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صمقر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes intense states, particularly of heat, sourness, or harshness. It is used for the intensification of milk's acidity, the burning heat of the sun, and the oppressive heat of a day.

Derived headwords

صَمْقَرَverb
  1. 1.
    to become intensely sourclassical

    Used to describe milk that has reached a strong level of acidity.

اصْمَقَرَّverb
  1. 1.
    to become intensely sourclassical

    Used for milk that has become intensely sour.

  2. 2.
    to burn intenselyclassical

    Used to describe the sun when its heat is at its peak and burning.

مُصْمَقِرّadjective
  1. 1.
    hotclassical

    Describes a day that is intensely hot and oppressive.

Parallel reading

صمقر اللبن واصمقر: اشتدت حموضته.
Milk became intensely sour and intensely sour: its acidity intensified.
واصمقرت الشمس: اتقدت.
And the sun became intensely hot: it blazed.
ويوم مصمقر، كمقشعر: حار.
And a day intensely hot, like a day of intense cold: hot.