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صمل

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of hardness, firmness, and dryness. It extends to meanings of becoming tough, stiff, or unyielding, and also to a state of being dried out due to hunger or hardship. Some derived terms refer to specific plants or individuals.

Derived headwords

صَمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeboth

    To strike with a stick or similar object.

صَمْلًاnoun
  1. 1.
    hardnessboth

    The state of being hard, firm, or stiff.

صُمُولًاnoun
  1. 1.
    firmnessboth

    The state of being firm, solid, or unyielding.

صَمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to become hardboth

    To become hard, stiff, or tough, often used for plants that have not received rain and have become coarse.

صَمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to abstainboth

    To refrain or abstain from food.

صَامِلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    hardboth

    Hard, firm, or dry.

صَمِيلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    dryboth

    Dry, withered, or hardened.

صَمْلِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    plantclassical

    A type of plant.

  2. 2.
    weaklingclassical

    A person of weak build or constitution.

اصْمَأَلَّverb
  1. 1.
    to become intenseclassical

    To become intense, strong, or severe.

اصْمِئْلَالًاnoun
  1. 1.
    intensityclassical

    The state of being intense, strong, or severe.

اصْمَأَلَّverb
  1. 1.
    to become denseclassical

    Used for plants, meaning to become dense or thick.

مِصْمَأَلَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityclassical

    A grave misfortune, a disaster, or a serious problem.

صَوْمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to dry outclassical

    To have one's skin dry out due to hunger and hardship.

صَوْمَلnoun
  1. 1.
    treeclassical

    A type of tree found in the Al-'Āliyah region.

كَعْتَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be strongclassical

    To be strong of build or constitution.

Parallel reading

صمل بالعصا: ضرب
He struck with the stick: he hit.
و الشيء صملا وصمولا: صلب واشتد
And a thing became hard and firm.
و الشجر: لم يجد ريا فخشن
And the trees: they did not find rain and became coarse.
و عن الطعام: كف عنه
And from food: he abstained from it.
والصامل والصميل: اليابس
And the hard and the dry: they are dried out.
والصمليل، بالكسر: نبت
And the samlil, with kasra: a plant.
والرجل الضعيف البنية
And the man of weak build.
واصمأل اصمئلالا: اشتد
He became intense, with intensity: he became strong.
و النبت: التف
And the plant: it became dense.
والمصمئلة: الداهية
And the musma'ilah: the calamity.
وصومل: جف جلده جوعا وضرا
And he became dry: his skin dried out from hunger and hardship.
والصومل: شجر بالعالية
And the sawmal: a tree in Al-'Āliyah.
وكعتل: الشديد الخلق
And he was strong: of strong build.