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السمرة

Root entry · 35 derived lemmas

The root 'samara' (السمرة) primarily relates to shades of brown and duskiness, encompassing skin color, the color of milk, and the dim light of evening. It also extends to concepts of staying up at night, conversation, and things that are firm or tightened.

Derived headwords

السمرةnoun
  1. 1.
    brownish colorboth

    A color between white and black, often referring to a suntanned complexion.

  2. 2.
    duskinessboth

    The state of being dusky or tanned.

سمرverb
  1. 1.
    to stay up at nightboth

    To remain awake and active during the night, often for conversation or other activities.

  2. 2.
    to converse at nightboth

    To engage in conversation during the night.

  3. 3.
    to tanboth

    To become brown or tanned, especially from the sun.

كَرُمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be generousclassical

    To be noble, generous, or honorable.

فَرِحَverb
  1. 1.
    to be happyboth

    To be joyful or glad.

أسمرadjective
  1. 1.
    brown-skinnedboth

    Having a complexion between white and black; tanned.

  2. 2.
    gazelle's milkclassical

    A specific term for the milk of a gazelle.

الأسمرانnoun
  1. 1.
    water and landclassical

    A dual term referring to both water and land, or possibly water and a spear.

السمراءnoun
  1. 1.
    wheatclassical

    A name for wheat.

  2. 2.
    a type of plantclassical

    Referring to Khushkar, a type of plant.

  3. 3.
    a type of containerclassical

    Referring to Alabah, a type of container.

  4. 4.
    a mareclassical

    A name for a mare.

  5. 5.
    a female camelclassical

    A name for a female camel.

سموراnoun
  1. 1.
    sleeplessnessboth

    The state of not sleeping; sleeplessness.

السمارnoun
  1. 1.
    those who stay up at nightboth

    A collective noun for people who stay up at night.

  2. 2.
    night conversationboth

    The act or subject of conversation at night.

السامرnoun
  1. 1.
    collective noun for night talkersclassical

    A collective noun referring to people who converse at night.

  2. 2.
    gathering for night talkboth

    A place or session for night conversation.

السمرnoun
  1. 1.
    nightboth

    The night time.

  2. 2.
    night talkboth

    Conversation held at night.

  3. 3.
    moonlightboth

    The light of the moon.

  4. 4.
    time/eternityclassical

    Time or eternity.

  5. 5.
    darknessboth

    Darkness.

السميرnoun
  1. 1.
    one who converses at nightboth

    A person who engages in conversation at night.

كسكيتnoun
  1. 1.
    companion of night talkclassical

    A companion for night conversation.

ذو سامرname
  1. 1.
    possessor of night talkclassical

    A name or epithet, possibly meaning 'one who has night conversation'.

ابنا سميرname
  1. 1.
    the two grandfathersclassical

    A dual name referring to the two grandfathers.

أسمرverb
  1. 1.
    to pierce the eyeclassical

    To pierce or gouge out the eye.

سمرverb
  1. 1.
    to make milk abundantclassical

    To make milk plentiful or watery.

سمرverb
  1. 1.
    to shoot an arrowboth

    To launch or shoot an arrow.

سمرverb
  1. 1.
    to graze livestockboth

    For livestock to graze on plants.

سمرverb
  1. 1.
    to drink wineclassical

    To drink wine.

سمرverb
  1. 1.
    to tightenboth

    To make something firm or tight.

المسمارnoun
  1. 1.
    nailboth

    A metal fastener, typically made of iron, used to join things.

  2. 2.
    a dog's nameclassical

    The name of a dog belonging to Umm al-Mu'minin.

  3. 3.
    a horse's nameclassical

    The name of a horse belonging to Amr al-Dabbi.

  4. 4.
    well-proportionedclassical

    Describing a person with a good build, like a camel.

المسمورadjective
  1. 1.
    leanboth

    Having little flesh, with strong bones and sinews.

  2. 2.
    mixed foodclassical

    Food that is mixed or diluted.

  3. 3.
    well-built young womanclassical

    A young woman with a firm, well-built body, not flabby.

سمرةnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of treeboth

    A type of tree, with 'samrah' being the singular form.

سمريةadjective
  1. 1.
    related to the samrah treeboth

    Describing something related to the samrah tree, or camels that eat it.

سميرname
  1. 1.
    a companion's nameclassical

    The name of Abu Sulayman and Ibn al-Husayn al-Sa'idi, both companions.

سميراءname
  1. 1.
    a female nameclassical

    A female name, also referring to a female companion and a mountain.

صبورadjective
  1. 1.
    fast-moving she-camelclassical

    Describing a swift female camel.

تنورnoun
  1. 1.
    a creature's hideclassical

    A creature whose hide is used to make valuable fur.

سمورةname
  1. 1.
    a city nameclassical

    The name of a city belonging to the Jalaliq people.

السامرةname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place between the two holy cities.

  2. 2.
    a group of Jewsclassical

    A group of Jews who differ in some religious rulings.

السامريname
  1. 1.
    the one who worshipped the calfclassical

    The person who led the Israelites to worship the golden calf.

سميرةname
  1. 1.
    a woman's nameclassical

    The name of a woman from the Banu Mu'awiyah, associated with a prominent tooth and a mountain.

السمرمرةnoun
  1. 1.
    ghoulclassical

    A type of demon or ghoul.

التسميرnoun
  1. 1.
    rolling up sleevesboth

    The act of rolling up sleeves, often for work or exertion.

  2. 2.
    shooting an arrowboth

    The act of launching an arrow, especially with haste.

Parallel reading

السمرة، بالضم: منزلة بين البياض والسواد فيما يقبل ذلك
Al-Samrah, with dammah, is a shade between white and black in things that accept it.
سمر، ككرم وفرح، سمرة فيهما
Samara, like karuma and fariha, means 'samrah' in both.
والأسمر: لبن الظبية
And Al-Asmar is the milk of the gazelle.
والأسمران: الماء، والبر، أو الماء، والرمح
And Al-Asmaran are water and land, or water and a spear.
والسمراء: الحنطة، والخشكار، والعلبة، وفرس صفوان بن أبي صهبان، وناقة، وبنت نهيك، أدركت زمن النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم
And Al-Samra' is wheat, Khushkar, Alabah, the mare of Safwan bin Abi Suhyan, a she-camel, and Bint Nahik, who lived during the time of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
وسمر سمرا وسمورا: لم ينم، وهم السمار والسامرة
And he stayed up at night (samara) a 'samran' and 'sumuran': he did not sleep, and they are Al-Summar and Al-Samirah.
والسامر: اسم الجمع
And Al-Samir is a collective noun.
والسمر، محركة: الليل، وحديثه، وظل القمر، والدهر، كالسمير، والظلمة
And Al-Samar, with vowels, is the night, its talk, the moonlight, eternity, like Al-Samir, and darkness.
والسامر: مجلس السمار، كالسمر
And Al-Samir is the gathering place for night talk, like Al-Samar.
والسمير: المسامر
And Al-Samir is the one who converses at night.
وكسكيت: صاحب السمر
And Kaskit: the companion of night talk.
ولا أفعله ما سمر السمير وابن سمير وابنا سمير، وما أسمر: لغة في الكل، أي: ما اختلف الليل والنهار
And I will not do it as long as the night talker, Ibn Samir, and the two sons of Samir talk, and 'ma asmar': a variant for all, meaning: as long as night and day differ.
وسمر العين: سملها أو فقأها
And 'samara al-'ayn': to blind or gouge out the eye.
و اللبن: جعله سمارا، كسحاب، أي: كثير الماء
And milk: to make it abundant, like 'sahab', meaning: watery.
و السهم: أرسله
And an arrow: to launch it.
و الماشية النبات: رعته
And livestock the plants: they grazed it.
و الخمر: شربها
And wine: to drink it.
و الشيء يسمره ويسمره وسمره: شده
And a thing: yusammiruhu, yusammiruhu, and sammarahu: to tighten it.
والمسمار: ما ms0524 يشد به، واحد مسامير الحديد، وكلب لميمونة أم المؤمنين، مرض فقالت: وارحمتا لمسمار، وفرس عمرو الضبي، والحسن القوام بالإبل
And Al-Mismar: what it is tightened with, the singular of iron nails, and a dog of Maymunah, mother of the believers, who fell ill and said: 'Oh, my mercy for Mismar', and the horse of Amr al-Dabbi, and a good stature like that of camels.
والمسمور: القليل اللحم، الشديد أسر العظام والعصب، والمخلوط الممذوق من العيش، وبهاء: الجارية المعصوبة الجسد، غير رخوة اللحم
And Al-Masmoor: little flesh, strong bones and sinews, mixed diluted food, and Baha': a young woman with a firm body, not flabby.
والسمر، بضم الميم: شجر م، واحدتها: سمرة، وبها سموا
And Al-Samar, with dammah on the mim: a type of tree, its singular is 'samrah', and by it they were named.
وإبل سمرية: تأكلها
And Samriyyah camels: they eat it.
وسمرة بن جنادة بن جندب، وابن عمرو بن جندب، وابن جندب بن هلال، وابن حبيب، وابن ربيعة، وابن عمرو العنبري، وابن فاتك، وابن معاوية، وابن معير: صحابيون
And Samrah bin Junadah bin Jandab, and Ibn Amr bin Jandab, and Ibn Jandab bin Hilal, and Ibn Habib, and Ibn Rabi'ah, and Ibn Amr al-Anbari, and Ibn Fatik, and Ibn Mu'awiyah, and Ibn Mu'ayir: are companions.
وجندب بن مروان السمري: من ولد سمرة بن جندب
And Jandab bin Marwan Al-Samari: from the offspring of Samrah bin Jandab.
ومحمد بن موسى السمري، محركة: محدث
And Muhammad bin Musa Al-Samari, with vowels: a traditionist.
وسمير، كزبير: أبو سليمان، وابن الحصين الساعدي: صحابيان
And Samir, like Zubayr: Abu Sulayman, and Ibn al-Husayn al-Sa'idi: two companions.
وكسحاب: ع
And like Sahab: a place name.
وسميراء: ع، وبنت قيس: صحابية
And Sumayra': a place name, and Bint Qays: a female companion.
وكصبور: السريعة من النوق
And like Sabur: the swift she-camel.
وكتنور: دابة يتخذ من جلدها فراء مثمنة
And like Tanur: a creature from whose hide valuable fur is made.
وسمورة وسمرة: مدينة الجلالقة
And Samurah and Samrah: the city of the Jalaliq.
والسامرة، كصاحبة: ة بين الحرمين، وقوم من اليهود، يخالفونهم في بعض أحكامهم
And Al-Samirah, like Sahibah: a place between the two holy cities, and a group of Jews who differ from them in some of their rulings.
والسامري: الذي عبد العجل، كان ملجا؟؟ من كرمان، أو عظيما من بني إسرائيل، منسوب إلى موضع لهم
And Al-Samiri: the one who worshipped the calf, he was a refugee from Kerman, or a great man from the Children of Israel, attributed to a place of theirs.
وإبراهيم بن أبي العباس السامري، بفتح الميم: محدث، وليس من سامرا التي هي سر من رأى
And Ibrahim bin Abi Al-Abbas Al-Samiri, with fatha on the mim: a traditionist, and he is not from Samarra which is Surra Man Ra'a.
وسميرة، كجهينة: امرأة من بني معاوية، كانت لها سن مشرفة على أسنانها، وجبل شبه بسنها، وواد قرب حنين
And Sumayrah, like Juhaynah: a woman from Banu Mu'awiyah, who had a tooth protruding over her other teeth, and a mountain resembling her tooth, and a valley near Hunayn.
والسمرمرة: الغول
And Al-Samramarah: the ghoul.
والتسمير: التشمير، والإرسال، أو إرسال السهم بالعجلة
And Al-Tasmir: rolling up sleeves, launching, or launching an arrow with haste.