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Root entry · 27 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of forgetting, neglecting, and overlooking. It extends to related ideas of stillness, ease, clarity (of water), and gentleness (of a camel). It also encompasses various architectural or structural terms, places, and even a star.

Derived headwords

سهاverb
  1. 1.
    to forget, overlookboth

    To forget, neglect, or overlook something. It implies a lapse in attention or memory.

  2. 2.
    to be absent-mindedboth

    For one's mind to wander or be preoccupied with something else, indicating a state of distraction.

سهواnoun
  1. 1.
    forgetfulness, oversightboth

    The state or act of forgetting or overlooking; an error due to inattention.

  2. 2.
    unintentionallyboth

    Done without intention or deliberate thought.

سهواnoun
  1. 1.
    stillness, quietudeclassical

    A state of calmness, stillness, or tranquility.

سهواadjective
  1. 1.
    easy, simpleboth

    Referring to people or matters that are easy, uncomplicated, or straightforward.

سهواadjective
  1. 1.
    clear, pureboth

    Describing water that is clear, pure, and easily drinkable.

سهوةnoun
  1. 1.
    gentle camelclassical

    A camel that is easy to ride or manage.

سهوةnoun
  1. 1.
    she-camelclassical

    A female camel.

سهوةnoun
  1. 1.
    compliant bowclassical

    A bow that is easy to draw and handle.

سهوةnoun
  1. 1.
    rockclassical

    A type of rock or stone.

سهوةnoun
  1. 1.
    alcove, nicheboth

    A small recessed space in a wall, often used for storage or display.

سهوةnoun
  1. 1.
    small room, closetboth

    A small room, similar to a closet or small chamber, used for storage.

سهوةnoun
  1. 1.
    shelf, rackboth

    A structure resembling a shelf or rack, used to place items upon.

سهوةnoun
  1. 1.
    small structure for goodsclassical

    A structure made of three or four crossed sticks used to hold goods or luggage.

سهوةnoun
  1. 1.
    storage bin, chestclassical

    A type of storage container or chest.

سهوةnoun
  1. 1.
    window, openingboth

    An opening in a wall, similar to a window or a small aperture.

سهوةnoun
  1. 1.
    screen, curtainclassical

    A screen or curtain placed in front of the courtyard of a house.

سهاءnoun
  1. 1.
    various thingsclassical

    The plural form for many of the meanings of 'سهوة', encompassing various objects and structures.

سهوانadjective
  1. 1.
    forgetfulboth

    One who is forgetful or prone to overlooking things.

سهيnoun
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly referring to a location.

سهيnoun
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    Another place name, with a similar pronunciation to the previous one.

سهيnoun
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A third place name, also related to the root.

الأسهاءnoun
  1. 1.
    colorsclassical

    A term referring to various colors, used without a singular form.

أسهىverb
  1. 1.
    to build a 'sahwah'classical

    To construct or build a 'sahwah', referring to the architectural feature.

السهواءnoun
  1. 1.
    mareclassical

    The name of a mare (female horse).

السهواءnoun
  1. 1.
    part of the nightclassical

    A specific hour or period of the night.

المساهاةnoun
  1. 1.
    leniency in dealingsclassical

    In social interactions, it means refraining from excessive scrutiny or demanding strictness.

السهاname
  1. 1.
    a faint starclassical

    A faint star, part of the Ursa Minor constellation (Little Dipper), mentioned in relation to the root 'qwd'.

Parallel reading

سها في الأمر، كدعا، سهوا وسهوا: نسيه وغفل عنه، وذهب قلبه إلى غيره، فهو ساه وسهوان.
He forgot or overlooked the matter, like 'da'a', forgetting and neglecting it, and his heart went to something else, so he is forgetful and absent-minded.
والسهو: السكون، و من الناس والأمور: السهل، و من المياه: الزلال، والجمل الوطيء بين السهاوة.
And 'al-sahw' is stillness, and among people and matters: easy, and of waters: clear, and a gentle camel among the easy ones.
والسهوة: الناقة، والقوس المواتية والصخرة، والصفة، والمخدع بين بيتين، أو شبه الرف والطاق يوضع فيه الشيء، أو بيت صغير شبه الخزانة الصغيرة، أو أربعة أعواد أو ثلاثة يعارض بعضها على بعض، ثم يوضع عليه شيء من الأمتعة، والكندوج، والروشن، والكوة، والحجلة، أو شبهها، وسترة قدام فناء البيت، جمع الكل: سهاء، ود بالبربر، وع.
And 'al-sahwah' is the she-camel, and the compliant bow, and the rock, and the screen, and the alcove between two houses, or like a shelf and an arch where something is placed, or a small house like a small closet, or four sticks or three crossed over each other, then something of luggage is placed on it, and the 'kunduj', and the 'rawshan', and the 'kuwah', and the 'hijlah', or the like, and a screen in front of the house's courtyard; the جمع (plural) of all is 'suhaa', and 'd' in Berber, and 'a'.
وسهوان وسهي، كنهي ويضم، وسهي، كسمي: مواضع.
And 'sahwan' and 'suhi', like 'nahi' and with damma, and 'suhi', like 'summi': are places.
ومال لا يسهى ولا ينهى: لا تبلغ غايته.
And wealth that is not forgotten nor reached: its limit is not attained.
وأرطاة بن سهية، كسمية: فارس شاعر.
And Arta'ah bin Suhiyyah, like Sumayyah: was a Persian poet.
والأسهاء: الألوان، بلا واحد.
And 'al-ashaa': are colors, without a singular form.
وحملت سهوا: حبلت على حيض.
And she conceived 'sahwan': she became pregnant during menstruation.
وأسهى: بنى السهوة.
And he built 'al-sahwah': he built the 'sahwah'.
والسهواء: فرس، وساعة من الليل.
And 'al-sahwaa': is a mare, and an hour of the night.
والمساهاة في العشرة: ترك الاستقصاء.
And 'al-musahaah' in dealings: is refraining from excessive scrutiny.
وافعله سهوا رهوا، أي: عفوا بلا تقاض.
And do it 'sahwan rahwan', meaning: freely without demanding.
والسها: كوكب خفي من بنات نعش الصغرى، وذكر في ق ود.
And 'al-suha': is a faint star from the Little Dipper, and it was mentioned in 'qwd'.