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الصمغ

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sticky substances, particularly gums and resins from trees. It extends to describe the corners of the mouth, a condition affecting animals, and a specific ailment.

Derived headwords

الصمغnoun
  1. 1.
    gum arabicboth

    Gum arabic, specifically the resin of the acacia tree, not just any tree gum. The entry notes a potential misunderstanding by Al-Jawhari.

  2. 2.
    gum, resinboth

    A general term for any sticky exudate from a tree.

صمغnoun
  1. 1.
    gum, resinboth

    A sticky substance secreted by trees.

صموغnoun
  1. 1.
    gums, resinsboth

    The plural of صمغ, referring to multiple types of gums or resins.

الصامغانnoun
  1. 1.
    corners of the mouthclassical

    The sides of the mouth where the lips meet, near the cheeks, or where saliva collects.

الصماغانnoun
  1. 1.
    corners of the mouthclassical

    The sides of the mouth where the lips meet, near the cheeks, or where saliva collects.

الصمغانnoun
  1. 1.
    corners of the mouthclassical

    The sides of the mouth where the lips meet, near the cheeks, or where saliva collects.

صمغانnoun
  1. 1.
    corners of the mouthclassical

    The sides of the mouth where the lips meet, near the cheeks, or where saliva collects.

أبا صمغةname
  1. 1.
    Abu Samghaclassical

    A name referring to someone whose mouth, ears, eyes, and nose exude a substance like a tree's gum.

أصمغverb
  1. 1.
    to exude gumclassical

    Said of a tree when its gum begins to emerge.

  2. 2.
    to have much salivaclassical

    Said of a person whose cheek produces abundant saliva.

  3. 3.
    to have soft milkclassical

    Said of a ewe whose milk is soft or watery.

صمغverb
  1. 1.
    to exude gumclassical

    Said of a tree when its gum begins to emerge.

  2. 2.
    to have much salivaclassical

    Said of a person whose cheek produces abundant saliva.

  3. 3.
    to have soft milkclassical

    Said of a ewe whose milk is soft or watery.

تصمغverb
  1. 1.
    to add gumboth

    To mix or add gum to something.

تصميغاnoun
  1. 1.
    adding gumboth

    The act of adding gum to something.

استصمغverb
  1. 1.
    to make gum exudeclassical

    To score the bark of a soap tree to make its resin emerge and solidify like aloe.

  2. 2.
    to be afflicted with al-Samghaclassical

    To develop a sore or ulcer known as al-Samgha.

الصمغةnoun
  1. 1.
    ulcer, soreclassical

    A type of ulcer or sore that can afflict a person.

صمغةnoun
  1. 1.
    ulcer, soreclassical

    A type of ulcer or sore that can afflict a person.

صمغةnoun
  1. 1.
    hardened substanceclassical

    A dry, hardened substance found in the udders of a she-camel, which, when ruptured, improves the milk.

مصمغةadjective
  1. 1.
    having soft milkclassical

    Said of a ewe whose milk is soft or watery.

صامغانname
  1. 1.
    Samaghanclassical

    A district or region located in Tabaristan.

Parallel reading

الصمغ، ويحرك: غراء القرظ، وهو الصمغ العربي لا صمغ مطلق الطلح، ووهم الجوهري
Al-Samgh, which is movable: the gum of the qaraẓ, which is gum arabic, not just any acacia gum, and Al-Jawhari was mistaken.
ولكل شجر صمغ، ج: صموغ.
And every tree has gum, plural: gums.
والصامغان والصماغان والصمغان: جانبا الفم، وهما ملتقى الشفتين مما يلي الشدقين، أو مجتمعا الريق في جانبي الشفة.
And al-Sāmaghān, al-Samāghān, and al-Samaghān: the sides of the mouth, which are where the lips meet, near the cheeks, or where saliva collects on the sides of the lip.
ولقيت صمغان، كسكران، وأبا صمغة، بالكسر: وهما الذي يصمغ فوه وأذناه وعيناه وأنفه كما تصمغ الشجرة.
And I met Samaghān, like sukran, and Abā Samgha, with kasra: referring to one whose mouth, ears, eyes, and nose exude like a tree.
وأصمغ شدقه: كثر بصاقه
And his cheek أصمغ: his saliva was abundant.
و الشجرة: خرج منها الصمغ
And the tree أصمغ: gum emerged from it.
و الشاة: إذا كان لبنها طريا، وشاة مصمغة بلبنها.
And the ewe أصمغ: if her milk was soft, and a مصمغة ewe with her milk.
وصمغه تصميغا: جعل فيه الصمغ.
And he added gum to it تصميغا: he put gum in it.
واستصمغ الصاب: شرط شجره ليخرج منه غراءه فينعقد كالصبر
And he made the soap tree استصمغ: he scored its bark so its gum would emerge and solidify like aloe.
واستصمغ فلان: صارت به الصمغة، وهي القرحة.
And so-and-so became afflicted استصمغ: al-Samgha, which is an ulcer, occurred to him.
وكعنب وعنبة: شيء يابس يوجد في أحاليل الناقة، فإذا فطر ذلك طاب لبنها وأفصح.
And like 'inab and 'inaba: a dry substance found in the udders of a she-camel, so when it ruptures, her milk becomes good and clear.
وصامغان: كورة بطبرستان.
And Samaghān: a district in Tabaristan.