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سمج

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns unpleasantness, ugliness, and foulness, particularly in taste and appearance. It extends to describing something as disgusting or repulsive, and can also refer to rich but unpleasant milk.

Derived headwords

سَمُجَverb
  1. 1.
    it became uglyboth

    it became ugly

  2. 2.
    with a kasra, like khašuna, so it is khašin (rough)both

    with a kasra, like khašuna, so it is khašin (rough)

سَمَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    uglinessboth

    A state or quality of being ugly or unpleasant.

  2. 2.
    foulnessclassical

    A foul or disgusting characteristic.

سَمَاجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    uglinessboth

    The quality of being ugly, unpleasant, or repulsive.

  2. 2.
    foulnessclassical

    A disgusting or offensive characteristic.

سَمِجٌadjective
  1. 1.
    it became uglyboth

    it became ugly

  2. 2.
    with a kasra, like khašuna, so it is khašin (rough)both

    with a kasra, like khašuna, so it is khašin (rough)

سَمِيجٌadjective
  1. 1.
    like qabuḥa, so it is qabīḥ (ugly)both

    like qabuḥa, so it is qabīḥ (ugly)

سَمَاجٌnoun
  1. 1.
    with a kasra, like ḍikhām (large/bulky)both

    with a kasra, like ḍikhām (large/bulky)

اسْتَمْجَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to consider uglyboth

    To deem or regard something as ugly, unpleasant, or disgusting.

السَّمِجُnoun
  1. 1.
    rich, foul milkclassical

    Milk that is rich in fat but has an unpleasant or foul taste.

السَّمِيجُnoun
  1. 1.
    rich, foul milkclassical

    Milk that is rich but has a foul or unpleasant taste.

السَّمْهَجُnoun
  1. 1.
    rich, foul milkclassical

    Milk that is rich but has a foul or unpleasant taste.

Parallel reading

سَمِجَ الشَّئُ بِالضَّمِّ سَمَاجَةً
The thing was ugly, with the pronunciation of damma, meaning ugliness.
فَهُوَ سَمِجٌ
And it is ugly.
وَسَمِيجٌ
And [it is] سميج (ugly).
وَقَوْمٌ سَمَاجٌ
And a people who are سماج (ugly).
وَاسْتَمْجَهَهُ: عَدَّهُ سَمِجًا
And to استمجه: to consider it ugly.
وَالسَّمِجُ وَالسَّمِيجُ: اللَّبَنُ الدَّسِمُ الْخَبِيثُ الطَّعْمِ
And as-samij and as-samij: the rich milk with a foul taste.
وَكَذَلِكَ السَّمْهَجُ
And likewise as-samhaj.
فَإِنْ تَصْرِمِي حَبْلِي وَإِنْ تَتَبَدَّلِي خَلِيلاً وَمِنْهُمْ صَالِحٌ وَسَمِيجُ
If you sever my bond and replace me with a friend, and among them is a صالح (good) and a سميج (ugly one).