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السعتر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a type of plant. It also extends to describe a person who is clever, generous, or brave, and can be a proper name or a title.

Derived headwords

السَّعْتَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Thyme plantboth

    A type of aromatic herb, commonly known as thyme.

السَّعْتَرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Cleverclassical

    Describing someone who is sharp-witted or cunning.

  2. 2.
    Generousclassical

    Describing someone who is noble or magnanimous.

  3. 3.
    Braveclassical

    Describing someone who is courageous and valiant.

السَّعْتَرِيّname
  1. 1.
    Yusuf bin Ya'qub Al-Najirmiclassical

    A proper name, specifically referring to Yusuf bin Ya'qub Al-Najirmi.

Parallel reading

السعتر: نبت م.
Al-Sa'tar: A plant, plural.
والسعتري: الشاطر، والكريم ms0521 الشجاع، وبالصاد: أعلى، ولقب يوسف بن يعقوب النجيرمي.
And Al-Sa'tari: the clever one, the noble one, the brave one, and with Sad (ص): the high one, and a title of Yusuf bin Ya'qub Al-Najirmi.