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صرج

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to a specific type of plaster or mortar, possibly of Persian origin. It also touches upon a linguistic observation about the combination of the letters 'ṣād' (ص) and 'jīm' (ج) in Arabic words.

Derived headwords

الصَّارُوجnoun
  1. 1.
    plasterboth

    Refers to a type of plaster or mortar, often mixed with other ingredients. It is noted as a Persian word that has been Arabized.

  2. 2.
    whitewashclassical

    Specifically, it can refer to whitewash or lime and its mixtures.

Parallel reading

الصَّارُوج: النورة وأخلاطها، فارسي معرب.
Al-ṣārūj: Whitewash and its mixtures, an Arabized Persian word.
وكذلك كل كلمة فيها صاد وجيم، لانهما لا يجتمعان في كلمة واحدة من كلام العرب.
And likewise every word containing ṣād and jīm, because they do not come together in a single word from the speech of the Arabs.