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السمادير

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to visual disturbances, weakness of sight, and states of confusion or dizziness. It also extends to descriptions of things that are long and straight, and names for specific entities like a type of animal or a woman.

Derived headwords

السَّمَادِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Weakness of sightboth

    A condition characterized by a decline or impairment in vision.

  2. 2.
    Visual disturbanceclassical

    Something that appears to a person due to weakness of sight, often associated with intoxication.

  3. 3.
    Dizziness and drowsinessclassical

    A state of feeling dizzy and sleepy, often accompanying visual disturbances.

  4. 4.
    Name of a womanclassical

    A proper noun referring to a female individual.

اسمَدَرverb
  1. 1.
    To become weak (sight)classical

    The verb form indicating that one's eyesight has become weak or impaired.

وقد اسمدر بصره — And his sight became weak.
مُسَمْدَرadjective
  1. 1.
    Long and straightclassical

    Describing a road or path that is lengthy and runs in a straight line.

  2. 2.
    Sound and uprightclassical

    Describing speech or discourse that is coherent, correct, and well-formed.

السَّمْدُورnoun
  1. 1.
    Kingclassical

    A ruler or sovereign, possibly named so because people are overwhelmed or confused when looking at him.

  2. 2.
    Veil over the eyeclassical

    A covering or film that obscures vision, similar to a cataract.

السَّمَنْدَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Creatureclassical

    A type of animal or creature.

السَّمَيْدَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Creatureclassical

    Another term for a type of animal or creature, likely synonymous with السمنذر.

Parallel reading

ضعف البصر
Weakness of sight
أو شيء يتراءى للإنسان من ضعف بصره عن السكر
Or something that appears to a person due to weakness of sight from intoxication
وغشي الدوار والنعاس
And dizziness and drowsiness
واسم امرأة
And the name of a woman
وقد اسمدر بصره
And his sight became weak
وطريق مسمدر: طويل مستقيم
And a m… road: long and straight
وكلام مسمدر: قويم
And m… speech: upright/sound
والسمدور، بالضم: الملك
And as-samdur, with damma: the king
كأنه لأن الأبصار تسمدر عن النظر إليه، وتتحير
As if because eyes are overwhelmed by looking at him, and are bewildered
وغشاوة العين
And a covering of the eye
والسمندر والسميدر: دابة
And as-samandar and as-samaydar: a creature