سعل

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of coughing, its causes, and related medical conditions. It also extends to metaphorical uses related to vigor and includes terms for mythical creatures and specific plants.

Derived headwords

سَعَلَverb

1.
to coughboth
To expel air from the lungs with a sudden, noisy burst, typically to clear the throat or due to illness.
2.
to be vigorousclassical
To be active, energetic, or spirited.

سُعَالٌnoun

1.
coughboth
The act or sound of coughing, a reflex action to clear the airways.
2.
coughing sicknessboth
A condition characterized by persistent coughing.

سُعْلَةٌnoun

1.
coughboth
A single instance or bout of coughing.

سَاعِلٌadjective

1.
very coughyclassical
Intensely or excessively coughing; a hyperbolic description of someone coughing.

أَسْعَلَverb

1.
to make vigorousclassical
To cause someone or something to become vigorous or active.

سَاعِلٌnoun

1.
throatclassical
The passage in the neck that leads from the mouth and nasal cavities to the esophagus and larynx.
2.
she-camel with a coughclassical
A female camel suffering from a cough.

مَسْعَلٌnoun

1.
throatclassical
The passage in the neck, similar to 'sā'il'.

سَعْلَاةٌnoun

1.
ghoulclassical
A monstrous creature or demon, often female, said to inhabit desolate places.
2.
witch of the jinnclassical
A female sorceress belonging to the jinn.

سَعْلَاءٌnoun

1.
ghoulclassical
An alternative form for a ghoul or witch of the jinn.

سَعَالَىnoun

1.
ghoulsclassical
Plural of 'sa'lāh' or 'sa'lā'ah', referring to female demons or witches.

اسْتَسْعَلَتِ الْمَرْأَةُverb phrase

1.
to become loud and clamorousclassical
A woman becoming like a 'sa'lāh', meaning loud, noisy, and clamorous.

السُّعْلُnoun

1.
dried wild dateclassical
Hard, dried, unripe dates.

السَّعَالَىnoun

1.
a plantclassical
A plant whose leaves cause blisters and then heal them; its fresh form is a remedy for scabies and can reduce erections.

Parallel reading

سَعَلَ، كَنَصَرَ، سُعَالًا وَسُعْلَةً، بِضَمِّهِمَا، وَهِيَ: حَرَكَةٌ يَدْفَعُ بِهَا الطَّبِيعَةُ أَذَى عَنِ الرِّئَةِ وَالْأَعْضَاءِ الَّتِي تَتَّصِلُ بِهَا.

He coughed, with a 'su'āl' and a 'su'lah', both with dammah, which is: a movement by which nature expels harm from the lungs and connected organs.

وَسُعَالٌ سَاعِلٌ: مُبَالِغَةٌ.

And a 'sā'il' cough: is an exaggeration.

وَسَعَلَ سَعْلًا: نَشِطَ

And he was vigorous; he was active.

وَأَسْعَلَتْهُ.

And it made him vigorous.

وَالسَّاعِلُ: الْحَلْقُ، كَالْمَسْعَلِ

And 'al-sā'il': is the throat, like 'al-mas'al'.

وَالنَّاقَةُ بِهَا سُعَالٌ.

And the she-camel has a cough.

وَالسَّعْلَاةُ وَالسَّعْلَاءُ، بِكَسْرِهِمَا: الْغُولُ، أَوْ سَاحِرَةُ الْجِنِّ، ج: السَّعَالَى.

And 'al-sa'lāh' and 'al-sa'lā'ah', with kasrah on both: is the ghoul, or the witch of the jinn, pl: 'al-sa'ālā'.

وَاسْتَسْعَلَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ: صَارَتْ كَهِيَ، ط أَيْ: صَخَّابَةٌ ط.

And the woman became clamorous: she became like it, i.e., loud and noisy.

وَالسُّعْلُ، مُحَرَّكَةً: الشِّيصُ الْيَابِسُ.

And 'al-su'l', with harakah: is the dried wild date.

وَالسَّعَالَى: نَبَاتٌ يَفْجُرُ وَرَقُهُ الدُّبَيْلَاتِ وَيُحَلِّلُهَا، وَطِرِّيُّهُ يُقْلِعُ الْجَرَبَ وَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ دَوَاءٍ لِلسُّعَالِ، وَيَفُشُّ الِانْتِصَابَ حَتَّى التَّبَخُّرُ بِهِ.

And 'al-sa'ālā': is a plant whose leaves cause blisters and then dissolve them; its fresh form removes scabies and is the best medicine for a cough, and it reduces erections even upon steaming with it.