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صج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes the act of striking metal on metal, producing a loud, sharp sound. It encompasses the action itself and the resulting noise.

Derived headwords

صَجَّverb
  1. 1.
    to strike metalboth

    To strike iron upon iron, producing a sound.

صَجٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of strikingboth

    The sound produced by striking iron on iron.

الصَجَجُnoun
  1. 1.
    that soundclassical

    That specific sound, referring to the noise of metal striking metal.

Parallel reading

ضرب حديدا على حديد فصوتا
He struck iron on iron, and it made a sound.
والصجج، بضمتين: ذلك الصوت
And al-ṣajaj, with two dammah, is that sound.