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سجج

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to thinness, fluidity, and a state of being neither too extreme nor too moderate. It describes the thinning of excrement, the application of mud or plaster, and conditions that are mild or intermediate.

Derived headwords

سَجَّverb
  1. 1.
    to become thinboth

    To become thin or watery, referring to excrement.

سَجَّverb
  1. 1.
    to plasterboth

    To plaster a wall or surface with mud or similar material.

مِسَجَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    plastering toolclassical

    The tool used for plastering or applying mud to a surface.

سَجَّةname
  1. 1.
    idol nameclassical

    The name of an idol or statue.

بَجَّةname
  1. 1.
    idol nameclassical

    The name of an idol or statue, often mentioned alongside 'Sajjah'.

سَجَاجadjective
  1. 1.
    very watery milkclassical

    Describing milk that is extremely watery, the thinnest kind.

سَجْسَجadjective
  1. 1.
    a moderate day, neither hot nor coldboth

    a moderate day, neither hot nor cold

  2. 2.
    Paradise is moderateboth

    Paradise is moderate

سَجْسَجadjective
  1. 1.
    a moderate day, neither hot nor coldboth

    a moderate day, neither hot nor cold

  2. 2.
    Paradise is moderateboth

    Paradise is moderate

Parallel reading

إذا رق ما يجئ منه من الغائط
when what comes from excrement becomes thin.
سج الحائط، أي طينه
The wall was plastered, meaning it was covered with mud.
والخشبة التى يطين بها: مسجة
And the wooden tool with which one plasters: a misajjah.
والسجة والبجة: صنمان
And As-Sajjah and Al-Bajjah were two idols.
والسجاج بالفتح: اللبن الكثير الماء، وهو أرق ما يكون
And as-sajaj (with fatha) is milk with a lot of water, which is the thinnest kind.
والارض السجسج، ليست بصلبة ولا سهلة
And the land is saj-saj, neither hard nor soft.
أنى اهتديت وكنت غير رجيلة * والقوم قد قطعوا متان السجسج
How did I find my way, when I was not guided? * While the people had traversed the firm, intermediate ground.
ويوم سجسج، لا حر مؤذ ولا قر
And a saj-saj day, neither a harmful heat nor a cold.
الجنة سجسج
Paradise is mild.