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الصقعر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to water with specific negative qualities, such as being cold, bitter, thick, or stagnant. It also extends to actions like shouting loudly and the effects of the sun on locusts, as well as specific food items and substances.

Derived headwords

الصُقْعَرnoun
  1. 1.
    cold waterboth

    Water that is notably cold.

  2. 2.
    bitter, thick waterclassical

    Water that is unpleasant due to bitterness and a thick consistency.

  3. 3.
    stagnant waterboth

    Water that has become still and potentially foul.

الصُقْعَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shouting in an earclassical

    The act of shouting loudly into someone's ear.

اصقعرّverb
  1. 1.
    locusts affected by sunclassical

    Describes locusts that have been struck by the sun, causing them to become incapacitated or to perish.

الصَّنْقَعَرnoun
  1. 1.
    dried cheeseclassical

    A type of dried cheese, often referring to a specific form or quality.

  2. 2.
    lump of gumclassical

    A solid mass or lump of gum.

Parallel reading

الصُقْعَر، بالضم: الماء البارد، والماء المر الغليظ، والماء الآجن.
Al-suq'ar, with dammah: cold water, and bitter thick water, and stagnant water.
والصُقْعَرَة: أن تصيح في أذن آخر.
And al-suq'arah: is to shout in another's ear.
واصقعرّ الجراد: أصابته الشمس فذهب.
And the locusts became affected by the sun: the sun struck them and they perished.
والصَّنْقَعَر، كجردحل: الأقط، والفدرة من الصمغ.
And al-sanqa'ar, like jurdahal: is dried cheese, and a lump of gum.