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السمهري

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of hardness, firmness, and intensity, particularly in reference to spears. It also extends to meanings of becoming dense, mature, or even solitary in growth, and can refer to male genitalia.

Derived headwords

السَّمْهَرِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    Hard spearboth

    A spear that is hard and strong, often implying high quality.

  2. 2.
    Attributed to Samharclassical

    A spear attributed to Samhar, the husband of Rudaynah, who were known for crafting spears, or to a place in Abyssinia.

اسْمَهَرَّverb
  1. 1.
    To become hardboth

    To become hard, firm, and strong, often used to describe the quality of a spear.

  2. 2.
    To intensifyboth

    To become intense, strong, or severe.

  3. 3.
    To become straightboth

    To become straight, upright, or well-proportioned.

  4. 4.
    To become darkclassical

    Used to describe darkness that becomes thick, dense, or overwhelming.

المُسَمْهَرnoun
  1. 1.
    Penisclassical

    A term referring to the male genitalia.

سَمْهَرَ الزَّرْعُverb
  1. 1.
    Crops did not propagateclassical

    Used to describe crops that did not reproduce or spread, as if each grain remained solitary.

Parallel reading

السمهري: الرمح الصلب
Al-Samhari: The hard spear.
والمنسوب إلى سمهر زوج ردينة، وكانا مثقفين للرماح
And attributed to Samhar, the husband of Rudaynah, who were craftsmen of spears.
أو إلى ة بالحبشة
Or to a place in Abyssinia.
واشتد
And became intense.
واعتدل
And became straight/well-proportioned.
والظلام: تنكر، وتراكم
And the darkness: became obscure, and accumulated.
والمسمهر: الذكر
And Al-Musamhar: the penis.
وسمهر الزرع: لم يتوالد، كأنه كل حبة برأسها
And the crops 'samhara': did not propagate, as if each grain was on its own.