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سعطه

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of introducing something into the nose, often a medicine or liquid, for inhalation or administration. It also extends to concepts of strong scent, sharp wind, and forceful understanding or piercing.

Derived headwords

سَعَطَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to administer nasallyboth

    To introduce medicine or a substance into someone's nose.

اسْتَعَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to inhale nasallyboth

    To inhale something through the nose, often medicine.

  2. 2.
    to sniff camel urineclassical

    Specifically, to sniff the urine of a female camel, which was sometimes done for medicinal purposes.

واستعط: شم بول الناقة، فدخل في أنفه — And to sniff camel urine, so it entered his nose.
أَسْعَطَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to administer nasallyboth

    To cause someone to inhale something nasally, like medicine.

  2. 2.
    to make understand forcefullyclassical

    To make someone understand something thoroughly and forcefully.

  3. 3.
    to pierce the noseclassical

    To pierce something, specifically the nose, with a spear or similar object.

سعطه الدواء، كمنعه ونصره، وأسعطه إياه سعطة واحدة وإسعاطة واحدة: أدخله في أنفه فاستعط — He administered the medicine nasally to him, like 'man'a' and 'nasara', and he administered one dose and one administration of it: he put it into his nose and he inhaled it.
وأسعطه علما: بالغ في إفهامه — And he made him understand knowledge: he was thorough in making him comprehend.
والرمح: طعنه به في أنفه — And the spear: he pierced his nose with it.
سُعْطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    nasal administrationboth

    A single instance or dose of administering something nasally.

وأسعطه إياه سعطة واحدة وإسعاطة واحدة: أدخله في أنفه فاستعط — and he administered it to him one dose and one administration: he put it into his nose and he inhaled it.
إِسْعَاطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    nasal administrationboth

    A single instance or dose of administering something nasally.

وأسعطه إياه سعطة واحدة وإسعاطة واحدة: أدخله في أنفه فاستعط — and he administered it to him one dose and one administration: he put it into his nose and he inhaled it.
السُّعُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    nasal medicineboth

    Medicine or a substance intended to be administered nasally.

والسُّعُوط، كصبور: ذلك الدواء — And the nasal medicine, like 'sabur': that medicine.
المِسْعَطnoun
  1. 1.
    nasal applicatorclassical

    A device or container used to hold and administer nasal drops or medicine.

والمسعط، بالضم وكمنبر: ما يجعل فيه، ويصب منه في الأنف — And the nasal applicator, with damma and like 'minbar': what is put into it, and from which is poured into the nose.
السَّعِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    wine sedimentclassical

    The dregs or sediment of wine.

  2. 2.
    pleasant scentclassical

    A good or pleasant fragrance, from wine or anything else.

  3. 3.
    milk fatclassical

    The fat or cream from milk, and its oil.

  4. 4.
    mustard oilclassical

    Oil derived from mustard seeds.

  5. 5.
    sharpness of windclassical

    The intensity, sharpness, or keenness of the wind.

السعيط: دردي الخمر، والريح الطيبة من خمر ونحوها، أو من كل شيء، والبان ودهنه، ودهن الخردل، وحدة الريح وذكاؤها، كالسعاط — The sediment of wine, and the pleasant scent from wine and the like, or from everything, and milk fat and its oil, and mustard oil, and the sharpness and keenness of the wind, like 'al-sa'at'.
السُّعَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    sharpness of windclassical

    The intensity, sharpness, or keenness of the wind.

ووحدة الريح وذكاؤها، كالسعاط — and the sharpness and keenness of the wind, like 'al-sa'at'.

Parallel reading

سعطه الدواء، كمنعه ونصره، وأسعطه إياه سعطة واحدة وإسعاطة واحدة: أدخله في أنفه فاستعط.
He administered the medicine nasally to him, like 'man'a' and 'nasara', and he administered it to him one dose and one administration: he put it into his nose and he inhaled it.
والسُّعُوط، كصبور: ذلك الدواء.
And the nasal medicine, like 'sabur': that medicine.
والمسعط، بالضم وكمنبر: ما يجعل فيه، ويصب منه في الأنف.
And the nasal applicator, with damma and like 'minbar': what is put into it, and from which is poured into the nose.
السعيط: دردي الخمر، والريح الطيبة من خمر ونحوها، أو من كل شيء، والبان ودهنه، ودهن الخردل، وحدة الريح وذكاؤها، كالسعاط.
The sediment of wine, and the pleasant scent from wine and the like, or from everything, and milk fat and its oil, and mustard oil, and the sharpness and keenness of the wind, like 'al-sa'at'.
واستعط: شم بول الناقة، فدخل في أنفه.
And to sniff camel urine, so it entered his nose.
وأسعطه علما: بالغ في إفهامه.
And he made him understand knowledge: he was thorough in making him comprehend.
والرمح: طعنه به في أنفه.
And the spear: he pierced his nose with it.