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سيء

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of something being bad, evil, or unpleasant. It extends to the idea of something being difficult or causing distress, and also has a specific, classical meaning related to milk.

Derived headwords

السَّيِّئadjective
  1. 1.
    bad, evilboth

    Describing something that is morally wrong, wicked, or generally of poor quality or unpleasant.

  2. 2.
    milk in udderclassical

    Specifically, the milk found in the teats of a female animal before the main flow of milk is released.

ساءَverb
  1. 1.
    to be bad, evilboth

    To be of a bad nature, wicked, or to cause something to be bad or unpleasant.

  2. 2.
    to displease, to grieveboth

    To cause someone to feel unhappy, distressed, or displeased.

سُوءnoun
  1. 1.
    in construct stateboth

    in construct state

  2. 2.
    without leprosyboth

    without leprosy

تَسَيَّأَverb
  1. 1.
    to release milkclassical

    Said of a female animal when it releases its milk from the udder without being milked.

انْسَاءَverb
  1. 1.
    milk flowedclassical

    Said of milk when it flows or is released, particularly in the context of the specific type of milk mentioned.

Parallel reading

السيئ بالفتح: اللبن الذي يكون في أطراف الأخلاف قبل نزول الدرة
As-sayyi' (with fatha): The milk that is in the tips of the teats before the main flow of milk comes down.
كما استغاث بسيئ فز غيطلة
As if he sought help from a Sayyi' (milk) of a frightened, hidden creature
خاف العيون ولم ينظر به الحشك
Fearing the eyes and not being observed by the crowd.
تسيأت الناقة: إذا أرسلت لبنها من غير حلب
The she-camel tasiyyat: if she releases her milk without being milked.
قال وهو السيئ
He said, and it is the Sayyi'.
وقد انسيأ اللبن
And the milk has flowed.