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السمحاق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes thin, delicate layers or membranes. It extends to describe a specific type of head injury, slender things, and thin formations in the sky or on an animal's body.

Derived headwords

السَّمْحَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    thin membraneboth

    A thin membrane or layer, specifically referring to the delicate covering over the skull bone.

  2. 2.
    head injuryclassical

    A type of head wound that penetrates to the bone, named after the thin membrane it reaches.

سَمْحَاقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    head injuryclassical

    The specific term for a head wound that reaches the bone, derived from the name of the membrane.

سَمْحَاقadjective
  1. 1.
    slenderclassical

    Describing something as long and slender, particularly used for palm trees.

سَمَاحِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    thin cloudsclassical

    Thin, delicate strips or pieces of clouds in the sky.

  2. 2.
    fatty layersclassical

    Thin layers of fat found on the omentum (a fold of peritoneum) of a sheep.

Parallel reading

قشرة رقيقة فوق ms1222 عظم الرأس
A thin membrane over the skull bone.
وبها سميت الشجة إذا بلغتها: سمحاقا
And by it, the wound is named 'samhaqan' if it reaches it.
وكعصفور من النخل: الطويلة
And like 'asfur' (a measure) from palm trees: the tall ones.
وسماحيق السماء: القطع الرقاق من الغيم
And 'samahiq' of the sky: the thin pieces of clouds.
وعلى ثرب الشاة سماحيق من شحم
And on the omentum of a sheep are thin layers of fat.