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سمن

Root entry · 32 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of fatness, richness, and abundance, particularly related to physical corpulence and the quality of land or food. It also extends to concepts of wealth, prosperity, and even specific geographical locations and historical figures.

Derived headwords

سَمِنَverb
  1. 1.
    to become fatboth

    To gain weight and become corpulent, physically plump.

  2. 2.
    to be rich (land)both

    Describing land that is fertile and rich in soil.

سَمَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fatnessboth

    The state or quality of being fat; corpulence.

سَمْنًاnoun
  1. 1.
    fatnessclassical

    The state of being fat or corpulent.

سَامِنadjective
  1. 1.
    fatboth

    Physically corpulent or plump.

سَمِينadjective
  1. 1.
    fatboth

    Physically corpulent or plump.

  2. 2.
    rich (food, land)both

    Describing food that is rich or fatty, or land that is fertile.

سِمَانnoun
  1. 1.
    fat peopleboth

    Plural of 'samin' or 'samin', referring to corpulent individuals.

أَسْمَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to make fatboth

    To cause someone or something to become fat, often through feeding.

  2. 2.
    to own fat animalsclassical

    To possess or acquire fat livestock.

  3. 3.
    to make livestock fatclassical

    To fatten one's own animals.

تَسْمِينnoun
  1. 1.
    fatteningboth

    The act or process of making something or someone fat.

  2. 2.
    coolingclassical

    A process of cooling, possibly related to food preparation or preservation.

مُسَمَّنَةadjective
  1. 1.
    fat (by nature)both

    Naturally corpulent or plump, by inherent disposition.

  2. 2.
    fat (by medicine)classical

    Made fat through the use of medicines or remedies.

اسْتَسْمَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to ask for fat animalsclassical

    To request to be given fat animals or valuable things.

  2. 2.
    to find fatclassical

    To perceive or consider someone or something to be fat.

مُسَمَّنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fattening foodclassical

    Food that is prepared or intended to make one fat.

أَرْضٌ سَمِينَةnoun phrase
  1. 1.
    fertile landboth

    Land with rich soil, free from stones, indicating high fertility.

السَّمْنnoun
  1. 1.
    gheeboth

    Clarified butter, known for its medicinal properties and use in food.

  2. 2.
    fatboth

    General term for fat, especially animal fat used in cooking.

سَمَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    to add ghee to foodboth

    To prepare food by adding ghee or fat to it.

  2. 2.
    to feed ghee to peopleclassical

    To provide people with food containing ghee or fat.

أَسْمَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to add ghee to foodboth

    To enrich food by adding ghee or fat.

أَسْمَنُواverb
  1. 1.
    they became fatclassical

    They became numerous and corpulent, or their livestock became fat.

سَامِنُونadjective
  1. 1.
    fatclassical

    Corpulent; referring to people or animals that have become fat.

فِتْيَان بْن أَحْمَد بْن سَمْنِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    Fityan bin Ahmad bin Samniyyahclassical

    A historical figure, a shaykh mentioned by Ibn Nuqta.

السَّمَانِيnoun
  1. 1.
    a birdboth

    A type of bird, possibly a quail, referred to singularly or plurally.

السِّمَانnoun
  1. 1.
    dyesclassical

    Pigments or dyes used for ornamentation and decoration.

السَّمْنِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    a group in Indiaclassical

    A sect or group of people in India, described as materialists and believers in transmigration.

السُّمْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a summer herbclassical

    A plant that grows during the summer stars and remains green.

  2. 2.
    a medicineclassical

    A type of medicine or remedy.

  3. 3.
    a place nameclassical

    A geographical location in Bukhara.

سَمْنَانname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A geographical location.

  2. 2.
    a mountain nameclassical

    The name of a mountain.

سَامَان بْن عَبْد الْمَلِك السَّامَانِيname
  1. 1.
    Saman bin Abd al-Malik al-Samaniclassical

    A traditionist (muhaddith) from the Samanid lineage.

الْمُلُوك السَّامَانِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    the Samanid rulersclassical

    The dynasty of rulers who were descendants of Saman bin Haya.

سَمَنname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A geographical location.

سَمَنname
  1. 1.
    a stopping placeclassical

    The first stopping place when heading towards Basra from al-Nabaj.

الأَسْمَانnoun
  1. 1.
    worn-out clothesclassical

    Old, tattered, or worn-out garments.

سَامِينname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A geographical location in Hamedan.

سَامَانname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A geographical location in Ray.

  2. 2.
    a neighborhood nameclassical

    A quarter or neighborhood in Isfahan.

سَمْنِينname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A geographical location.

لَقَب عَبْد الله بْن عَمْروname
  1. 1.
    title of Abdullah bin Amrclassical

    A title given to Abdullah bin Amr ibn Thaalaba, possibly due to his lineage or position.

Parallel reading

فهو سامن وسمين ج: سمان.
He is corpulent and fat, plural: samin.
والسمين خلقة، وقد أسمن، وسمنه تسمينا.
And the one who is naturally fat, and he has become fat, and he was made fat through fattening.
وامرأة مسمنة، كمكرمة: خلقة.
And a woman who is naturally fat, like makramah: naturally.
ومسمنة، كمعظمة: بالأدوية.
And made fat, like mu'azzamah: by medicines.
وأسمن: ملك سمينا، أو اشتراه، أو وهبه، وسمنت ماشيته.
And he owned fat animals, or bought them, or was gifted them, and his livestock became fat.
واستسمن: طلب أن يوهب له السمين، وفلانا: وجده سمينا، أو عده سمينا.
And he sought to be given fat animals: he asked to be gifted the fat ones, and so-and-so: he found him fat, or considered him fat.
وأرض سمينة: تربة لا حجر فيها.
And fertile land: soil with no stones in it.
والسمن: سلاء الزبد، يقاوم السموم كلها، وينقي الوسخ من القروح الخبيثة، وينضج الأورام كلها، ويذهب الكلف والنمش من الوجه طلاء ج: أسمن وسمون وسمنان.
And ghee: the essence of butter, it counteracts all poisons, purifies dirt from malignant sores, ripens all tumors, and removes blemishes and freckles from the face as an ointment, plural: asman, samun, and samnan.
وسمن الطعام: عمله به، كسمنه وأسمنه، والقوم: أطعمهم سمنا.
And he seasoned the food: he prepared it with it, like seasoning it and enriching it, and the people: he fed them ghee.
وأسمنوا: كثر سمنهم، وهم سامنون.
And they became fat: their fatness increased, and they are the fat ones.
والسمانى، كحبارى: طائر، للواحد والجمع، أو الواحدة: سماناة.
And al-Samani, like hubara: a bird, for singular and plural, or the singular: samanaah.
والسمان، كشداد: أصباغ يزخرف بها.
And al-Siman, like shidad: dyes with which one adorns.
والسمنية، كعرنية: قوم بالهند، دهريون، قائلون بالتناسخ.
And al-Samaniyyah, like 'arniyyah: a people in India, materialists, believers in transmigration.
والسمنة، بالضم: عشبة تنبت بنجوم الصيف، وتدوم خضرتها، ودواء السمن، وع، ة ببخارى، منها محمد بن علي بن عبد الملك الفقيه، ولقب الزبير بن محمد العمري المقرئ.
And al-Sumnah, with dammah: an herb that sprouts with the summer stars and its greenness lasts, and a medicine for fatness, and a place, and a town in Bukhara, from whom is Muhammad bin Ali bin Abd al-Malik al-Faqih, and the title of al-Zubayr bin Muhammad al-Amri al-Muqri.
وسمنان: ع، وبالكسر: د، وبالضم: جبل.
And Samnan: a place, and with kasrah: a town, and with dammah: a mountain.
وسامان بن عبد الملك الساماني: محدث.
And Saman bin Abd al-Malik al-Samani: a traditionist.
والملوك السامانية: تنسب إلى سامان بن حيا.
And the Samanid rulers: are attributed to Saman bin Haya.
وسمن، بالضم: ع.
And Saman, with dammah: a place.
وكجهينة: أول منزل من النباج لقاصد البصرة.
And like Juhaynah: the first stopping place from al-Nabaj for one intending Basra.
والأسمان: الأزر الخلقان.
And al-Asman: worn-out garments.
وسامين: ة بهمذان.
And Samin: a town in Hamedan.
وسامان: ة بالري، ومحلة بأصفهان، منها أحمد بن علي الصحاف.
And Saman: a town in Ray, and a quarter in Isfahan, from whom is Ahmad bin Ali al-Saffah.
وسمنين، بالكسر: د.
And Samnin, with kasrah: a town.
وكأمير: لقب عبد الله بن عمرو ابن ثعلبة، لأنه كان بين أخ وعم وعدد كثير.
And like Amir: the title of Abdullah bin Amr ibn Thaalaba, because he was between a brother, an uncle, and a large number.