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سجح

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes qualities of ease, gentleness, and moderation, often applied to physical appearance, disposition, or manner. It can also refer to things that are uniform, level, or straightforward, and in some contexts, to specific directions or even abstract concepts like forgiveness.

Derived headwords

سَجُحَverb
  1. 1.
    to be easy, gentleboth

    Describing a cheek that is easy, gentle, soft, and long with moderation, and having little flesh.

سَجْحٌnoun
  1. 1.
    ease, gentlenessclassical

    A state of being gentle and easy, similar to 'sajih'.

  2. 2.
    level pathclassical

    Refers to a clear, straight, and easy path or way.

  3. 3.
    potclassical

    A pot, often implying a standard size.

  4. 4.
    air, atmosphereclassical

    The air or atmosphere.

  5. 5.
    deception, trickeryclassical

    Deception or trickery.

سُجُحٌnoun
  1. 1.
    gentle, easy dispositionclassical

    Refers to a gentle, easy, and soft disposition or nature.

سَجِيحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    gentle, easyboth

    Describing someone or something as gentle, easy, and mild in disposition or manner.

سَجِيحَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    disposition, natureboth

    The innate disposition, character, or nature of a person or thing.

مَسْجُوحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    gentle, mildclassical

    Describing something as gentle, mild, or easy.

  2. 2.
    direction, sideclassical

    A direction or a side.

مَسْجُوحَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    disposition, natureclassical

    The disposition or nature, similar to 'sajihah'.

أَسْجَحُadjective
  1. 1.
    handsome, moderateclassical

    Describing something as handsome, well-proportioned, and moderate.

سَجْحَاءُadjective
  1. 1.
    well-formed (camel)classical

    Describing a camel that is complete, well-formed, and has a long back.

سَجَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to coo, to make a soundboth

    The sound made by a dove or pigeon, similar to cooing.

سَجْحٌ (له بكلام)noun
  1. 1.
    offering, presentingclassical

    To present or offer something, especially words or speech.

اِنْسَمَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to be lenient, to grantclassical

    To be lenient, to grant, or to allow something.

إِسْجَاحٌnoun
  1. 1.
    generous forgivenessclassical

    The act of forgiving generously and with ease.

رَجُلٌ سِجَاحٌname
  1. 1.
    a man named Sajahclassical

    A man named Sajah.

اِمْرَأَةٌ قَطَامٌname
  1. 1.
    a woman named Qatamclassical

    A woman named Qatam who claimed prophethood.

Parallel reading

سَجُحَ الخَدُّ كَفَرِحَ، سَجْحًا وسَجَاحَةً: سَهُلَ وَلَانَ وَطَالَ في اعْتِدَالٍ وَقَلَّ لَحْمُهُ.
The cheek was easy, like 'faraha', with 'sajhan' and 'sajaha': it was easy, soft, long with moderation, and had little flesh.
والسُّجُحُ: اللَّيِّنُ السَّهْلُ، كالسَّجِيحِ، والمَحَجَّةُ، كالسَّجْحِ، بالضَّمِّ، والقِدْرُ، كالسَّجِيحَةِ.
And 'sujuh': the soft, easy one, like 'sajih', and the clear path, like 'sajh' (with damma), and the pot, like 'sajiha'.
ومنه: بُيُوتُهُمْ عَلَى سَجْحٍ وَاحِدٍ، أَيْ: عَلَى قَدْرٍ وَاحِدٍ.
And from it: 'Their houses are on one sajḥ', meaning: on one size.
وكَغُرَابٍ: الهَوَاءُ.
And like 'ghurab': the air.
وكَكِتَابٍ: التِّجَاهُ.
And like 'kitab': the deception.
والأَسْجَحُ: الحَسَنُ المُعْتَدِلُ.
And 'al-asjah': the handsome, moderate one.
والسَّجْحَةُ والسَّجِيحَةُ والمَسْجُوحَةُ والمَسْجُوحُ: الخُلُقُ.
And 'as-sajhatu', 'as-sajihah', 'al-masjuhah', and 'al-masjuh': the disposition.
والسَّجْحَاءُ مِنَ الإِبِلِ: التَّامَّةُ، والطَّوِيلَةُ الظَّهْرِ.
And 'as-sajha' from the camels: the complete one, and the long-backed one.
وسَجَعَتِ الحَمَامَةُ: سَجَعَتْ.
And the dove cooed: it 'saja'at'.
ولَهُ بِكَلامٍ: عَرَضَ، كَسَجْحٍ.
And to him with words: he presented, like 'sajh'.
وانْسَمَحَ لِي بِكَذَا: انْسَمَحَ.
And 'insamah' to me with such-and-such: he was lenient.
والإِسْجَاحُ: حُسْنُ العَفْوِ.
And 'al-isjah': the good forgiveness.
وكَمِنْبَرٍ: رَجُلٌ.
And like 'minbar': a man.
وكَقَطَامٍ: امْرَأَةٌ تَنَبَّأَتْ.
And like 'qatam': a woman who claimed prophethood.
والمَسْجُوحُ: الجِهَةُ.
And 'al-masjuh': the direction.