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السرادق

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to coverings, canopies, and tents, often implying a structure that is stretched or extended. It also extends to encompass concepts of dust, smoke, and a tightly enclosed space.

Derived headwords

السَّرَادِقnoun
  1. 1.
    Canopy, tentboth

    A stretched covering or tent, often erected over an open space like the courtyard of a house.

  2. 2.
    Dust, smokeclassical

    Bright dust or rising smoke that encircles something.

سَرَادِقَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    Canopies, tentsboth

    The plural form of سرادق, referring to multiple stretched coverings or tents.

مَسْرَدَقadjective
  1. 1.
    Tightly stretchedclassical

    Describing a house or structure that is tightly stretched or enclosed, both at its top and bottom.

Parallel reading

السرادق: الذي يمد فوق صحن البيت
The saradaq: that which is stretched over the courtyard of the house.
ج: سرادقات
Plural: saradaqat.
والبيت من الكرسف
And the house made of cotton.
والغبار الساطع
And bright dust.
والدخان المرتفع المحيط بالشيء
And rising smoke surrounding a thing.
وبيت مسردق أعلاه وأسفله: مشدود كله
And a house mesrdaq, its top and bottom: entirely stretched.