense, referring to the wind.

سَهْجnoun
  1. 1.
    scouringclassical

    The act of scouring or stripping the land.

سَهْجnoun
  1. 1.
    night travelclassical

    The act of traveling through the night.

سَيْهَجadjective
  1. 1.
    intense (wind)classical

    Describing a wind that is strong and fierce.

سَيْهُوجadjective
  1. 1.
    intense (wind)classical

    Describing a wind that is strong and fierce.

سُهُوجadjective
  1. 1.
    intense (wind)classical

    Describing a wind that is strong and fierce.

سُهُوجnoun
  1. 1.
    intensityclassical

    The state of being intense, referring to the wind.

مَسْهَجnoun
  1. 1.
    wind passageboth

    A passage or channel through which the wind blows.

مِسْهَجnoun
  1. 1.
    one who speaks freelyclassical

    One who speaks out freely on any matter, whether right or wrong.

مِصْقَعnoun
  1. 1.
    eloquent speakerclassical

    An eloquent or persuasive speaker.

أَسَاهِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    types of travelclassical

    Various different ways or styles of traveling.

Parallel reading

سَهَجَ الطيبَ: سَحَقَهُ
He crushed the perfume: he ground it.
و الريح: اشتدت
And the wind: it intensified.
فهي سيهج وسيهوج وسهوج وسهوج
And it (the wind) is sayhaj, sayhooj, suhooj, and suhooj.
و الأرض: قشرتها
And it (the wind) scoured the land.
و القوم ليلتهم: ساروها
And the people their night: they traveled through it.
والمسهج: ممر الريح
And al-mas'haj: the passage of the wind.
وكمنبر: الذي ينطلق في كل حق وباطل
And like minbar: one who speaks out in every truth and falsehood.
والمصقع
And al-misqa' (the eloquent speaker).
والأساهيج: ضروب مختلفة من السير
And al-asaheej: different kinds of travel.