الصمم

Root entry · 34 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to deafness, blockage, and hardness. It extends to concepts of solidity, stubbornness, and intense or extreme states, as well as specific objects like stoppers and certain types of land or animals.

Derived headwords

الصَمَمnoun

1.
deafnessboth
The state of being unable to hear; deafness.
2.
blockage of the earclassical
An obstruction or blockage within the ear.
3.
difficulty hearingclassical
A state of impaired hearing or difficulty in perceiving sounds.

صَمَّverb

1.
to be deafboth
To become deaf.
2.
to be blockedclassical
To be obstructed or blocked, referring to ears or hearing.

صم يصم بفتحهما — He became deaf (with the verb pronounced with fatha on both the first and second radicals).

صُمِّمَverb

1.
to be deafclassical
To become deaf (a less common form).

وصمم بالكسر نادر — And 'ṣummima' (with kasra on the first radical) is a rare form.

صُمَامnoun

1.
stopperboth
A stopper or plug for a bottle or container.
2.
intense hardshipclassical
A severe or extreme difficulty or calamity.

وصمام القارورة وصمامتها وصمتها بكسرهن سدادها — And the stopper of a bottle, and its stopper (feminine form), and its stopper (another form), with kasra on all of them, means its plug.

صَمَّverb

1.
to blockboth
To block or seal something, like a container.

وصمها: سدها — And 'ṣammahā': to block it.

أَصَمَّverb

1.
to make deafclassical
To cause someone to become deaf.
2.
to equip with a stopperboth
To provide something with a stopper.

وأصمها: جعل لها صماما — And 'aṣammahā': to make for it a stopper.

أَصَمّadjective

1.
deafboth
Deaf; unable to hear.
2.
solidboth
Solid, dense, and impenetrable, like a hard stone.
3.
stubbornclassical
Unwavering in one's desires or opinions; not easily swayed.
4.
unreceptive (snake)classical
A snake that is not affected by incantations or charms.

فهو أصم — So he is deaf.

وحجر أصم، وصخرة صماء: صلب مصمت — And a deaf stone, and a deaf rock: solid and impenetrable.

صُمّnoun

1.
deaf peopleboth
Plural of 'aṣamm', referring to deaf individuals.
2.
lionsclassical
A name for lions.

صُمَّانnoun

1.
hard, stony landboth
Land that is hard and stony, often near sand.
2.
a type of plantclassical
A specific type of plant.

والصمان: كل أرض صلبة ذات حجارة إلى جنب رمل — And 'aṣ-Ṣammān': every hard land with stones next to sand.

صَمَّامnoun

1.
calamityclassical
A severe or overwhelming calamity or disaster.

والصماء: ... والداهية الشديدة، كصمام، كقطام — And 'aṣ-Ṣammā' (feminine adjective): ... and the severe calamity, like 'ṣammām', like 'qaṭṭām'.

تَصَامَّverb

1.
to pretend to be deafboth
To act as if one is deaf or to feign deafness.

وتصام عن الحديث: أرى أنه أصم — And 'taṣāmma' about the talk: it means he appears to be deaf.

صَمَّverb

1.
to strikeclassical
To strike someone with a stone.
2.
to perishclassical
To perish or be destroyed.

وصمه بحجر: ضربه به — And 'ṣammahu' with a stone: to strike him with it.

وصداه: هلك — And 'ṣadāhu': to perish.

الأَصَمّname

1.
Al-Aṣamm (title)both
A title given to certain individuals, including a Sufi saint (Hatim al-Aṣamm) and a type of snake.
2.
unyielding personclassical
A person who is not easily influenced or deterred.

والأصم: الرجل لا يطمع فيه، ولا يرد عن هواه — And 'al-Aṣamm': the man who is not coveted and cannot be turned from his desire.

وحاكم الأصم: من الأولياء — And Hatim al-Aṣamm: one of the saints.

الصُّمَّةnoun

1.
brave personclassical
A brave man.
2.
lionclassical
A lion.
3.
male snakeclassical
The male of certain snakes.
4.
female hedgehogclassical
The female of hedgehogs.

والصمة، بالكسر: الشجاع، والأسد — And 'aṣ-Ṣammah', with kasra: the brave one, and the lion.

الصَّمِيمnoun

1.
coreboth
The core or essential part of something, like the bone that supports a limb.
2.
purest partboth
The essence, the purest or innermost part of something.
3.
extremity (of cold/heat)both
The most intense part of cold or heat.
4.
dry eggshellclassical
The dry outer layer that forms on a cooked egg.

صَمِيمadjective

1.
pure-bloodedboth
Pure, unadulterated; used for one or many.

ورجل صميم، كأمير: محض، للواحد والجمع — And a 'ṣamīm' man, like 'amīr': pure, for one and for the group.

تَصْمِيمverb

1.
to proceed resolutelyboth
To move forward with determination in a matter or journey.

وصمم في الأمر والسير تصميما: مضى — And 'ṣammama' in the matter and the journey, 'taṣmīman': to proceed.

صَمْصَمَverb

1.
to proceed resolutelyclassical
To move forward with determination (similar to 'taṣmīma').
2.
to biteclassical
To bite or gnash teeth.
3.
to strike a jointclassical
For a sword to strike a joint, cut through it, or cleave it.
4.
to absorb fatclassical
For a horse to absorb fat and become bloated from excessive feeding.

كصمصم، وعض، ونيب — Like 'ṣamṣama', and 'aḍḍa' (to bite), and 'anība' (to show teeth).

والسيف: أصاب المفصل، وقطعه، أو طبق — And the sword: to strike the joint, cut it, or cleave it.

والرجل الفرس العلف: أمكنه منه، فاحتقن فيه الشحم والبطنة — And the man feeding the horse: to allow it to eat, so fat and bloat accumulated in it.

صَمَمadjective

1.
solidclassical
Solid, dense, and impenetrable.

ورجل وفرس صمم، محركة — And a man and a horse 'ṣamam', with haraka.

صِمْصَامadjective

1.
solidclassical
Solid, dense, and impenetrable.
2.
braveclassical
Brave, bold, and decisive.

وصمصام وصمصامة وصمصم، كزبرج وعلبط وعلابط وعلابطة: مصمم — And 'ṣimṣām' and 'ṣimṣāmah' and 'ṣamṣam', like 'zubruj' and 'alabaṭ' and 'alābaṭ' and 'alābaṭah': solid.

الصِّمْصَامnoun

1.
unbending swordclassical
A sword that does not bend; a strong and effective sword.
2.
stout personclassical
A short and stout person.
3.
bold personclassical
A brave and decisive person.

والصمصام: السيف لا ينثني، كالصمصامة — And 'aṣ-Ṣimṣām': the sword that does not bend, like 'aṣ-Ṣimṣāmah'.

صِمْصَامَةnoun

1.
unbending swordclassical
A sword that does not bend; a strong and effective sword.

صِمْصِمadjective

1.
solidclassical
Solid, dense, and impenetrable.

صِمْصَامadjective

1.
stoutclassical
Short and stout.
2.
boldclassical
Brave and decisive.

وكزبرج: الغليظ القصير، والجريء الماضي — And like 'zubruj': the stout and short, and the bold and decisive.

الصِّمْصَامَةnoun

1.
middle of the crowdclassical
The center or midst of a group of people.
2.
group of peopleclassical
A group or gathering of people.

وبهاء: وسط القوم، ويفتح، والجماعة ج: صمصم — And with 'bāh': the middle of the people, and it can be pronounced with fatha, and the group, plural: 'ṣamṣam'.

صِمْصِمnoun

1.
group of peopleclassical
A group or gathering of people.

صِمْصَامadjective

1.
lionclassical
A lion.

وكعلبط وعلابط: الأسد — And like 'alabaṭ' and 'alābaṭ': the lion.

صِمْصَامadjective

1.
very stingyclassical
Extremely stingy or miserly.

وكفدفد: البخيل جدا — And like 'fadfad': the very stingy one.

الصُّمَيْمَاءnoun

1.
a type of plantclassical
A plant resembling 'al-gharaz'.

والصميماء، كالغبيراء: نبات ط يشبه الغرز ط — And 'aṣ-Ṣumaymā'', like 'al-Ghubayrā': a plant that resembles 'al-gharaz'.

اشْتِمَال الصَّمَّاءphrase

1.
a specific way of wearing a cloakclassical
A manner of wrapping a cloak such that it covers the body completely, or a way of wearing a single garment that leaves parts of the body exposed.

واشتمال الصماء: أن يرد الكساء من قبل يمينه على يده اليسرى وعاتقه الأيسر، ثم يرده ثانية من خلفه على يده اليمنى وعاتقه الأيمن، فيغطيهما جميعا، أو الاشتمال بثوب واحد ليس عليه غيره، ثم يضعه من أحد جانبيه، فيضعه على منكبه، فيبدو منه فرجه — And 'ishtimāl aṣ-ṣammā'': to wrap the cloak from one's right side over the left hand and left shoulder, then return it from behind over the right hand and right shoulder, covering both; or to wrap oneself in a single garment, with nothing else on, then place it on one side, on the shoulder, exposing the private parts.

صَمَتَverb

1.
to be silentboth
To be silent or quiet.

صَمَتَ حَصَاةphrase

1.
extreme quietnessclassical
A state of extreme quietness, where even the sound of a pebble dropped would not be heard due to the abundance of blood.

وصمت حصاة بدم، أي أن الدماء كثرت، حتى لو ألقيت حصاة، لم يسمع لها صوت — And 'ṣamata ḥaṣāh' with blood, meaning the blood was so abundant that even if a pebble were dropped, no sound would be heard.

أَصَمَّهُverb

1.
to encounter someone deafclassical
To find or encounter someone who is deaf.
2.
to meet unresponsive peopleclassical
For a prayer or plea to meet people who are unresponsive or unjust.

وأصمه: صادفه أصم — And 'aṣammahu': to find him deaf.

ودعاؤه: وافق قوما صما لا يسمعون عدله — And his prayer: met deaf people who did not hear his justice.

الأَصَمَّانname

1.
two places named Al-Aṣammānclassical
Names of two specific locations in the land of Banu 'Amir ibn Sa'sa'ah and Banu Kilab.

والأصمان: أصم الجلحاء، وأصم السمرة ببلاد بني عامر بن صعصعة، ثم لبني كلاب — And 'al-Aṣammān': Aṣamm al-Jalḥā', and Aṣamm as-Samrah in the lands of Banu 'Amir ibn Sa'sa'ah, then Banu Kilab.

Parallel reading

الصمم، محركة: انسداد الأذن، وثقل السمع

Deafness, with haraka: blockage of the ear, and difficulty of hearing.

صم يصم، بفتحهما، وصمم، بالكسر، نادر

He became deaf ('ṣamma'), with both pronounced with fatha, and ('ṣummima'), with kasra, is rare.

وأصمه الله تعالى، فهو أصم ج: صم وصمان

And Allah made him deaf, so he is deaf, plural: 'ṣumm' and 'ṣimmān'.

وتصام عن الحديث: أرى أنه أصم

And he pretended deafness about the talk: it means he appeared deaf.

وصمام القارورة وصمامتها وصمتها، بكسرهن: سدادها

And the stopper of the bottle, and its stopper (feminine), and its stopper (another form), with kasra on all of them: its plug.

وصمها: سدها

And 'ṣammahā': to block it.

وأصمها: جعل لها صماما

And 'aṣammahā': to make for it a stopper.

وحجر أصم، وصخرة صماء: صلب مصمت

And a deaf stone, and a deaf rock: solid and impenetrable.

والصماء: الناقة السمينة، واللاقح، وطرف العفجة الرقيقة، والأرض الغليظة ج: صم، والداهية الشديدة، كصمام، كقطام

And 'aṣ-Ṣammā' (feminine adjective): the fat she-camel, the pregnant one, the thin edge of the hip bone, and the rough land, plural: 'ṣumm', and the severe calamity, like 'ṣammām', like 'qaṭṭām'.

وصمه بحجر: ضربه به

And 'ṣammahu' with a stone: to strike him with it.

ورجب الأصم: لأنه لا ينادى فيه يا لفلان ويا صباحاه

And Rajab al-Aṣamm: because one does not call out 'O so-and-so!' or 'O morning!' in it.

والأصم: الرجل لا يطمع فيه، ولا يرد عن هواه، والحية لا تقبل الرقى

And 'al-Aṣamm': the man who is not coveted and cannot be turned from his desire, and the snake that does not accept charms.

والصمان: كل أرض صلبة ذات حجارة إلى جنب رمل، كالصمانة

And 'aṣ-Ṣammān': every hard land with stones next to sand, like 'aṣ-Ṣammānah'.

والصمة، بالكسر: الشجاع، والأسد، كالصم، ووالد دريد الشاعر، والصمتان: هو وأخوه مالك، والذكر من الحيات، وأنثى القنافذ، وصوتها: الصمصمة

And 'aṣ-Ṣammah', with kasra: the brave one, and the lion, like 'aṣ-ṣumm', and the father of the poet Durayd, and 'aṣ-Ṣamtān': he and his brother Malik, the male of snakes, and the female of hedgehogs, and its sound: 'aṣ-ṣamṣamah'.

والصميم: العظم الذي به قوام العضو، وبنك الشيء وخالصه، و من البرد والحر: أشده، والقشرة اليابسة الخارجة من البيض

And 'aṣ-ṣamīm': the bone that supports the limb, and the core and essence of a thing, and of cold and heat: its extremity, and the dry shell that comes out of an egg.

ورجل صميم، كأمير: محض، للواحد والجمع

And a 'ṣamīm' man, like 'amīr': pure, for one and for the group.

وصمم في الأمر والسير تصميما: مضى، كصمصم، وعض، ونيب

And he proceeded with determination in the matter and the journey, 'taṣmīman': he went forth, like 'ṣamṣama', 'aḍḍa' (to bite), and 'anība' (to show teeth).

والسيف: أصاب المفصل، وقطعه، أو طبق

And the sword: to strike the joint, cut it, or cleave it.

ورجل وفرس صمم، محركة، وصمصام وصمصامة وصمصم، كزبرج وعلبط وعلابط وعلابطة: مصمم

And a man and a horse 'ṣamam', with haraka, and 'ṣimṣām' and 'ṣimṣāmah' and 'ṣamṣam', like 'zubruj' and 'alabaṭ' and 'alābaṭ' and 'alābaṭah': solid.

والصمصام: السيف لا ينثني، كالصمصامة، وسيف عمرو بن معد يكرب

And 'aṣ-Ṣimṣām': the sword that does not bend, like 'aṣ-Ṣimṣāmah', and the sword of 'Amr ibn Ma'd Yakrib.

وكزبرج: الغليظ القصير، والجريء الماضي، وبهاء: وسط القوم، ويفتح، والجماعة ج: صمصم

And like 'zubruj': the stout and short, and the bold and decisive; and with 'bāh': the middle of the people, and it can be pronounced with fatha, and the group, plural: 'ṣamṣam'.

وكعلبط وعلابط: الأسد

And like 'alabaṭ' and 'alābaṭ': the lion.

وكفدفد: البخيل جدا

And like 'fadfad': the very stingy one.

والصميماء، كالغبيراء: نبات ط يشبه الغرز ط

And 'aṣ-Ṣumaymā'', like 'al-Ghubayrā': a plant that resembles 'al-gharaz'.

And 'ishtimāl aṣ-ṣammā'': to wrap the cloak from one's right side over the left hand and left shoulder, then return it from behind over the right hand and right shoulder, covering both; or to wrap oneself in a single garment, with nothing else on, then place it on one side, on the shoulder, exposing the private parts.

وصمت حصاة بدم، أي أن الدماء كثرت، حتى لو ألقيت حصاة، لم يسمع لها صوت

And 'ṣamata ḥaṣāh' with blood, meaning the blood was so abundant that even if a pebble were dropped, no sound would be heard.

وأصمه: صادفه أصم

And 'aṣammahu': to find him deaf.

ودعاؤه: وافق قوما صما لا يسمعون عدله

And his prayer: met deaf people who did not hear his justice.

والأصمان: أصم الجلحاء، وأصم السمرة ببلاد بني عامر بن صعصعة، ثم لبني كلاب

And 'al-Aṣammān': Aṣamm al-Jalḥā', and Aṣamm as-Samrah in the lands of Banu 'Amir ibn Sa'sa'ah, then Banu Kilab.