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صءم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of intense thirst and the act of drinking to quench it. It also extends to the idea of guiding or leading someone to a place, possibly implying a guiding towards relief or a destination.

Derived headwords

صَئِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be very thirstyboth

    To experience extreme thirst, to the point of needing to drink a lot.

  2. 2.
    to drink excessivelyclassical

    To drink a large quantity of water, often to quench intense thirst.

الصَّائِمnoun
  1. 1.
    thirsty personboth

    One who is experiencing thirst, particularly intense thirst.

صَأَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to lead themclassical

    To guide or lead a group of people, specifically an army, to a particular location or towards their objective.

Parallel reading

صئم، كعلم: أكثر من شرب الماء.
He drank excessively, like 'alima: he drank a lot of water.
والصائم: العطشان.
And the thirsty one (al-sa'im): the one who is thirsty.
وصأم الجيش عليهم، كمنع: دلهم عليهم.
And he led the army to them, like mana'a: he guided them to them.