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الصنم

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to idols and worship, but also extends to concepts of strength, foul odor, and specific geographical locations or tribal names. It encompasses the act of idol worship, the idols themselves, and associated terms.

Derived headwords

الصَنَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Idolboth

    An image or representation of a god or goddess used as an object of worship.

  2. 2.
    Foul odorclassical

    A bad or unpleasant smell.

  3. 3.
    Strength of a slaveclassical

    The power or capability attributed to a slave.

صَنَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Idolboth

    An image or representation of a god or goddess used as an object of worship.

الوَثَنnoun
  1. 1.
    Idolboth

    An image or representation of a god or goddess used as an object of worship.

شَمَنnoun
  1. 1.
    Idol (foreign origin)classical

    An idol, considered to be of non-Arabic origin.

بهاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Feather shaftclassical

    The entire shaft of a feather.

  2. 2.
    Calamityclassical

    A disastrous event or misfortune.

الصَّلْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Hardnessclassical

    The quality of being hard or unyielding.

الصَّنَمَانname
  1. 1.
    Place in Damascusclassical

    A specific location or area in Damascus.

صَنَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    To make a soundclassical

    To produce a noise or sound.

  2. 2.
    To increase milkclassical

    To increase the milk production of female camels.

تَصْنِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    Making a soundclassical

    The act of producing a noise or sound.

  2. 2.
    Increasing milkclassical

    The act of increasing the milk production of female camels.

نُوقٌ صَنِمَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    Camels with abundant milkclassical

    Female camels that have a large quantity of milk.

بَنُو صَنَامَةname
  1. 1.
    Tribe nameclassical

    A name referring to a lineage or tribe, specifically the Banu Sanamah.

صَنَمname
  1. 1.
    Wellclassical

    A specific well.

إِقْلِيمُ الْأَصْنَامname
  1. 1.
    Region in Al-Andalusclassical

    A geographical region located in Al-Andalus.

بَنُو صُنَيْمname
  1. 1.
    Clan nameclassical

    A name referring to a clan or a branch of a tribe.

Parallel reading

الصنم، محركة: خبث الرائحة
The idol, with harakat: foul odor.
وقوة العبد، وهو صنم، ككتف
And the strength of the slave, and it is an idol, like 'katif'.
والوثن يعبد، معرب شمن
And the idol is worshipped, it is a Persian loanword for 'shaman'.
وبهاء: قصبة الريش كلها
And 'bahaa': all the feather shaft.
والداهية، لغة في الصلمة
And the calamity, a variant pronunciation for 'al-salmah'.
والصنمان: ة بدمشق
And 'al-Sanaman': a place in Damascus.
وصنم تصنيما: صوت
And 'sanama' (form II) with tasnim: a sound.
والنوق: غزرها
And the camels: their abundant milk.
ونوق صنمات، بكسر النون
And 'nawq sanamat', with kasra on the noon.
وبنو صنامة، كثمامة: من الأشعرين
And Banu Sanamah, like 'thamamah': from the Ash'arin.
وصنم، بالضم: ع
And 'sanam', with damma: a well.
وإقليم الأصنام: بالأندلس
And the region of the Idols: in Al-Andalus.
وبنو صنيم، كزبير: بطن
And Banu Sunaym, like 'zubayr': a clan.