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صءك

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to bodily fluids and their states, specifically sweat and blood, and the associated phenomena like odor and coagulation. It also extends to concepts of stickiness, intensity, and rivalry.

Derived headwords

صَئِكَ، كَفَرِحَverb
  1. 1.
    to sweat profuselyboth

    To sweat intensely, to the point where a foul odor is emitted.

صَئِكَverb
  1. 1.
    to coagulateclassical

    Used to describe blood that has become thick and solidified.

صَئِكَ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to stick toboth

    To adhere or cling to something.

الصَّأْكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    foul odorboth

    A strong, unpleasant smell, often associated with sweat.

  2. 2.
    stickinessclassical

    The quality of being sticky or adhesive.

صَأْكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    damp woodclassical

    A piece of wood that has become moist or damp.

صَئِكadjective
  1. 1.
    intenseclassical

    Describing a person as strong, intense, or formidable.

يُصَائِنُverb
  1. 1.
    to vie withclassical

    To compete with someone, to try to outdo them or challenge them.

Parallel reading

عرق فهاجت منه ريح منتنة
He sweated, and a foul odor emanated from him.
و الدم: جمد
And blood: it coagulated.
و به: لزق
And with it: he stuck.
الصأكة: رائحة.
Al-Sa'kah: an odor.
الخشبة إذا نديت.
The wood when it becomes damp.
ورجل صئك، ككتف: شديد.
And a man sa'ik, like katif: intense.
وظل يصائكني: يشادني.
And he kept vying with me: challenging me.