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السميذ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of fine flour or semolina, and by extension, it is used as a nisba (a surname or attribution) for scholars and traditionists who were associated with this product or place.

Derived headwords

السَّمِيذnoun
  1. 1.
    Semolinaboth

    A coarse flour made from durum wheat, used in making pasta, couscous, and puddings.

السَّمِيدnoun
  1. 1.
    Semolinaboth

    A fine flour or meal made from wheat, especially durum wheat, used in baking and cooking.

السَّمَذْيُونname
  1. 1.
    Al-Samdhiyyunclassical

    A nisba (an attribution) indicating a connection to semolina or a place associated with it. It is used here as a surname for several traditionists.

Parallel reading

السميذ: السميد.
Al-Samidh: Semolina.
وعبد الله بن محمد الدورقي، ومحمد بن محمد بن علي، وعمه المبارك بن علي، وأبو القاسم أحمد بن أحمد بن علي السمذيون، بكسر السين والميم والذال: محدثون.
And Abdullah bin Muhammad Al-Durūqī, and Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Ali, and his uncle Al-Mubārak bin Ali, and Abu Al-Qāsim Ahmad bin Ahmad bin Ali Al-Samdhiyyūn, with a kasra on the sin, mim, and dhal: were traditionists.