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Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the sound of young birds or chicks, specifically their chirping or crying. It also extends to the concept of speaking or crying out, and metaphorically to wealth that is either vocal (livestock) or silent (possessions).

Derived headwords

الصَّئِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    Chirping soundboth

    The sound made by a chick or similar young bird.

صَأَىverb
  1. 1.
    To chirpclassical

    To make the sound of a chick or young bird.

صَئِيَverb
  1. 1.
    To cry outclassical

    To cry out or make a loud sound, similar to a chick's chirp.

أَصْأَيْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    To make it cry outclassical

    To cause something, like a chick, to cry out or chirp.

الصَّآةnoun
  1. 1.
    Amniotic fluidclassical

    The fluid found within the amniotic sac.

الصَّاءَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Amniotic fluidclassical

    The fluid found within the amniotic sac.

Parallel reading

الصَّئِيّ: صوت الفرخ ونحوه.
The chirping sound: the sound of a chick and the like.
صَأَى، كسعى صئيا: صاح.
He chirped, like 'sa'a', 'sa'yan': he cried out.
وجاء بما صَأَى وصَمَتَ
And he brought what chirped and what was silent
بالمال الناطق والصامت.
Meaning wealth that speaks (livestock) and wealth that is silent (possessions).
والصَّآة والصَّاءَة: الماء يكون في المشيمة.
And 'al-ṣā'ah' and 'al-ṣā'ah': the water that is in the amniotic sac.