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الصيح

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to loud sounds, cries, and shouting. It extends to meanings of alarm, destruction, and even the growth or maturation of plants and objects. It also encompasses related concepts like fragrance and specific place names.

Derived headwords

الصَّيْحnoun
  1. 1.
    Loud soundboth

    A sound made with the utmost energy or power.

الصَّيْحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Loud soundboth

    A sound made with the utmost energy or power.

  2. 2.
    Cry of mourningclassical

    A loud cry uttered by a woman in mourning.

  3. 3.
    Punishmentclassical

    A divine punishment or torment.

{الصيحة} : العذابThe cry: the torment.
الصِّيَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    Loud soundboth

    A sound made with the utmost energy or power.

  2. 2.
    Fragranceclassical

    A perfume or fragrance.

  3. 3.
    Washingclassical

    Washing or cleansing.

الصَّيَحَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Loud soundboth

    A sound made with the utmost energy or power.

المُصَايَحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Shouting at each otherboth

    People shouting at one another.

التَّصَايُحnoun
  1. 1.
    Shouting at each otherboth

    People shouting at one another.

صَاحَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to grow tallboth

    A palm tree grew tall.

  2. 2.
    to matureboth

    A cluster of dates matured, its emergence from its sheath completed, and it grew long while still unripe.

صاحت النخلة: طالتThe palm tree grew tall: it became long.
و العنقود: استتم خروجه من أكمته، وطال وهو غضAnd the cluster: its emergence from its sheath was completed, and it grew long while it was unripe.
صِيحَ بِهِمْverb
  1. 1.
    to be terrifiedboth

    They were terrified or alarmed.

صيح بهم: فزعواThey were terrified: they became frightened.
صِيحَ فِيهِمْverb
  1. 1.
    to perishboth

    They perished or were destroyed.

و فيهم: هلكواAnd among them: they perished.
الصَّائِحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Wailing cryclassical

    A cry of mourning or wailing.

الصائحة: صيحة المناحةThe wailing cry: the cry of mourning.
تَصَوَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to dry upclassical

    Herbs dried up.

تَصِيحُ البَقْلُ: تَصُوحُThe herbs dry up: they become dry.
صَاحَتْهُverb
  1. 1.
    to dry upclassical

    The sun dried it up.

صِيحَتْهُ الشَّمْسُ: صَوَّحَتْهُThe sun dried it up: it made it dry.
تَصَايَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to crackclassical

    The scabbard of the sword cracked.

تَصَايَحَ غِمْدُ السَّيْفِ: تَشَقَّقَThe scabbard of the sword cracked: it became split.
الصِّيَاحnoun
  1. 1.
    Fragranceclassical

    A perfume or fragrance.

  2. 2.
    Washingclassical

    Washing or cleansing.

الصَّيْحَانِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Type of dateclassical

    A type of date from Medina, named after Sayhan.

Parallel reading

الصَّيْح والصيحة والصياح، بالكسر والضم، والصيحان، محركة: الصوت بأقصى الطاقة.
Al-sayh, al-sayhah, and al-siyah (with kasr and damma), and al-sayhan (vocalized): a sound made with the utmost energy.
والمصايحة والتصايح: أن يصيح القوم بعضهم ببعض.
And al-masayhah and al-tasayuh: that people shout at each other.
وصاحت النخلة: طالت
And the palm tree grew tall: it became long.
و العنقود: استتم خروجه من أكمته، وطال وهو غض.
And the cluster: its emergence from its sheath was completed, and it grew long while it was unripe.
وصيح بهم: فزعوا
And they were terrified: they became frightened.
و فيهم: هلكوا
And among them: they perished.
{الصيحة} : العذاب
The cry: the torment.
والصائحة: صيحة المناحة.
And the wailing cry: the cry of mourning.
وغضب من غير صيح ولا نفر، أي: قليل ولا كثير.
And anger without a shout or a move, meaning: little or much.
وتصيح البقل: تصوح.
And the herbs dry up: they become dry.
وصيحته الشمس: صوحته.
The sun dried it up: it made it dry.
وتصايح غمد السيف: تشقق.
The scabbard of the sword cracked: it became split.
والصياح، ككتان: عطر، أو غسل، وعلم، وبهاء: نخل باليمامة.
And al-siyah, like kuttan: a perfume, or washing, and a name, and a place name: palm trees in Yamamah.
والصيحاني: من تمر المدينة، نسب إلى صيحان لكبش كان يربط إليها، أو اسم الصياح، وهو من تغييرات النسب، كصنعاني.
And al-Sayhani: from the dates of Medina, attributed to Sayhan because of a ram that was tied to it, or the name of al-Siyah, and it is one of the changes in attribution, like San'ani.