الءصمع

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to smallness, fineness, and precision, often applied to physical attributes like ears, feathers, or plants. It also extends to concepts of sharpness, intelligence, and decisive action, as well as specific religious structures and actions.

Derived headwords

الأصمعadjective

1.
Small-earedboth
Describing someone or something with small ears.
2.
Sharp swordclassical
A keenly cutting sword.
3.
Highest positionclassical
The most elevated or superior position.
4.
Carefreeclassical
Moving or acting without concern or restraint.
5.
Delicate heelclassical
A fine, smooth, and well-formed heel.
6.
Unopened plant budclassical
A plant that has begun to bear fruit but has not yet opened.
7.
Fine feathersclassical
Delicate, new, or superior plumage.

صمعانnoun

1.
Small earsclassical
The plural of الأصمع, referring to small ears.

الأصمعnoun

1.
Intelligent heartclassical
A sharp, alert, and discerning heart or mind.
2.
Decisive opinionclassical
A firm and resolute opinion or judgment.

الأصمعانnoun

1.
The intelligent heart and decisive opinionclassical
A dual reference to the intelligent mind and the firm opinion.

عبد الملك بن قريب بن عبد الملك ابن أصمعname

1.
Al-Asma'iboth
The famous Basran scholar and transmitter of Arabic poetry and language, Abu Sa'id 'Abd al-Malik ibn Qurayb ibn 'Abd al-Malik ibn 'Asma'.

الصمعاءnoun

1.
Small earclassical
A small, delicate ear that is close to the head.
2.
Nape of the neckclassical
The area at the back of the neck.
3.
Compact plantclassical
A plant that is dense and tightly formed.
4.
Unopened budclassical
A bud that has not yet opened or split.
5.
Gathered budclassical
Any tightly clustered bud that has not yet opened.

صمعnoun

1.
Budsclassical
The plural of الصمعاء, referring to unopened buds.

صمع الكعوبphrase

1.
Small heelsclassical
A descriptive phrase used for dogs, referring to their small heels.

الصومعةnoun

1.
Monasteryboth
A Christian place of worship, characterized by a narrow top.
2.
Eagle's nestclassical
The high nest of an eagle, due to its elevated position.
3.
Hooded cloakclassical
A type of cloak with a hood.
4.
Top of tharidclassical
The uppermost part of a dish of tharid (bread soaked in broth).

الصومعnoun

1.
Monasteryclassical
A Christian place of worship, similar to الصومعة.

صمعverb

1.
To act recklesslyclassical
To proceed headstrong and unconcerned about consequences.
2.
To err in speechclassical
To make a mistake or speak incorrectly.

صمعهverb

1.
To strike with a stickclassical
To hit someone with a stick.
2.
To detain with talkclassical
To stop a group of people and hold them back with conversation.

تصميعnoun

1.
Stubbornnessclassical
The act of being stubborn or resolute, similar to صمم.

مصمعadjective

1.
Tail-featheredclassical
Describing a gazelle that has its tail feathers extended.

ثريدة مصمعةphrase

1.
Thick-headed tharidclassical
A dish of tharid with a dense or thick top.

ثريدة مصومعةphrase

1.
Thick-headed tharidclassical
A dish of tharid with a dense or thick top, similar to مصمعة.

صومعهاverb

1.
To make its head denseclassical
To make the top of something (like tharid) dense or thick.
2.
To gather somethingclassical
To collect or bring something together.

مصمعاتadjective

1.
Thirsty cowsclassical
Describing cows that are thirsty, emaciated, and gathered together.

سهم متصمعphrase

1.
Clumped fletching arrowclassical
An arrow whose fletching has become wet and clumped together.

انصمعverb

1.
To proceed in angerclassical
To move forward resolutely, especially when angry.

Parallel reading

الأصمع: الصغير الأذن، والسيف القاطع، والمترقي أشرف المواضع، والسادر، والكعب اللطيف المستوي، والنبت خرج له ثمر ولم ينفتق، والريش القشيب اللطيف، أو أفضل الريش، ج: صمعان، بالضم.

Al-Asma': the small-eared, the sharp sword, the highest position, the carefree one, the fine and even heel, the plant that has borne fruit but not opened, the delicate new feathers, or the best feathers; pl. sam'an (with dammah).

والأصمع: القلب الذكي المتيقظ، والأصمعان: هو، والرأي الحازم، وعبد الملك بن قريب بن عبد الملك ابن أصمع، أبو سعيد الأصمعي، ويكنى أبا القندين أيضا.

And Al-Asma': the intelligent, alert heart; and Al-Asma'an: it (the heart), and the decisive opinion; and 'Abd al-Malik ibn Qurayb ibn 'Abd al-Malik ibn Asma', Abu Sa'id Al-Asma'i, also known as Abu al-Qindayn.

والصمعاء: الصغيرة الأذن، والأذن الصغيرة اللطيفة المنضمة إلى الرأس، والسالفة، والمدملك المدقق من النبات، أو البهمى إذا ارتفعت قبل أن تتفقأ، أو كل برعومة مجتمعة لم تنفتح بعد، ج: صمع.

And As-Sam'a': the small-eared, the small, delicate ear close to the head, the nape of the neck, the dense, fine plant, or the young grass when it grows before splitting, or any gathered bud that has not yet opened; pl. sam'.

ويقال للكلاب: صمع الكعوب، أي صغارها.

And for dogs it is said: sam' al-ku'ub, meaning their small heels.

والصومعة، كجوهرة: بيت للنصارى، كالصومع، لدقة في رأسها، والعقاب لارتفاعها، والبرنس، وذروة الثريد.

And As-Sum'a, like jawhara: a house for Christians, like As-Sum'a, for its narrowness at the top, and for an eagle due to its height, and a hood, and the peak of tharid.

وصمع، كفرح: ركب رأسه غير مكترث، و في كلامه: أخطأ.

And sam'a, like fariha: he acted headstrong, unconcerned; and in his speech: he erred.

وصمعه بالعصا، كمنع: ضربه، و القوم: مر بهم فحبسهم بالكلام.

And sam'ahu bil-'asa, like mana'a: he struck him with a stick; and the people: he passed by them and detained them with talk.

وصمع على رأيه تصميعا: ms0992 صمم.

And he was stubborn in his opinion, tasmee'an: he was resolute (like samama).

وظبي مصمع، كمعظم: مؤلل.

And a gazelle musammi', like mu'azzam: with its tail feathers extended.

وثريدة مصمعة، ومصومعة: مدققة الرأس.

And a tharid musammi'a, and musawma'a: with a dense head.

وصومعها: دقق رأسها، و الشيء: جمعه.

And sawma'aha: he made its head dense; and the thing: he gathered it.

وبقرات مصمعات، أي: عطاش، ملتزقات، فيهن ضمر.

And cows musammi'at, meaning: thirsty, emaciated, and gathered together.

وسهم متصمع: ابتلت قذذه من الدم وغيره فانضمت.

And an arrow mutasammi': its fletching became wet with blood or other things and clumped together.

وانصمع في غضبه: مضى.

And insama'a in his anger: he proceeded resolutely.