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السح

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of flowing, pouring, or streaming, often with intensity. It extends to meanings of abundance, rapid movement, and even specific types of dates or terrain.

Derived headwords

سَحَّverb
  1. 1.
    to pour, flowboth

    To flow or pour out, especially from above. This is the fundamental meaning of the root.

  2. 2.
    to streamboth

    To stream forth, often used in the context of liquids like tears.

السَّحُّnoun
  1. 1.
    pouring, flowingboth

    The act of pouring or flowing, a masdar of the verb سَحَّ.

  2. 2.
    dried datesclassical

    Refers to dried, scattered dates.

التَّسَحْسُحُnoun
  1. 1.
    pouring, flowingclassical

    A masdar indicating the act of pouring or flowing, similar to السَّحُّ.

التَّسَحُّحُnoun
  1. 1.
    pouring, flowingclassical

    Another masdar form denoting the act of pouring or flowing.

القَسْبُnoun
  1. 1.
    dried datesclassical

    Refers to dried, scattered dates, possibly a synonym for السَّحُّ in this context.

سَحٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    dried datesclassical

    Dried, scattered dates, indicated by the vowel 'damm' (u) on the first letter.

السَّحُّnoun
  1. 1.
    striking, beatingclassical

    The act of striking or beating.

  2. 2.
    extreme fatnessclassical

    Reaching a state of extreme fatness or corpulence.

شَاةٌ سَاحَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    fat sheepclassical

    A sheep that is very fat.

شَاةٌ سَاحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    fat sheepclassical

    A sheep that is very fat, similar to ساحة.

غَنَمٌ سُحَاحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    fat sheepclassical

    Sheep that are very fat.

سُحَاحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    rareclassical

    Describing something as rare, possibly in the context of sheep.

فَرَسٌ مَسْحٌadjective
  1. 1.
    excellent horseclassical

    A horse that is excellent or swift.

السَّحْسَحُnoun
  1. 1.
    courtyardclassical

    The open space or courtyard of a house.

  2. 2.
    heavy rainclassical

    Intense or heavy rain.

السَّحْسَحَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    courtyardclassical

    The open space or courtyard of a house, synonymous with السَّحْسَحُ.

السَّحْسَاحُadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy rainclassical

    Describing intense or heavy rain.

عَيْنٌ سَحَّاحَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    tearful eyeclassical

    An eye that is streaming with tears.

كَسَحَابٍnoun
  1. 1.
    airclassical

    Refers to the air or atmosphere.

Parallel reading

السح، الصب، والسيلان من فوق
The root relates to pouring, and flowing from above.
كالسحوح والتسحسح والتسحح
Like the pouring, and the flowing, and the flowing.
أو تمر يابس متفرق، كالسح، بالضم
Or scattered dried dates, like 'suḥḥ' (with dammah).
والضرب، والجلد
And striking, and beating.
وأن يسمن غاية السمن
And to become extremely fat.
وشاة ساحة وساح، وغنم سحاح، وسحاح نادر
And a fat sheep, and a fat sheep, and rare fat sheep.
وفرس مسح: جواد
And an excellent horse: a swift one.
والسحسح: عرصة الدار، كالسحسحة
And 'saḥsaḥ': the courtyard of the house, like 'saḥsaḥah'.
والشديد من المطر، كالسحساح
And the intense from the rain, like 'saḥsāḥ'.
وعين سحاحة: صبابة للدمع
And a tearful eye: streaming with tears.
وكسحاب: الهواء
And like clouds: the air.