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السم

Root entry · 42 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of 'poison' and its effects, but also extends to meanings of piercing, sealing, mending, and specific natural phenomena or creatures. It encompasses substances that harm, as well as actions of preparation and repair.

Derived headwords

سَمّnoun
  1. 1.
    poisonboth

    The well-known deadly substance, a poison.

  2. 2.
    hole, openingclassical

    A hole or opening, like those found in shells (wada').

  3. 3.
    nostrilsclassical

    The two nostrils of a horse.

سُمُومnoun
  1. 1.
    poisonsboth

    Plural of samm, referring to poisons.

  2. 2.
    mouth, nostrils, earsclassical

    The mouth, nostrils, and ears of a human.

سِمَامnoun
  1. 1.
    poisonsboth

    Plural of samm, referring to poisons.

  2. 2.
    mouth, nostrils, earsclassical

    The mouth, nostrils, and ears of a human.

سَمّ الفارnoun
  1. 1.
    doubtclassical

    Refers to doubt.

سَمّالحمارnoun
  1. 1.
    oleanderclassical

    Oleander plant.

سَمّالسمكnoun
  1. 1.
    tree of Mahayzabaclassical

    The tree known as Mahayzaba, also called Pilosella. Its bark is beneficial for joint pain, hip pain, back pain, and gout. Its leaves can be used as wicks for lamps.

سَمّحاجتهverb
  1. 1.
    achieved his needclassical

    He achieved his need or goal.

مَسامّnoun
  1. 1.
    poresboth

    The pores of the body.

سَقَى بالسمverb
  1. 1.
    gave him poisonboth

    To give someone poison to drink.

طَعَامٌ فِيهِ سَمّverb
  1. 1.
    made food poisonousboth

    To put poison into food.

سَدّ القارورةverb
  1. 1.
    sealed the bottleclassical

    To seal a bottle.

أَصْلَحَ بَيْنَهُمَاverb
  1. 1.
    reconciled themboth

    To reconcile between two parties.

أَصْلَحَ الشَّيْءverb
  1. 1.
    mended the thingboth

    To mend or repair something.

خَصَّ النِّعْمَةverb
  1. 1.
    distinguished the favorclassical

    To single out or distinguish a favor or blessing.

سَمَتْ هِيَverb
  1. 1.
    she was distinguishedclassical

    It became distinguished or singled out (intransitive).

سَبَرَ الأَمْرverb
  1. 1.
    investigated the matterclassical

    To investigate the matter, to probe its depths.

السَّامَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    the eliteclassical

    The special group, the elite.

  2. 2.
    deathclassical

    Death.

  3. 3.
    venomous creatureclassical

    A venomous animal.

سَامُ أَبْرَصnoun
  1. 1.
    large lizardclassical

    A type of large lizard, mentioned in relation to 'baras'.

أَهْلُ المَسَمَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    close relativesclassical

    The special group, close relatives, and kin.

السَّمُومnoun
  1. 1.
    hot windboth

    A hot wind, often occurring during the day.

مَسْمُومadjective
  1. 1.
    poisonedboth

    Affected by poison, poisoned.

سَامّadjective
  1. 1.
    poisonedboth

    Affected by poison, poisoned.

مَسِيمadjective
  1. 1.
    poisonedboth

    Affected by poison, poisoned.

السِّمْسِمnoun
  1. 1.
    foxclassical

    A fox.

  2. 2.
    sesame seedsboth

    Sticky, slippery seeds that spoil the stomach and mouth, but are improved by honey. They cause weight gain when digested. Washing hair with boiled leaves promotes growth.

  3. 3.
    plantclassical

    A plant known as 'jalbanak', similar in effect to hellebore. Can be used medicinally.

  4. 4.
    red antsclassical

    Red ants, one of which is called 'bahaa'.

  5. 5.
    light manclassical

    A light or agile man.

السَّمَاسِمnoun
  1. 1.
    foxclassical

    A fox.

السِّمْسِمَانnoun
  1. 1.
    swift and agileclassical

    The light, gentle, and swift one of anything.

السِّمْسِمَانِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    swift and agileclassical

    The light, gentle, and swift one of anything.

السَّمْسَامnoun
  1. 1.
    swift and agileclassical

    The light, gentle, and swift one of anything.

  2. 2.
    sand duneclassical

    A sand dune.

السَّمْسَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fox's enemyclassical

    The enemy of the fox.

السَّمْسَمَانnoun
  1. 1.
    swift and agileclassical

    The light, gentle, and swift one of anything.

السَّمْسَمَانِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    swift and agileclassical

    The light, gentle, and swift one of anything.

سَمْسَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    man's figureclassical

    The figure of a man.

  2. 2.
    horse's neck markingclassical

    A desirable marking on a horse's neck.

  3. 3.
    ruined dwellingsclassical

    What stands out from ruined dwellings.

  4. 4.
    bannerclassical

    A banner or standard.

  5. 5.
    prominenceclassical

    A prominent feature or appearance.

السِّمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    matclassical

    A mat made of palm leaves spread under date palms to catch fallen fruit.

  2. 2.
    kinshipclassical

    Kinship or relation.

سِمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    anusclassical

    The anus.

سَمَوِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    Ismail bin Abdullah al-Hafizclassical

    A title or nickname for Ismail bin Abdullah al-Hafiz.

الأَسَمّadjective
  1. 1.
    narrow nostrilsclassical

    Having narrow nostrils.

السَّمَاسِمnoun
  1. 1.
    birdclassical

    A type of bird.

مَسِيمadjective
  1. 1.
    eats whatever it canclassical

    One who eats whatever he can get his hands on.

سَمَّىname
  1. 1.
    valley in Hijazclassical

    A valley in the Hijaz region.

السَّمَّانnoun
  1. 1.
    plantclassical

    A type of plant.

سَمَّانnoun
  1. 1.
    place in Jabal Sarrahclassical

    A place in Jabal Sarrah.

سَمَائِمnoun
  1. 1.
    places near Saharclassical

    Places near Sahar.

Parallel reading

السم: الثقب، وهذا القاتل المعروف، ويثلث فيهما ج: سموم وسمام، وكل شيء كالودع يخرج من البحر، وعرقان في خيشوم الفرس.
Poison: the hole, and this is the known killer, and it is tripled in both, plural: sumum and simam, and everything like a shell that comes out of the sea, and two veins in the nostril of a horse.
وسم الفار: الشك.
And samm al-far: doubt.
وسم الحمار: الدفلى.
And samm al-himar: oleander.
وسم السمك: شجرة الماهيزهرة، وتعرف بالبوصير، نافع لأوجاع المفاصل، ووجع الورك، والظهر، والنقرس.
And samm al-samak: the tree of Mahayzaba, known as Pilosella, beneficial for joint pain, hip pain, back pain, and gout.
وإنما ينفع من شجرته لحاؤها، وإذا صير في غدير، أسكر سمكه، وورقها يقد في المصابيح بدل الفتيلة.
Only its bark is beneficial from its tree, and if it is put in a pond, it intoxicates its fish, and its leaves are lit in lamps instead of a wick.
وأصاب سم حاجته، أي: مقصده
And he achieved his need, meaning: his goal.
وسموم الإنسان وسمامه: فمه ومنخراه وأذناه.
And the sumum and simam of a human: his mouth, nostrils, and ears.
ومسام الجسد: ثقبه.
And the masamm of the body: its holes.
وسمه: سقاه السم، والطعام: جعله فيه، والقارورة: سدها، وبينهما: أصلح، والشيء: أصلحه، والنعمة: خصها، فسمت هي: خصت، لازم متعد، والأمر سبره، ونظر غوره.
And he poisoned him: he gave him poison to drink, and the food: he put poison in it, and the bottle: he sealed it, and between them: he reconciled, and the thing: he mended it, and the favor: he distinguished it, so it became distinguished: it was singled out, intransitive and transitive, and the matter: he investigated it, and looked into its depths.
والسامة: الخاصة، والموت، وذات السم من الحيوان.
And as-sammah: the special group, death, and a venomous animal.
وأهل المسمة: الخاصة، والأقارب.
And the people of as-masammah: the special group, and relatives.
والسموم: الريح الحارة تكون غالبا بالنهار ج: سمائم.
And as-sumum: the hot wind that is often during the day, plural: sama'im.
وسم يومنا، بالضم، فهو مسموم وسام ومسم: ذو سموم.
And the samm of our day, with damma, so he is masmum, samm, and masim: having poisons.
والسمسم: الثعلب، كالسماسم، بالضم، والسم، والذئب الصغير الجسم، أو أعم، كالسمسام، ورملة، وبالكسر: حب الحل لزج، مفسد للمعدة والفم، ويصلحه العسل، وإذا انهضم، سمن.
And as-simsim: the fox, like as-samasim, with damma, and poison, and a small-bodied wolf, or more general, like as-samsam, and a sand dune, and with kasra: sticky seeds of the solution, spoiling the stomach and mouth, and honey corrects it, and when digested, it fattens.
وغسل الشعر بماء طبيخ ورقه يطيله ويصلحه، والبري منه يعرف بجلبهنك، فعله قريب من الخربق، وقد يسقى المفلوج من نصف درهم إلى درهم فيبرأ، والدرهم خطر، والجلجلان، وحية، ورملة، وليست مصحفة المفتوحة.
And washing the hair with water from boiling its leaves lengthens and improves it. The wild variety is known as jalbanak, its effect is close to hellebore. The paralyzed person may be given from half a dirham to a dirham and be cured, and the dirham is a risk, and 'juljulan', and a snake, and a sand dune, and it is not a misspelling of the open one.
والسمسمة: عدو الثعلب.
And as-samsamah: the enemy of the fox.
والسمام والسمسام والسماسم، كعلابط، والسمسمان والسمسماني، بضمهما: الخفيف اللطيف السريع من كل شيء.
And as-simam, and as-samsam, and as-samasim, like 'alabit', and as-simsiman, and as-simsimaniyy, with damma: the light, gentle, swift one of everything.
وكسحابة: شخص الرجل، ودائرة مستحبة في عنق الفرس، وما شخص من الديار الخراب، واللواء، والطلعة.
And like 'sahabah': the figure of a man, and a desirable circle on the neck of a horse, and what stands out from ruined dwellings, and the banner, and the prominence.
والسمة، بالضم: سفرة من خوص تبسط تحت النخل ليسقط عليها ما تناثر ج: كصرد، والقرابة.
And as-simah, with damma: a mat of palm leaves spread under the date palms for what falls on it, plural: like 'ṣurad', and kinship.
وبالكسر والفتح: الاست.
And with kasra and fatha: the anus.
وسميه، بالضم: لقب اسماعيل بن عبد الله ms1560 الحافظ.
And Samawiyyah, with damma: a title of Ismail bin Abdullah al-Hafiz.
والأسم: الأنف الضيق المنخرين.
And al-asm: the nose with narrow nostrils.
والسماسم: طائر.
And as-samasim: a bird.
والمسم، كمسن: الذي يأكل ما قدر عليه.
And al-masim, like 'masan': he who eats whatever he can get.
وسمى، كربى: واد بالحجاز.
And Samma, like 'rubba': a valley in Hijaz.
والسمان: نبت، وبالضم: ة بجبل السراة.
And as-samman: a plant, and with damma: a place in Jabal Sarrah.
وسمائم: د قرب صحار.
And Sama'im: places near Sahar.