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الصدم

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of forceful impact, collision, or striking one thing against another. It extends to the idea of encountering something suddenly, a sudden jolt, and can also refer to specific ailments or anatomical features.

Derived headwords

صَدَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to strike forcefullyboth

    To strike something solid with a similar object, or to hit something forcefully.

  2. 2.
    to encounterboth

    To encounter or come upon a matter or situation suddenly.

  3. 3.
    to pushboth

    To push or shove.

صِدَامnoun
  1. 1.
    collisionboth

    The act of colliding or striking forcefully against something.

  2. 2.
    impactboth

    A forceful striking of one thing against another.

تَصَادَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to collideboth

    To collide with each other, often implying a forceful impact.

  2. 2.
    to jostleboth

    To jostle or crowd against each other.

اصْطَدَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to collideboth

    To collide forcefully with something or someone.

مِصْدَمnoun
  1. 1.
    foreheadclassical

    A place or part that is struck, often referring to the forehead.

صَدْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    joltboth

    A sudden jolt or shock.

  2. 2.
    blowboth

    A single forceful blow or strike.

  3. 3.
    shockboth

    A sudden emotional or psychological shock.

أَصْدَمadjective
  1. 1.
    shockedboth

    Experiencing a sudden shock or jolt.

الصَدْمَتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    templesclassical

    The two temples of the head, or the sides of the forehead.

داء في رؤوس الدوابnoun
  1. 1.
    disease of animal headsclassical

    A disease affecting the heads of livestock.

Parallel reading

ضرب صلب بمثله
striking a solid thing with its like
إصابة الأمر
encountering the matter
وقد صادمه فاصطدما
and he collided with him, so they collided
وتصادموا: تزاحموا
and they collided: they jostled each other
داء في رؤوس الدواب
a disease in the heads of livestock
فرس قيس بن نشبة
a horse of Qays bin Nashbah
فرس زفر بن الحارث
a horse of Zufr bin Al-Harith
فرس لقيط بن زرارة
a horse of Laqit bin Zurarah
اسم كمصدم، كمنبر
a name like 'misdam', like 'minbar'
الصدمة: النزعة
The shock: the jolt
وهو أصدم: أنزع
and he is shocked: startled
والدفعة الواحدة
and the single push/jolt
والصدمتان، وقد تكسر داله: الجبينان، أو جانباه
And the two shocks (temples), and its 'dal' may be broken: the two foreheads, or its sides