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سوج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of tree and its products, specifically wood used for certain items. It also extends to a geographical location.

Derived headwords

السَّاجnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of treeboth

    a type of tree

  2. 2.
    and it is also the green cloakboth

    and it is also the green cloak

  3. 3.
    and its plural is sījān, on the pattern of tījanboth

    and its plural is sījān, on the pattern of tījan

سِيجَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Teak treesboth

    The plural form of 'saj', referring to multiple teak trees.

  2. 2.
    Green cloaksclassical

    The plural form of 'saj' when it refers to green cloaks.

سُوَاجname
  1. 1.
    Suwaj (place name)classical

    A place name, mentioned in poetry.

Parallel reading

الساج: ضرب من الشجر.
As-saj: a type of tree.
والساج أيضا: الطيلسان الأخضر.
And as-saj also: the green cloak.
والجمع سيجان.
And the plural is sijan.
وسواج بالضم: موضع.
And Suwaj (with dammah): a place.
أنشد الاصمعي: أقبلن من نير ومن سواج * بالقوم قد ملوا من الادلاج
Al-Asma'i recited: They came from Nayr and from Suwaj * with a people who were weary of traveling.