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Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of inclining, leaning, or turning towards something. It extends to listening attentively, as well as physical tilting or bending. It can also denote a deficiency or a side/part of something.

Derived headwords

صَغَاverb
  1. 1.
    to inclineboth

    To lean or turn towards something, either physically or metaphorically.

  2. 2.
    to tilt (jaw/side)classical

    Specifically, to have one's jaw or one side of the face tilted.

يَصْغُوverb
  1. 1.
    inclinesboth

    Present tense of inclining or leaning towards something.

يَصْغَىverb
  1. 1.
    inclinesboth

    Present tense of inclining or leaning towards something.

صُغُوٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    inclinationboth

    The act or state of inclining or leaning towards something.

  2. 2.
    tilting (jaw/side)classical

    The tilting of one's jaw or one side of the face.

صِغًاnoun
  1. 1.
    inclinationboth

    The act or state of inclining or leaning towards something.

صِغِيًّاnoun
  1. 1.
    inclinationboth

    The act or state of inclining or leaning towards something.

صَغْوَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    tilting (sun)classical

    Describing the sun when it is inclining towards setting.

صَغْوَهُnoun
  1. 1.
    your inclinationboth

    Your inclination or leaning towards something.

صَغَاهُnoun
  1. 1.
    your inclinationboth

    Your inclination or leaning towards something.

صَاغِيَتُكَnoun
  1. 1.
    those who lean on youclassical

    People who lean on you or turn to you for their needs.

أَصْغَىverb
  1. 1.
    to listen attentivelyboth

    To listen carefully and with focus.

  2. 2.
    to incline one's hearingboth

    To turn one's hearing towards something, implying attentive listening.

  3. 3.
    to tilt (container)both

    To tilt or incline a container.

  4. 4.
    to diminishclassical

    To reduce or diminish something.

  5. 5.
    to tilt (animal's head)classical

    For a female camel to tilt her head towards a person as if listening.

الصَّغْوُnoun
  1. 1.
    hollow (ladle)classical

    The hollow or inner part of a ladle.

  2. 2.
    side (well)classical

    The side or edge of a well.

  3. 3.
    fold (bucket)classical

    The part that folds or bends on the sides of a bucket.

الأَصَاغِيnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of الأصغيclassical

    Plural form, likely referring to those who listen attentively or incline.

Parallel reading

صغا يصغو ويصغى صغوا، وصغي يصغى صغا وصغيا: مال
Saga yasghu wa yasgha sagwan, wa saghiya yasgha saghan wa saghiyyan: he inclined.
والشمس: مالت للغروب، وهي صغواء
And the sun: it inclined towards sunset, and it is saghwaa' (setting).
وصغوه وصغوه وصغاه معك، أي: ميله
And your saghwahu, saghwahu, and saghaahu, meaning: your inclination.
وصاغيتك: الذين يميلون إليك في حوائجهم
And your saaghiyatuk: those who incline to you in their needs.
وأصغى: استمع
And asgha: he listened.
وأصغى إليه: مال بسمعه
And asgha ilayhi: he inclined his hearing towards it.
وأصغى الإناء: أماله
And asgha al-inaa': he tilted the container.
وأصغى الشيء: نقصه
And asgha ash-shay': he diminished the thing.
وأصغى الناقة: أمالت رأسها إلى الرجل كالمستمع شيئا
And the she-camel asgha: she tilted her head towards the man as if listening to something.
والصغو، بالكسر، من المغرفة: جوفها
And as-saghwu, with kasra, from the ladle: its hollow.
ومن البئر: ناحيتها
And from the well: its side.
ومن الدلو: ما تثنى من جوانبه
And from the bucket: what folds from its sides.