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السدس

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of 'one-sixth' or division into six parts. It extends to describe specific fractions, stages of animal maturity, measurements, and tribal affiliations. It also encompasses actions related to taking a sixth and the number six itself.

Derived headwords

السُّدُسnoun
  1. 1.
    one-sixthboth

    A fraction representing one part out of six equal parts.

  2. 2.
    a sixth partboth

    A portion or share that constitutes one-sixth of a whole.

السُّدُسnoun
  1. 1.
    camel's leg ailmentclassical

    A condition where camels' legs become stiff, causing them to stop moving and only resume in the fifth stage of their gait.

السُّدُسnoun
  1. 1.
    tooth before the agedclassical

    The tooth that appears before the animal reaches full maturity (bazil).

السُّدَيْسnoun
  1. 1.
    one-sixthboth

    Synonymous with 'al-sudus', meaning one-sixth.

  2. 2.
    tooth before the agedclassical

    The tooth that appears before the animal reaches full maturity (bazil).

سُدُسnoun
  1. 1.
    one-sixthboth

    A part or portion equal to one-sixth.

السُّدَيْسnoun
  1. 1.
    type of pulleyclassical

    A specific type of mechanical device, possibly a pulley or a similar lifting apparatus.

السُّدَيْسnoun
  1. 1.
    sixth year of a sheepclassical

    Referring to a female sheep that has completed its sixth year.

السُّدَيْسnoun
  1. 1.
    six-cubit loinclothclassical

    A piece of cloth worn as a loincloth or wrap, measuring six cubits in length.

السُّدَاسِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    six-cubitclassical

    Describing something that measures six cubits, often referring to a garment.

السَّدُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    indigo plantclassical

    The indigo plant, used for dyeing.

السَّدُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    green turbanclassical

    A green turban or a type of head covering.

السَّدُوسname
  1. 1.
    a man from Tayyclassical

    A man belonging to the Tayy tribe.

السَّدُوسname
  1. 1.
    a man from Shaybanclassical

    A man belonging to the Shayban tribe.

السَّدُوسname
  1. 1.
    a man from Tamimclassical

    A man belonging to the Tamim tribe.

الحارث بن سدوسname
  1. 1.
    Al-Harith ibn Sudusclassical

    A historical figure known for having twenty-one sons.

سَدُوسَانname
  1. 1.
    a place in Sindhclassical

    A fertile and prosperous location situated in Sindh.

سَدَّسَهُمverb
  1. 1.
    to take one-sixth of their propertyboth

    To take or collect one-sixth of someone's wealth or property.

سُدِّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be made a sixthboth

    To be taken as one-sixth, or to be placed in the sixth position.

أَسْدَسَverb
  1. 1.
    camels arrived at the sixth stageclassical

    When camels arrive at the sixth stage of their watering cycle or journey.

أَسْدَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to shed tooth after the fourthclassical

    For a camel to shed a tooth after its 'raba'iyah' (fourth year tooth).

السِّتّnoun
  1. 1.
    the number sixboth

    The cardinal number six.

Parallel reading

السُّدُس، بالضم وبضمتين: جزء من ستة
Al-sudus, with damma and two dammas: a part of six.
كالسديس، وبالكسر: أن تنقطع الإبل أربعة، وترد في الخامس
Like al-sudays, and with kasra: that the camels stop moving, and return in the fifth [stage].
وبالتحريك: السن قبل البازل، كالسديس
And with haraka: the tooth before the aged, like al-sudays.
ج: سدس وسدس
Plural: sudus and sudus.
والسديس: ضرب من المكاكيك
And al-sudays: a type of pulleys.
و الشاة: أتت عليها السنة السادسة
And the ewe: the sixth year has come upon her.
وإزار طوله ستة أذرع، كالسداسي
And a loincloth six cubits long, like al-sudasi.
والسدوس، بالضم: النيلنج، والطيلسان الأخضر
And al-sudus, with damma: the indigo plant, and the green turban.
وقد يفتح، ورجل طائي، وبالفتح: آخر شيباني، وآخر تميمي
And it may be opened (with fatha), and a man from Tayy, and with fatha: another from Shayban, and another from Tamim.
والحارث بن سدوس، كصبور: كان له أحد وعشرون ولدا ذكرا
And Al-Harith ibn Sudus, like sabur: he had twenty-one sons.
وسدوسان: د بالسند كثير الخير مخصب
And Sudusan: a place in Sindh, abundant in goodness and fertile.
وسدسهم: أخذ سدس مالهم
And he took their sixth: he took one-sixth of their wealth.
وكضرب: كان لهم سادسا
And like daraba: he was a sixth for them.
وأسدس: وردت إبله سدسا
And he made it six: his camels arrived at the sixth [stage].
والبعير: ألقى السن بعد الرباعية
And the camel: it shed the tooth after the fourth year's tooth.
والست: أصله سدس
And al-sitt: its origin is sudus.