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السنام

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the hump of a camel, but extends to concepts of elevation, height, and fullness. It also encompasses geographical features like hills and elevated land, and metaphorically, the peak or highest part of something.

Derived headwords

السَّنَامnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel's humpboth

    The prominent fatty deposit on the back of a camel.

  2. 2.
    Middle/centerclassical

    The middle or central part of a piece of land.

  3. 3.
    Elevated land/hillboth

    A hill or elevated mound of earth.

أَسْنِمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Humpsboth

    The plural of سنام, referring to the humps of camels.

  2. 2.
    Hillsboth

    The plural of سنام, referring to elevated land or hills.

الإِسْنَامname
  1. 1.
    A mountainclassical

    A specific mountain belonging to the Banu Asad tribe.

بهاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Fruit of the Hulyclassical

    The fruit of a plant called Al-Huly; the singular form is 'bahaa'.

مُسَنَّمَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Fertile/growingclassical

    Land that produces abundant vegetation.

سَنِمnoun
  1. 1.
    Cowclassical

    A cow, specifically referring to its hump.

يَسْنُومname
  1. 1.
    A place nameclassical

    A proper noun, likely a place name.

السَّنَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall plantclassical

    A tall plant whose flower bud (sanam) has emerged.

  2. 2.
    Camel with large humpboth

    A camel with a large, prominent hump.

سَنِمَverb
  1. 1.
    To have a humpboth

    The camel developed a hump.

سَنَّمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To cause to have a humpboth

    Abundant fodder caused the camel to develop a large hump.

تَسْنِيمًاverb
  1. 1.
    To fill upboth

    To fill a container to the brim.

  2. 2.
    To rise aboveboth

    To rise above or cover something.

أَسْنَمَverb
  1. 1.
    To grow a humpboth

    The camel grew a hump.

  2. 2.
    To rise/increaseboth

    Smoke rose high, or the flame of fire grew large.

أَسْنِمَةname
  1. 1.
    A hill near Tukhfahclassical

    A specific elevated mound or hill located near Tukhfah.

تَسَنَّمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To climb atopboth

    To ascend to the top of something.

التَّسْنِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    Opposite of flatteningclassical

    The act of making something convex or elevated, the opposite of flattening.

  2. 2.
    A spring in Paradiseclassical

    A flowing water source in Paradise that runs above chambers.

  3. 3.
    Sudden takingclassical

    To seize or take something suddenly and forcefully.

مُعْظَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel left to roamclassical

    A male camel that is allowed to roam freely and is not ridden.

السَّنَمَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    Long hillsclassical

    Long, elongated hills or mounds found among the Banu Numayr.

Parallel reading

السنام، كسحاب: م ج: أسنمة
Al-sanam, like sahab: plural is asnimah.
ومن الأرض: وسطها
And of the land: its middle.
وجبل بين البصرة واليمامة
And a mountain between Basra and Yamama.
والإسنام، بالكسر: جبل لبني أسد
And Al-Isnam, with kasra: a mountain of Banu Asad.
وأرض مسنمة، كمحسنة: تنبتها
And fertile land, like muhsinah: it grows vegetation.
والسنم، ككتف، من النبت: المرتفع الذي خرجت سنمته، أي: نوره
And Al-sanam, like katif, from plants: the elevated one whose flower bud (sanam) has emerged, meaning its bloom.
والبعير العظيم السنام، وقد سنم، كفرح، وسنمه الكلأ تسنيما وأسنمه
And the camel with a great hump, and it developed a hump, like faraha, and abundant fodder made it develop a hump (tasniman) and caused it to grow a hump (asnamahu).
وأسنمة، بضم النون، أو ذات أسنمة: أكمة قرب طخفة
And Asnimah, with damma on the noon, or Dhat Asnimah: a hillock near Tukhfah.
وسنم الإناء تسنيما: ملأه
And he filled the vessel to the brim (tasniman): he filled it.
والشيء: علاه، كتسنمه
And the thing: it rose above it, like climbing atop it (tasannumahu).
وأسنم الدخان: ارتفع
And the smoke rose high (asnama).
والنار: عظم لهبها
And the fire: its flame grew large (asnama).
والتسنيم: ضد التسطيح
And Al-Tasnīm: the opposite of flattening.
وماء بالجنة يجري فوق الغرف، أو عين تتسنم عليهم من فوق
And water in Paradise flows above the chambers, or a spring that rises above them from above.
والتسنم: الأخذ مغافصة
And Al-Tasanum: taking something suddenly.
والسنمات، بكسر النون: هضبات طوال في بني نمير
And Al-Sanamāt, with kasra on the noon: long hills among Banu Numayr.